Chris, I really love my Denon 3808 and I know around here Soundsaround is able to sell them for ~$1300-1400, less if paired up with something else, if you deal with them. They also had the Yamaha 1800 or was it the 3800, anyway, on sale over Christmas for $999, which I am sure you could still haggle them down to again if you are unable to locate a dealer in Edmonton that is willing to make a sale for those prices.

Jason
M80 v2
VP160 v3
QS8 v2
PB13 Ultra
Denon 3808
Samsung 85" Q70