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...and nary an "I Get on the TTC" in sight. [Torontonians breathe sigh of relief.] As reported on CBC.ca, our nation has spoken, and we've chosen 49 Can-con classics to "give" to the newly inaugurated President Barack Obama. While we think Stompin' Tom Connors's "Bud the Spud" (and a Tegan and Sara tune or two) should have made CBC Radio 2's final list, we're too busy Googling photos of Aretha Franklin's bedazzled hat (and, uh, basking in the glory of America's undeniably brighter future) to really be disappointed. [via CanCult.]

Pretty much any press event where we get to pass through a giant synthetic rolling fog entryway into the guts of the CBC building is alright with us. But the mood at the "All-New 2" formal launch party yesterday was kinda sorta awkwardly sombre, with lots of cross-armed silent protests (not to be confused with the not-so-silent protests of months past) emanating from certain attendees as the network celebrated its two week countdown to the third and final phase of its widescale Radio 2 revamp.