Flappy Birdwas almost preposterously simple. If you ever played the game, even once, you surely remember how it worked, but here’s a summary just in case. You were a bird. Your job was to fly, left to right, for as long as possible without crashing into the green Mario-ish pipes coming from both the top and bottom of the screen. Tap the screen to go up, stop tapping to go down. That’s it. That’s the game.
Nobody, not even Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen, thought those were the ingredients for a smash hit. And yet for a few weeks in 2014, the game was at the top of app stores everywhere – and became something of a cultural phenomenon. Almos …
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/close-up-of-a-pile-of-modern-canadian-coins.jpg?id=59827636&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=45%2C0%2C45%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>You might want to take a second look at your change over the next few weeks. A new $1 coin has just been released, and it features blue and white details along with an engraving of a Canadian landmark.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/royal-canadian-mint" target="_blank">Royal Canadian Mint</a> announced their latest loonie design on April 8 to commemorate the <a href="https://www.mint.ca/en/discover/canadian-commemorative-circulation-program/2025/supreme-court-of-canada" target="_blank">150th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada.</a> It's now making its way into circulation, which means Canadians could start spotting it in everyday transactions.</p><p>The design comes from Ontario-based artist Silvia Pecota and depicts the exterior façade of the Supreme Court building in Ottawa, including the two bronze statues that stand at its entrance — <em>Justitia</em> and <em>Veritas</em>, representing justice and truth. The statues were originally created in the 1930s but weren't installed at the court until 1970, after being forgotten in storage for decades.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img alt="A new coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint. " class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="79aaab900d585502489028024f78a7f3" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="3cff5" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-new-coin-issued-by-the-royal-canadian-mint.webp?id=59827692&width=980"/>
<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">The inscriptions "SUPREME COURT OF CANADA" and "COUR SUPRÊME DU CANADA" are on either side of the blue and white logo.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Courtesy of Royal Canadian Mint</small></p><p>A circular logo marking the 150th anniversary is also featured on the coin, inscribed with the years "1875—2025" and framed by a white laurel branch. The bilingual inscriptions "Supreme Court of Canada" and "Cour suprême du Canada" appear on either side.</p><p>The coin's obverse side bears the effigy of King Charles III, along with the standard inscriptions "CHARLES III," "D.G. REX," and the year "2025."</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img alt="A new $1 coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint. " class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="fdb0b91b2827951c1e9f34938ab70741" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="cf1a8" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-new-1-coin-issued-by-the-royal-canadian-mint.webp?id=59827705&width=980"/>
<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">The 150th-anniversary logo is overlaid on the front steps of the Supreme Court of Canada.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Courtesy of Royal Canadian Mint</small></p><p>Two versions of the coin have been released. One features blue and white colour accents, while the other is gold-coloured and more closely resembles a traditional loonie.</p><p>According to the Mint, the coin honours the Supreme Court's role in interpreting Canadian law and protecting the rights and freedoms of Canadians under the Constitution.</p><p>Coins are already being distributed to financial institutions and will start appearing in circulation in the coming weeks.</p><p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em></p>
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