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Articles by Carolyn Heller

Cheap Ethnic “Eatz” in Montreal
May 29, 2009 – 8:25 am | Comments Off on Cheap Ethnic “Eatz” in Montreal
Cheap Ethnic “Eatz” in Montreal

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 …

Oh…Canada (the hiphop version)
May 27, 2009 – 8:48 am | Comments Off on Oh…Canada (the hiphop version)
Oh…Canada (the hiphop version)

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 …

2009 remains a (home)buyer’s market
May 26, 2009 – 7:35 am | One Comment
2009 remains a (home)buyer’s market

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

Why are more Americans studying in Canada? The answer is spelled M-O-N-E-Y.
May 25, 2009 – 12:39 pm | Comments Off on Why are more Americans studying in Canada? The answer is spelled M-O-N-E-Y.
Why are more Americans studying in Canada? The answer is spelled M-O-N-E-Y.

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 …

Not a vast, frozen-bagel wasteland
May 24, 2009 – 5:00 pm | Comments Off on Not a vast, frozen-bagel wasteland
Not a vast, frozen-bagel wasteland

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,