Articles by Carolyn Heller

If you need a hip replacement, you’re better off living in Ontario or British Columbia than in Nova Scotia or Saskatchewan.
That’s according to a new study, Wait Times Tables—A Comparison by Province, 2010, released …

If you spend any time driving around in Vancouver, you’ll quickly find that not all parking spots are created equal.
The city of Vancouver has approximately 8,500 metered parking spots, but the rates for those …

Before I moved to Canada, I used to think that the U.S. had the monopoly on political correctness. At least in New England where I lived, everyone wishes you “Happy Holidays,” instead of “Merry Christmas” …

Green Drinks is not usually a group that gathers to drink green beer. But on St. Patrick’s Day in some Canadian cities, your drink can be as green as your politics.
Founded in the UK …

Yesterday, when I attended the Canada-Sweden sledge hockey game during the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games, I got to wondering about the word “sledge.”
In the United States, we had a sled, but …