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Welcome to Vancouver — Let’s roast a pig
June 20, 2009 – 2:00 pm | 3 Comments
Welcome to Vancouver — Let’s roast a pig

Getting settled in a new country invariably involves some unexpected twists and turns.

During our first winter in Canada, one of these “getting settled” mishaps involved a suckling pig, an outdoor rotisserie, …

American expat profile: From U.S. draft resister to Canadian bureaucrat
June 12, 2009 – 8:22 am | Comments Off on American expat profile: From U.S. draft resister to Canadian bureaucrat
American expat profile: From U.S. draft resister to Canadian bureaucrat

In the 1960s and ’70s, during the Vietnam War, somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 Americans came to Canada to escape the draft — and many of them stayed. The New York Times recently profiled one …

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 …

More ways to master Toronto
May 22, 2009 – 8:55 am | Comments Off on More ways to master Toronto
More ways to master Toronto

Getting acquainted with Toronto and want to see more than the typical tourist sights?

The New York Times’ recent “36 Hours in Toronto” article highlights some of Toronto’s more eclectic neighborhoods, from West Queen …

George Bush in Canada — Not the Obama love-in…
March 18, 2009 – 1:39 pm | Comments Off on George Bush in Canada — Not the Obama love-in…
George Bush in Canada — Not the Obama love-in…

Former President George W. Bush kicked off his post-presidential speaking career in Canada yesterday — at a $400-a-plate lunch in Calgary.

Although the Calgary Herald reported that his speech was warmly received, roughly 200 protesters