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Waking up Canadian
April 17, 2009 – 8:15 am | Comments Off on Waking up Canadian
Waking up Canadian

Did you wake up Canadian today?

A new Canadian citizenship law took effect on April 17, 2009 that may grant Canadian citizenship to thousands of people, many of whom are Americans.

To promote this new …

Speaking Canadian: A toque-wearing Canuck…
April 15, 2009 – 8:47 am | Comments Off on Speaking Canadian: A toque-wearing Canuck…
Speaking Canadian: A toque-wearing Canuck…

From the Toronto Star:

A toque-wearing Canuck eating poutine is as iconic as a Parisian in a beret nibbling a croissant.

Need a translation?…

Are we in the midst of a “he-cession?”
April 10, 2009 – 1:20 pm | Comments Off on Are we in the midst of a “he-cession?”
Are we in the midst of a “he-cession?”

Welcome to the he-cession,” wrote the Globe and Mail recently, citing employment statistics indicating that — at least for now — the growing recession in Canada is affecting men more than women.…

Eating Canadian: Poutine
April 1, 2009 – 9:40 am | Comments Off on Eating Canadian: Poutine
Eating Canadian: Poutine

Skeptics may consider poutine, a messy mix of French fries topped with brown gravy and melted cheese, some sort of strange April Fool’s joke.

But if you’ve learned to love this classic Quebecois concoction

Say “please,” please
March 6, 2009 – 11:47 am | Comments Off on Say “please,” please
Say “please,” please

Canadians have a reputation for being nice.

But this week, a British Columbia man learned that niceness may not extend across the U.S. borderor at least not across the border crossing.…