An entertaining and lighthearted collection of facts from across the country to tickle your funny bone. Discover: • how many UFOs have been sighted in Canada • how many people in Canada drink beer • the best place to park your car so that it won't be stolen • the curative powers of the Aurora Borealis • the number of deaths attributed to avalanches • the woman who negotiated her weight in gold for a marriage settlement • the number of words we use for snow • the Newfoundland tradition of screeching-in • the largest land animal in North America • which monsters have been sighted across Canada An so much more...

A journey through Canada that you'd never imagine. You won't learn this stuff in school!

GORD STEINKE is the popular news anchor for Global Television in Edmonton. After earning his B.A. in journalism and communications at the University of Regina, Gord began a career both in newspapers and with CBC Radio-Television. He subsequently headed south of the border to work for an all-news channel in St. Paul-Minneapolis covering a number of international stories, including the invasion of Panama and the Gulf War. When not on the air or writing books, Gord enjoys playing and writing music (he has three rock albums under his belt) and riding his Harley.

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