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World Naked Bike Ride: Streaking through a city near you
June 10, 2009 – 8:37 am | Comments Off on World Naked Bike Ride: Streaking through a city near you
World Naked Bike Ride: Streaking through a city near you

Last June, I happened to be walking across Vancouver’s Granville Island, when a parade passed by — a whooping, shrieking, cheering procession of bicyclists, all in various states of undress.

Some were sporting bras and …

Speaking Canadian: Aegrotat standing
June 3, 2009 – 8:20 am | Comments Off on Speaking Canadian: Aegrotat standing
Speaking Canadian: Aegrotat standing

Just in time for final exam season, here’s a useful Canadian expression. Our British and Australian readers may be familiar with this phrase, but it was one I never heard in the U.S.

If …

No dilemma for Vancouver foodies this Saturday
June 2, 2009 – 8:20 am | Comments Off on No dilemma for Vancouver foodies this Saturday
No dilemma for Vancouver foodies this Saturday

If you’re concerned about food in North America and you’re in Vancouver, you’ll have no dilemma about what to do this Saturday, June 6: Head for the UBC Farm.

Author Michael Pollan, who …

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 …

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 …