Articles by Carolyn Heller

New to Montreal? Love food? On a budget?
If you want to meet fellow foodies without spending a fortune (and these days, that’s a requirement!), check out the Montreal Cheap Ethnic Eatz Meetup Group.
The …

Canada’s national anthem, O Canada, isn’t that old. In fact, it’s been the country’s official anthem only since 1980.
But if “Our home and native land” is sounding a bit stodgy to you, check …

Fewer home sales, lower prices, and declining housing starts are in the forecast for the remainder of 2009, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) second quarter Housing Market Outlook report.
So if …

“American brains, Canada’s gain,” trumpeted the headline of a recent Globe and Mail story.
This article reported that “at a time when many U.S families are finding they have fewer dollars than they …

Quick: Think of “bagels,” then tell me what you think of next. Cream cheese? Lox? New York?
OK, so you probably didn’t say “Canada,” did you?
But if you think that Canada is one vast, …