Canadian moments that will immediately make you feel old in 2024
The year 2023 has nearly passed, and we’re entering 2024 with hopes that it’ll be less tumultuous for everyone.
It is also a sobering reminder that the things we know and love are all further in the past. Can you believe 2016 was seven years ago? We sure are growing up and old!
Let’s walk down memory lane and look at some Canadian things that’ll make you feel ancient in 2024.
Buckle up, here we go:
It’s been a decade since Justin Bieber’s mugshot went viral
Miami Beach Police
In 2014, he was arrested by Miami Police for allegedly driving under the influence with an expired licence.
Nanalan’ stopped airing 18 years ago
The Grogs
A lyrical snippet from the beloved Canadian kids’ show is all over TikTok these days. Nanalan’ ran from 2000 to 2006.
Justin Trudeau became PM for the first time nine years ago
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Okay, technically, this happened in November of 2015, but it’s still wild to think it was so long ago.
It’s been two decades since Ryan Reynolds was Hannibal King
New Line Cinema
Sigh… The old Blade: Trinity days had everyone thirsty.
It’s been 22 years since we were introduced to “Sk8rboi”
The Matrix
Let Go, the Avril Lavigne album that had “Sk8er Boi” on it, also introduced us to another hit ā “Complicated.” The artist recreated the iconic Let Go album cover in 2022.
Shania Twain dropped the hit album “Up!” 22 years ago, too
Mercury Nashville
“Forever and for Always” remains elite.
Can you believe “That Don’t Impress Me Much” is already 27 years old?
The last episode of “Ed, Edd n Eddy” came out 15 years ago
Funbag Animation Studios
Love them or hate them, you can’t forget them. Only Cartoon Network kids understand that this show was a piece of Canadian art.
IKEA monkey made headlines worldwide 12 years ago
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In 2012, a fashionable monkey was seen outside a Toronto IKEA, decked in a puffy shearling coat.
We caught up with the monkey on the 10th anniversary of the incident, too!
Queen Elizabeth II made her final visit to Canada 14 years ago
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The Queen made 22 royal visits to Canada in her lifetime.
We discovered this dysfunctional family nine years ago
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
No one knew what a massive international phenomenon Schitt’s Creek was about to become.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Here’s to creating more Canadian moments we can remember fondly in 2024. š„
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