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Vancouver: Where the kids are
August 26, 2009 – 8:23 am | Comments Off on Vancouver: Where the kids are
Vancouver: Where the kids are

Vancouver blogger Chad Skelton — aka “Curious Dad” –  has an interesting series of posts about which neighborhoods in Vancouver are home to the most babies, preschoolers, and elementary school kids.

Many families who are …

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 …

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 …