I'm also learning about things/terms I didn't know were uniquely Canadian! Been living in the US for 2.5 years now and didn't realize I wouldn't be able get by using some of these terms haha
There's a lot of very regional words / dialect in there, many of which I don't understand (grew up in Toronto and Southwestern ON, mom is from the East Coast [NFLD, NS, NB, PEI], dad from Northern ON) but I get the gist of it. Definitely not an instant "GOT IT!" situation lol.
Also, McLobster isn't a failure–it's quite popular in the Maritimes.'
Re: Dasani, I think this is a UK article and Dasani was likely pulled out of that market.
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mmmm... I'm not familiar with this, but thanks for the article.