Well, that was fun. The Rio Olympics are over (or close to it, depending on when you read this), and for Canada, they’ve been a smashing success. In the pool, a teenager named Penny Olesiak came out of nowhere (or Ontario) to win four medals and the hearts of a country (I know, I know… […]
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In This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 32: The value of a Penny has soared
What’s a penny worth? In this country, nothing, because we don’t make pennies any more. But as of this week, a Canadian Penny is priceless. At age sixteen — sixteen! — Canada’s swimming sensation with the made-for-headlines name has won more medals than any other Canadian swimmer. Heck, she’s won more medals in one Olympics […]
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