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It’s Fringe Fest week in Edmonton
August 14, 2009 – 7:59 am | Comments Off on It’s Fringe Fest week in Edmonton
It’s Fringe Fest week in Edmonton

If you’re getting settled in Edmonton, you need to get acquainted with the city’s biggest cultural event.

It’s the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival — aka “The Fringe” — an annual theatre extravaganza that typically …

It’s a holiday — at least somewhere in Canada
August 3, 2009 – 8:20 am | Comments Off on It’s a holiday — at least somewhere in Canada
It’s a holiday — at least somewhere in Canada

The first Monday in August is a holiday in many regions of Canada.

It’s part of the three days of summer relaxation known as the “August Long Weekend.”

If you’re in British Columbia, …

Is food saltier in Canada than in the US?
July 29, 2009 – 7:44 am | Comments Off on Is food saltier in Canada than in the US?
Is food saltier in Canada than in the US?

All-Bran is All-Bran, right?

If you regularly eat a cereal like Kellogg’s All-Bran in the U.S., you’d assume that that cereal would taste the same in Canada.

Not according to a recent study by the …

Toronto’s Running Rats
July 27, 2009 – 8:10 am | Comments Off on Toronto’s Running Rats
Toronto’s Running Rats

Could you be a Running Rat?

If you live in Toronto and you like to run, you could.

Established in 2002, the Running Rats are a group of Toronto runners, who host a weekly

Looking for North America’s sexiest beaches?
July 24, 2009 – 8:27 am | Comments Off on Looking for North America’s sexiest beaches?
Looking for North America’s sexiest beaches?

Move over, Mexico. Step aside, Hawaii.

If you’re looking for one of North America’s Top 10 sexiest beaches, look in Canada.

Canada?

Yes, Canada.

Forbes Traveler recently published a list of the Top 10 sexiest …