COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
Across
1. Toronto Marlies org. 4. Ex-PM Harper, for one 8. Those in debt 13. Toronto’s majestic attraction, __ Loma 17. Canadian musician Mr. Berg 18. One being scammed 19. Accumulated bills: 2 wds. 20. __ Sound, Ontario 21. PEI exports 23. Soap-on-_-__ 24. Marries 25. Smart degs. 26. Corn porridge 28. H.G. Wells people 30. Nickname of Alberta community St. Albert, it’s blooming perfect: 3 wds. 37. Second largest cont. 39. Canadian comic actress Catherine 40. Emmet 41. Ring the number 42. Heather __ (Founder/CEO of Canadian bookstores Indigo) 44. “The Marilyn __ Show” 46. Rick Mercer’s alleys-of-graffiti sound offs 47. Where the record’s hit song (usually) isn’t: wd. + letter 48. Archaically ‘anoint’ 50. Change home once more, bird-style 51. 1953 Pulitzer-winning playwright William 52. Tundra or rainforest 53. “...goodbye and _ __ hello.”: - The Beatles 55. Flower’s balancer 56. Television award 57. Destiny 58. Gumbo ingredient 62. Cleaving tool 63. Fans of songstress Celine can see her long-time ‘residency’ show where? 64. Ardent 65. Alberta town sharing the name of Mr. Spock’s sci-fi heritage 69. Seaport of ancient Phoenicia 70. Fit 71. “What _ __ excuse!” (There’s no better reason than that?) 72. Perception 74. Stargazing... Beaver Hills __-__ Preserve, in Alberta 76. Beatles sentiment: “Love __ __ you need.” 77. Lettered ray of sunshine 78. Delivery person’s ritual 80. Magazine edition, for short 81. Explorer called ‘The Father of New France’: 3 wds. 85. Texter’s “Keep out of it!” 86. Pottery oven 87. Droops 89. ‘Georgia Peach’ baseballer Ty 92. Crockett and __ (“Miami Vice” crime-fighting duo) 94. Juno Awards! The Barenaked Ladies, band which is the 2018 Canadian Music Hall of Fame __ 98. Nova Scotia’s cap. city affectionately 99. Cookie or candy 100. Taxi alternative 101. 102. Clip-__ Gull-like (Non-pierced Arctic bird earrings) 103. Court hearings 104. Palomino’s pride 105. Pol. designation in Parliament
Down
1. Blaster for Cdn. rock guitarist Randy Bachman 2. Basketball net 3. The Herald is the daily newspaper where in southern Alberta? 4. Valley of the Kings discovery in ‘22 in Egypt: 2 wds. 5. Bear: Spanish 6. Riddle-me-__ 7. Reply to a Sergeant’s command: 2 wds. 8. Slangy suffix for a big fun event 9. Canadian __ Heritage Museum, in Mount Hope near Hamilton (Home of the Lancaster bomber) 10. U2 producer Brian 11. __ Land (Vast territory controlled by the Hudson’s Bay Company from 1670 to 1870) 12. Wheat type 13. Beautiful sweater hand-knitted by the West Coast Salish people of the same-named Valley on Vancouver Island 14. Wonderment 15. But, in Latin 16. Li’l ‘A’ of Q&A 22. Stir 27. It’s what CARAS (the organization that handles the Juno Awards) stands for, Canadian __ of Recording Arts and Sciences 29. Provincial bird of Nova Scotia 31. “Bingo!” 32. It’s on Vancouver Island and it’s also in the name of a famous ‘Bar’ dessert 33. Tropical cuckoo 34. Donovan’s actress daughter Ms. Skye 35. Dynamites! 36. Sat., on Sun. 37. Upbeat, in music terminology 38. Pretend maneuver 43. Feel 45. _-_-_-v-e-n (Nine-plus-two) 49. Alaska city 50. Kin of 19th-century Arctic explorer John 52. Switzerland’s capital 53. Schemer in Othello 54. Canadian star Caroline Rhea’s funny pursuit 57. Ottawa is the hub of what sort of politics? 58. “I’ve got it...”: 2 wds. 59. Canadian sitcom of 1975 to 1980, “King of __” 60. Stinks! 61. Montreal-born singer Mr. Kim’s 62. Sheep Dog who famously died a hero in Canadian comic strip For Better or For Worse 63. ‘_’ __ for Victoria 65. French verb ‘Aller’: Je __; Tu vas; Il va... 66. “__-_-daisy!” 67. ‘Rich’ garden centre buy 68. Vancouver, British __ 69. Where to grab a quick sandwich: 2 wds. 70. Searched-for-stash in Nova Scotia on #90-Down 72. “__ Saturday Night” by Stompin’ Tom Connors 73. Eden lady 75. Newfoundland’s ocean [abbr.] 79. __-gatherum (Mixture) 82. 6/49 or Max, e.g. 83. Studies about the past, for short 84. ‘Brain’ suffix 88. Post 89. Initials-sharers of Moses’ movie portrayer 90. History Channel’s “The Curse of __ Island” 91. __-ray player 93. Bzzzz-y bug 95. Toronto Raptors org. 96. Lair 97. Seer’s skill