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One of our best 100% Canadian companies, Canada Goose, makes the warmest jackets in the world. The 'Canadian Rangers' wear them, the team that patrols our Arctic; that's how you know they work. I toured their factory after which they Goose-geared me up for the Olympics, thanks guys! Proud to be a part of your team. Distributed by Tubemogul.

It's coming SO fast. About my preparations, couple things I wanna see, I'm shaky with excitement not even being dramatic. Thanks for watching TTYS! Distributed by Tubemogul.

A lot of pounding my keyboard and phone calls today, here's what came of that. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Researched some of Vancouver today in preparation for my departure next week. Did you know there are palm trees there? Stanley Park, Kitsilano, Wreck Beach, Concord Pacific and a hovercraft are all things we're going to see. After visiting my office, that's happening first.

Includes my new plan for my show.

There's been an almost epidemic of people getting hit by cars here in Toronto this January, why? The unanimous answer today was, "look up, be more aware, more responsibility from the side of the pedestrian". Thanks for watching, TTYS.

Why are so many people getting hit by cars in Toronto? I tried to find out today, couldn't, will try again. Please @KeriCDN me to weigh in, kay. Hamilton, Ontario is the waterfall capital of the world, there's 125+ of them. We also explore the printing press of 'The Toronto Star', Canada's largest circulation paper. And I make an announcement about the number 50. Thanks for watching, TTYT!

Talking about my Olympic plan after a meeting with my editor. Think I'll hit the streets tomorrow, I'll keep you posted. Thanks for watching, TTYT!

Learning about accreditation today, which turns out is a bigger deal than you realize. There's 3 tiers of journalists at the Olympics, and that over the weekend I received my accreditation I am now on the 2nd tier. It's all very regulated. Thanks for watching, TTYT!

I said I'd be on Queen Street and Peter today from 12:30 - 1:15 with my camera, come say hi to Canada. And you did! Have you seen that Twitpic of the sleeping TTC guy? CBC was there doing a story on him and so we interviewed each other. This was at 1:08pm. And it was only after that did I realize every interview before I'd accidentally cut off the heads of everyone. Thank you for taking the time, sorry I paid you back by decapitating you. Thanks for watching, TTYS.

Back to 'The Canadian Explorer' roots today, driving around in the studio. My airline ticket arrived in my email yesterday! I'm getting shipped out February 11, back March 1 for the Olympics. Thanks, Canoe.ca. Then we pass Hearn Generating Station whose smokestack is the 2nd tallest object in Toronto. We visit the Cheltenham Badlands where @Photojunkie (Rannie Turingan) and I went last summer. There's a giant version of this in Alberta, and it looks like it does because in the 1930s it was over-farmed. Come meet me on Queen St. West tomorrow between 12:30-1:15pm to say hi to Canada, kay! Thanks for watching, TTYT.

At Cherry Beach talking about things I have to do, about yoga, and some babbling. This is a very simple episode, hardly any editing because I'm taking it back to scratch to figure out a more efficient system of doing this. Thanks for tuning in today, TTYT!

We look at Canada and North America's largest carrier hotel, '151 Front Street'. If you sent an email today it probably passed through here. Halifax Harbour is home to one of our CDN Navy's largest HQs, and 93 years ago was where the largest ever in the world man-made accidental explosion occurred. And we check in on Classified's video shoot for his new song "Oh Canada", directed by Cazhhmere. DISCLAIMER I don't like this episode; something's wrong with my system of getting this done and live on time. Sorry it was so late, I've gotta rethink everything.

We Canadians are breaking records in our giving to Haiti, proud of us! Sheldon and I go looking for the garbage bins at King and Yonge which have mysteriously disappeared. We visit the beautiful Eastern Townships in Quebec. And I tell you about my upcoming job at the Olympics. Thanks for tuning in, TTYT!

Includes a GIANT Announcement.

We explore Canada's largest ever in history privately funded art park. Funded by Li Ka Shing (one of the world's richest men and cool guy) and designed by my crush, Douglas Coupland. Haiti needs your help, please text 45678 to donate $5. And we talk to Canadians about the upcoming Olympics. Thanks for tuning in! Please send photos of your favourite place in Canada for backgrounds, and TTYT.

A test of my latest invention, "Live at 5". It's information light and long, I know, it'll get heavier and better as I figure out a system for doing this. Everyday. Leave comments and suggestions please, and send photos of your favourite place in Canada so I can green screen it! |:)

Meet Keith Williams, owner of the largest diamond house in Canada and also now, 'The Official Gemologist of The Canadian Explorer'. Here's his home online: CustomJewellery.com , and his physical store is in Burlington, ON. That is indeed 30 carats in diamonds woah, I know. Click below to learn more about diamonds... like how you always want to inspect diamonds in light from the north. http://www.thecanadianexplorer.com/home/2009/9/2/exploring-diamonds.html

LG Fashion Week is a big deal here in Toronto, and this year for the closing gala show Hoax Couture (one of Canada's oldest and most prestigious fashion houses) got together with the Stephen Lewis Foundation to raise money for those suffering with AIDS in Africa. 25 of Canada's top fashion designers created 25 couture pieces from fabric found in Africa. The support for this event was huge and many of Canada's biggest names turned out to lend a hand including Brian Bailey who's so great... like, he could give you the worst news ever and you'd still wanna hug him. Via Rail's new uniforms are looking good eh! And it was funny to run into my hairdresser Brennen Demelo even though I shouldn't have been surprised at all he was in charge of all the hair. The models in the show were real people, in order of appearance: - a nice model - R&B singer Jully Black - Jessi Cruickshank from MTV Canada - MP Olivia Chow - Traci Melchor from eTalk, wearing Hoax's creation ... looking great, ladies! Here's the ...

Meet Eldon Garnet, one of Canada's top artists. He makes giant things, writes books, does photography and is a prof at the OCA. On Blue Jays Way in Toronto you'll find his 'The Memorial for the Chinese Railroad Workers', which was featured on an $8 coin a few years back. On Queen Street East & Broadview you'll see 'Time: And A Clock' over the Don River Bridge. Above all he's fun to hang out with, say hi here: EldonGarnet.com.

Hockey was not only invented in Canada but united our country with their Saturday night games, 50+ years ago, and especially with the Maple Leafs. At Maple Leaf Gardens I was lucky enough to meet 5 of the guys who were a huge part of all that. Among them there are 18 Stanley Cups woah, I know. Meet: Mark Napier, Johnny Bower, Bob Nevin, Dick Duff and Red Kelly. IRL they are adorable.

May 2010 be your best year by far ever.

It's in London, Ontario and has been operating since 1877... that's 132 years old. It's now called 'Labatt Park' but it was for the longest time named 'Tecumseh Park'. It has 5200 seats, a real grass field, and yay Canada!

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Julius Vesz is the world's best pipe maker. He's been at it for 50 years, and 30 in his shop in the Fairmont Royal York downtown Toronto. He's made them for Bing Crosby, Gerald Ford, Pavarotti and more famous people you'd recognize. That's sick, but what I liked best about him was his outlook on life... he's so... relentless. He walks 4km to work everyday no matter the weather and his strongest advice to me was to reacquaint myself with nature. But oh Julius, I'm not natural with nature.

Meet Ensoe, one of Canada's top graffiti artists... like top 3 top. He's from Vancouver and was here in Toronto for the annual 'Style in Progress '08' where 'Graffiti Alley' off of Queen Street West is painted all black and then artists descend all over it with their art. Also, this alley is where Rick Mercer does his rants each week in his show, 'The Rick Mercer Report'.

So Samsung is the Official Mobile Phone Supplier of the Olympics 2010 and their new OMNIA II is cel, and they're holding a contest so send 5 Teams out to Vancouver to report for them using it. I mean come ON, what a perfect fit eh... not only in name, but what they want from me in the rules is what I've been doing for years! Please vote for me and my Team, 'The CDN Explorers' and I'll get you some excellent stories.

Finally figured it out, Final Cut Pro makes it pretty easy... make sure to add a green gradient background in, it really makes a difference. My screen is just an Ikea blanket. The key is to sit further away from the screen then you think and make sure the subject (you) have your own light.

I threw myself a 'Blog Party' to close out Season 1 of my show, 'The Canadian Explorer', and kick off Season 2. This is that party.

I threw myself a 'Blog Party' to close out Season 1 of my show, 'The Canadian Explorer', and kick off Season 2. This is that party.

Everyone knows Gary Vaynerchuk (aka @GaryVee) from his hit show Wine Library TV, the Ellen DeGeneres Show to his current top position on the New York Times Bestseller list. He's a personal branding genius. I've been a fan forever so you can imagine how pumped I was to bump into him tonight at a Toronto wine tasting event. I took a minute of his time to find out what he thought about us, and he loves Canada! We love you too, Gary! And congratulations, dude.

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