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Obama Day in Canada
February 19, 2009 – 10:17 am | Comments Off on Obama Day in Canada
Obama Day in Canada

You’d think it was a new national holiday today here in Canada.

But no, the occasion is simply U.S. President Obama’s first international visit to Canada’s capital, Ottawa.

There’s plenty of hoopla in the …

B.C. residents are healthiest in Pacific Northwest
February 12, 2009 – 9:43 am | Comments Off on B.C. residents are healthiest in Pacific Northwest
B.C. residents are healthiest in Pacific Northwest

Are Canadians healthier than Americans?

In the Pacific Northwest, at least, they are. That’s according to the February 2009 Cascadia Scorecard:

British Columbia leads the Pacific Northwest in several critical long-term trends, including human …

Counting down to 2010
February 12, 2009 – 8:27 am | Comments Off on Counting down to 2010
Counting down to 2010

One year from today, February 12, 2010, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games open in British Columbia.

The Vancouver Province published the following schedule of celebratory events happening today in Vancouver and Whistler, the …

U.S. TV vanishing from Canadian homes?
February 9, 2009 – 10:57 am | Comments Off on U.S. TV vanishing from Canadian homes?
U.S. TV vanishing from Canadian homes?

If you’re recently moved to Canada and you’ve been pleased that you could watch your favorite TV shows from south of the border, check out this report from CBC News:

Some Canadians might lose

This year’s most notable Vancouver expat?
February 4, 2009 – 3:03 pm | Comments Off on This year’s most notable Vancouver expat?
This year’s most notable Vancouver expat?

Which U.S. expat may be this year’s most notable woman in Vancouver?

We recently learned that Amy Robertson, Vancouver’s new “First Lady” — wife of the city’s recently elected mayor, Gregor Robertson — was …