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18 Canadian Celebrities: They’re EH-Okay With Us!

These stars are all pretty big deals in their respective fields, eh? We sure do love them, eh? In case you haven't understand the message by now, al the singers, actors and actresses listed below hail from our friendly neighbors to the north. Here's to you, Canada! 1. Drake Drake hails from Toronto, a fact that his hardcore fans know well but which may surprise folks who assume all rap stems from here in the U.S. 2. Evangeline Lilly Evangeline Lilly almost didn’t get to work on LOST because she couldn’t get a work visa. The show would have been LOST without her. 3. Justin Bieber Bieber was born in London, Ontario. Many Americans wish he’d stayed there. 4. Nina Dobrev Nina Dobrev was born in Bulgaria but raised in Canada, where she rose to fame as actress and model. She played the role of Mia Jones, the single teenage mother, on Canada’s popular Degrassi: The Next Generation, in Seasons 6-9. 5. Seth Rogen Rogen hails from Vancouver. He famously despises fellow Canadian Justin Bieber. 6. Jim Carrey Carrey comes from Newmarket, Ontario. He got his start in Toronto comedy clubs. View Slideshow

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Blind Veteran Finishes Ironman Triathlon: Watch!

Although the record-breaking heat caused 188 Ironman Triathlon competitors to quit Sunday’s race in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, nothing stopped blind veteran Scotty Smiley. The retired major crossed the finish line with his brother-in-law, Andy Cooper, at 10:20 p.m., after a 16-hour journey. Smiley told People Magazine, “There were so many times I just wanted to quit and give up. I just couldn’t see the end in sight.”  Though Smiley couldn’t see his progress, he could hear his family behind him.  His wife Tiffany rode her bike alongside him for half of the marathon. “It was amazing to hear them as I transitioned from the bike to the run – throughout the run just screaming my name,” Smiley said. “And then to be there to give my wife and my boys a hug, it was a great feeling.”  In April 2005, Smiley lost his vision and was partially paralyzed in northern Iraq when a suicide car bomb went off and spewed shrapnel.

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29 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Weren’t Born in the U.S.

Take a look at 29 celebrities you didn't know weren't born in the U.S. They might have grown up here, but they weren't born here!  1. Mila Kunis Mila Kunis played all-American teen Jackie on That 70s Show, but she was born in the Ukraine in 1983 and immigrated to the US with her family as a child. 2. Jim Carrey Jim Carrey was born in North America, but not in America. The funny man is Canadian. 3. Natalie Portman Natalie Portman, nee Natalie Hershlag, was born in Jerusalem in 1981. She has dual citizenship in the United States and Israel. 4. Amy Adams The super beautiful and amazingly talented Amy Adams was born in Italy. 5. Nina Dobrev The Vampire Diaries’ Nina Dobrev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria – not unlike her TVD character’s doppelganger – and raised in Canada, where she moved as a young girl. 6. Bruce Willis Bruce Willis’ father was in the armed services and met Bruce’s mother while stationed in West Germany, where Willis was born. View Slideshow

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