Canada finally has a nationalized Do Not Call registry where you can register your residential numbers (home phone, wireless, VOIP, fax…) to prevent unwanted solicitation from businesses. Telemarketers have 31 days to update their lists to reflect your registration, so do not expect those annoying calls to stop immediately. This free service from CRTC also allows you to file a complaint online against telemarketers.
Official national symbols are often the source of extreme national pride. Just look at how passionate Chinese are about the Beijing Olympic Games. Canada already has many national symbols, such as our sport (hockey), our animal (beaver), our sugary confection (maple syrup) and vegetation (maple leafs leaves). There aren’t too many countries in the world with official national fruits, and this is our chance to seize blueberry as the official fruit of Canada.
So why blueberry?
First of all, it is an incredibly nutritious fruit, rich in vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin K and dietary fiber. Wild blueberries even contain anthocyanins and antioxidants that can reduce the risks of some diseases such as inflammation and cancers. In fact, blueberry is the fruit most rich in antioxidants in the world.
Secondly, Canada produces lots and lots of blueberries. British Columbia is one of the largest producers of highbush blueberries in Canada, and Quebec is the largest producer of wild blueberries in the world. Nova Scotia already recognizes the blueberry as its official provincial berry.
Join the campaign to make blueberry the national fruit of Canada (before some other country does it).
Microsoft’s Zune media player will finally arrive on Canadian store shelves in June. There will be 3 versions: 4GB, 8GB and 80GB, retailing for $140 to $250. Starting today, you can join the party early by downloading Zune software, although music and video purchases won’t be available for the foreseeable future.
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