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As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary of declaring independence of our common mother country, Canadians remain uneasy siblings with Americans, a new poll suggests. A new Postmedia-Leger poll shows 64 per cent of us think we’re nicer than Americans; another 54 per cent think we’re more cultured. Two-thirds find Americans more arrogant, while 82 per cent think we’re more admired in the world. “From the data I would say we have a sense of superiority over Americans in a number of areas — Canadians believe they are more humble, cultured and generally nicer,” said Andrew...