After an unopened Christmas gift earned him 15 minutes of fame, Edmontonian Adrian Pearce has still not found his long-lost ex-girlfriend but has received interesting overtures from some strange imposters. Pearce rose to international fame this holiday season for keeping an unopened Christmas gift given to him by a girl named Vicki — his first serious girlfriend who dumped him 47 years ago. Pearce's strange tale of stubbornness went international after getting picked up by journalists in Edmonton a few days before Christmas. The gift that Adrian Pearce received from an old girlfriend who dumped him 47 years ago. It's become such a habit after 47 years, Christmas wouldn't be the same without it."

Source: CBC News January 02, 2018 17:03 UTC