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IT'S a big day for nine-year-old Aidan Pratt. It's the first day his mom is buying him a large Slurpee.

"I've grown up drinking them," says his mother, Kristina Pratt, three Slurpees in hand for the rest of her family. "We just like them because they're cold and cheap."

Once again, Manitoba has slurped its way to being crowned the Slurpee capital of the world for the 13th year, finishing ahead of second-place Calgary and third-place Detroit.

"Manitoba definitely has an appreciation for the best of cold things," says Clare Hamilton-Eddy, spokeswoman for 7-Eleven, where the slushy drinks are sold. "In Manitoba, more than anywhere else, it's a part of life."