While this Friday is the US's big holiday, our fair neighbors to the north, Canada, celebrate their national holiday—aptly called Canada Day—today. (That's Fête du Canada for all you French Canadians.) Just like universal healthcare, the legal drinking age, and Thanksgiving, the Canadians just have to do it before us. So, celebrate all things Canadian today—sing a few bars of "O Canada", add 'eh to the end of your sentences, crave a cup of Tim Hortons, and call your favorite Cannuck and wish them a happy holiday. more ›

Everything! We wrote that to be glib, but then realized it's painfully true. Every day that passes, the prices seem to rise on everything imaginable—from groceries to gasoline. The cost is only going up. At midnight tonight, when a slew of new Washington laws go into effect, we can add several new items to the "more expensive than ever before" list. more ›