1 Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a traditional Mexican holiday many Canadians celebrate. Because it is believed that the souls of the dead return to visit their living family members on this day, many people celebrate by visiting the graves and setting up altars with their favourite foods and photos.
3 It’s National Sandwich Day! Whether you’re marking today at Bernstein’s Deli in Winnipeg, Banh Mi Saigon in Vancouver, The Kettle Black in Charlottetown, Alumni Sandwiches in Calgary, Dirty Bird in Toronto, or with a smoked meat sandwich at Schwartz’s in Montreal, this is a day to celebrate. If you’re making sandwiches at home and need fresh ideas, check out our top recipes at harrowsmithmag.com/sandwich.
4 Today marks the end of Polar Bear Week (the first full week of November). It coincides with the polar bear migration to Churchill, Manitoba, where the bears gather to wait for Hudson Bay to freeze up so they can return to hunt seals. More than two-thirds of the world’s polar bears are found in the Canadian Arctic but their habitat is in danger. By continuing to make changes in our daily lives to limit climate change, we can help polar bears and other endangered species.
(DST) ends today, and the clocks go backward one hour at 2 a.m. While this means that the
