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Amateur Hockey Players Treated Like Pros by Budweiser Canada Great sports stunt timed to Super Bowl

We've been focusing on the U.S. Super Bowl ads this week, but here's a good one that will air on the Canadian broadcast. Filmmakers told two recreational hockey teams in…

February 2, 2012, 2:46 PM EST

Musical Based on Craigslist Ads to Premiere in Vancouver Songs about 'bald longing and tenderness'

Craigslist ads have given voice to the pathetic and desperate over the years, and the same can be said for musical theater. So, it's only natural that they join forces,…

January 17, 2012, 5:13 AM EST

Will Dance for Readers: Paper Books Have Life in Them Yet Lowe Roche creative celebrates local bookstore

With everyone now reading on Kindles and Nooks and iPads and whatever else, non-virtual books have lots of time to perfect their dance moves. That's according to this video, made…

January 10, 2012, 3:16 PM EST

Abortion Makes Toys Cry on Pro-Life Christmas Billboard Who will they play with now?

Toronto's Niagara Region Right to Life organization blames abortion for the "coarsening of politics and civic life," but they're the ones guilt-tripping people with sad-toy-themed billboards a week before Christmas.…

December 21, 2011, 11:18 AM EST

Volkswagen's Pregnant-Lady Ad: Sexist or Just Silly? Guys ignore woman in labor to marvel at the car

This Canadian spot by the Red Urban agency for Volkswagen's 2012 Passat has birthed comment and controversy. A doofus drives to the hospital and engages in a lively discussion of…

December 8, 2011, 9:45 AM EST

Ad of the Day: Whistler Film Festival Clichéd Hollywood movies suddenly get more interesting in Dare Vancouver's pear-shaped spots

Indie film festival ads can be wonderfully odd. The movies are often peculiar, so the advertising can be as well. The Melbourne International Film Festival produced a great spot earlier this…

December 7, 2011, 2:27 PM EST

Furniture Retailer Mocks Assembly-Required Products Outdoor boxes hit Vancouver

If you've gotten a confusion migraine from furniture assembly and/or you live in Vancouver, you'll appreciate Canadian retailer Urban Barn's "No Assembly Required" ad campaign by local shop Spring Advertising.…

November 29, 2011, 9:27 AM EST

Used-Snowblower Ad Takes Canada by Storm Weh-Ming Cho has a way with words

Who says long-form copy is dead? Well, I say it all the time. But I guess Weh-Ming Cho has proven me wrong. The Moncton, New Brunswick, resident has become an…

November 28, 2011, 9:06 AM EST

Ad of the Day: FedEx Shipping boxes topple like dominoes in this fun and charming spot from BBDO Toronto

Are you a goose in Canada who needs to send a hockey stick to a puppy in Florida? Worry not. FedEx has you covered. The charming spot below, from BBDO Toronto,…

November 18, 2011, 11:54 AM EST

John St. in Toronto Shifts Entire Focus to Catvertising 'Nobody wants to see ads anymore. They want cat videos'

John St., the Toronto agency that brought you last winter's wonderful Pink Ponies case-study video (showing how they made an 8-year-old's birthday party a success in an already cluttered birthday…

November 11, 2011, 1:16 PM EST

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