For Canadian consumers, the price is not right (CTV.ca)

Story date: 2008-06-11 09:33:36
Added on: 2008-06-12 08:00:13

After eight months of the loonie hovering near parity with the U.S. greenback, Canadians can be forgiven for thinking they should pay the same for a Nintendo Wii or a CD as their southern neighbours.


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