@lookitmychicken RETURN!?!??! ok well now I'm looking. I'm on the west coast so Vancouver is my nearest international airport, but getting there is the hard part (and another $100 at least, sob).
Ok, I have never tried flights.google.com but now I'm intrigued. I was looking just via the one reliable carrier in Canada (WestJet)! But I forgot the other (Air Canada) does more intercontinental flights and would therefore be better... anyway, just found a round trip for $1575! DANG. It's only a 25 hour trip each way...