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A former defence minister admits that he believes in little green men, a Tim Hortons regular pushed too far by those god-awful lids and Rob Ford. These were some of the most popular stories on the Huffington Post Canada this year.

The West Is Best

Alberta may have had a tough year but the province also had plenty to celebrate on the political front. The mayor of its two largest cities, Edmonton and Calgary, are being held up as models of hip, young and responsive political leadership. Our post "Reasons The Rest Of Canada Should Be Super Jealous Of Alberta" was the 11th most read post on our site this year.

Not to be left out, the post "'How To Be A Vancouverite' Shows Why People Make Fun Of B.C." creeps in just behind at #12. The post features a video that pokes fun at Lotus Land stereotypes.

The Customer Is Always Right

Two posts showed that Canadians can get really riled up over certain beloved brands. At #10, "Tim Hortons Lids Letter Voices A Nation's Pain" is a hilarious look at those horrible dark brown lids that top thousands of cups of coffee across the country.

On the flip side, Yoga brand Lululemon generated plenty of rage when founder Chip Wilson made comments about some women's bodies not being right for their products. Our post on the comments was #8 on our list.

Rob Ford, Rob Ford, Rob Ford

Toronto's Mayor became infamous for his simplistic mantra, "Subways, Subways, Subways". In November, we could've changed that to "Rob Ford, Rob Ford, Rob Ford". Stories about the scandal-plagued politician dominated our charts for weeks on end and provided plenty of comedy fodder.

Two posts about Ford land at #3 and #2 on our year-end charts.

And in #1

With more than 500,000 likes on Facebook, poet Hollie McNish's powerful defense of her right to breastfeed in public was the most-read post on the Huffington Post Canada. It also sparked hundreds of comments in support of the U.K. poet and artist.

See what else made the list:

Top Stories Of 2013
1. Hollie McNish, Poet Shamed By Breastfeeding In Public, Has The Last Word(01 of15)
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"I hate that breasts have become so sexualized that they have lost their original purpose in the public mind. It is acceptable to wear bikinis that cover less, but taboo to feed your child. Overall opinion is that you are less of a mother if you bottle feed, but they won't let you do it in public. Is this just another way to shame us back into roles that were relevant 50 years ago?"READ THE FULL STORY (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis) (credit:AP)
2. Chris Farley 'Plays' Rob Ford In Fake Movie Trailer(02 of15)
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Let's face it. The late comedian Chris Farley was the perfect person to play Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. This movie trailer, which features clips from many of Farley's movies, is probably the closest thing we'll ever get to an actual Rob Ford movie.READ THE FULL STORY
3. Rob Ford Rant Leaves Daily Show's Stewart Howling WHAT?!?(03 of15)
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Jon Stewart devoted more than six minutes to the Toronto mayor Thursday night, ending with utter disbelief at Ford's oral-sex-related rant.READ THE FULL STORY(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young) (credit:AP)
4. David Suzuki's Fukushima Warning Is Dire And Scary(04 of15)
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"Three out of the four plants were destroyed in the earthquake and in the tsunami. The fourth one has been so badly damaged that the fear is, if there's another earthquake of a seven or above that, that building will go and then all hell breaks loose." READ THE FULL STORY (AP Photo/Tomohiro Ohsumi, File) (credit:AP)
5. Danny Brown Receives Oral Sex From Fan On Stage, Keeps Rapping(05 of15)
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Fans attending rapper Danny Brown's concert Friday night in Minneapolis got a bit more than they probably bargained for when a female fan appeared to give the musician oral sex while he was on stage.READ THE FULL STORY(Photo by C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images)
6. Brett Wilson White Poppy: Former Dragon Defends The Red Poppy(06 of15)
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As discussion in Canada swirled around the virtues of the white poppy this Remembrance Day, Calgary millionaire and former dragon in CBC's Dragon's Den, W. Brett Wilson took to Twitter to defend the red poppy and its significance.READ THE FULL STORY
7. Nohmul Pyramid Bulldozed In Belize For Rocks(07 of15)
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"It's a feeling of incredible disbelief because of the ignorance and the insensitivity ... they were using this for road fill. It's like being punched in the stomach, it's just so horrendous.''READ THE FULL STORY (AP Photo/Jaime Awe) (credit:AP)
8. Chip Wilson, Lululemon Founder: ‘Some Women's Bodies' Not Right For Our Pants(08 of15)
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“The thing is that women will wear seatbelts that don’t work [with the pants], or they’ll wear a purse that doesn’t work, or quite frankly some women’s bodies just actually don’t work for it.”READ THE FULL STORY(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) (credit:AP)
9. Woman Pointing Gun At Child's Head Photo Sparks Outrage, International Search(09 of15)
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"I was sent this picture today by a friend who was very distressed to see it on her page. It apparently was posted to see if anybody could find the girl and if they cared well we do care and we have to find this baby as this scares the hell out of me."READ THE FULL STORY
10. Tim Hortons Lids Letter Voices A Nation's Pain(10 of15)
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An early morning, a rush to get to the car, a long wait in a drive-thru line for precious caffeine, and then it happens. Disaster strikes. A lid fails, the coffee will not hold.READ THE FULL POST
11. Reasons The Rest Of Canada Should Be Super Jealous Of Alberta(11 of15)
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Alberta voted in new municipal governments Monday and the two big winners were young, forward-thinking mayors. Naheed Nenshi and Don Iveson are just a couple of the reasons why the rest of Canada should be super jealous of Alberta.READ THE FULL STORY
12. 'How To Be A Vancouverite' Shows Why People Make Fun Of B.C.(12 of15)
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The rest of Canada has long been convinced B.C. is filled with outdoor-enthusiast health nuts who do nothing but complain about rain and real estate. Now there is proof.READ THE FULL STORY(Photo By David Hecker/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
13. Paul Hellyer, Ex-Defence Minister, Believes In Aliens(13 of15)
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Canada's former minister of National Defence Paul Hellyer testified at the Citizen Hearing On Disclosure (CHD) last month in Washington D.C. that aliens are living among us and that it is likely at least two of them are working with the U.S. government.READ THE FULL STORY
14. Canadian Kids Smoke Most Marijuana In Western World: UNICEF(14 of15)
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A new survey from UNICEF has found that more Canadian kids smoke marijuana than anywhere else in the western world.READ THE FULL STORY (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (credit:AP)
15. Turks And Caicos Next Canadian Province? Tory MP Pushes Plan(15 of15)
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It may seem far-fetched, but Conservative MP Peter Goldring believes Turks and Caicos, an archipelago of 40 small islands stretching some 600 square kilometres, could one day become this nation’s 11th province.READ THE FULL STORY

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