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Oh, Canada: Suddenly Hip

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The notion that our neighbor to the north is a frozen cultural wasteland populated with hopelessly unstylish citizens is quickly becoming so outdated as to be almost offensive, Peter Stevenson reports on nytimes.com.

No longer is Canada just the country that gave the world ice hockey, the snow blower and Labatt beer, Stevenson wrote.

Last fall, Justin Trudeau, the muscular, blue-eyed, social-media-savvy son of the former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, was swept into power with a surprise win, he added.

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