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Myths about health care in Canada (and abroad)
September 14, 2009 – 8:00 am | Comments Off on Myths about health care in Canada (and abroad)
Myths about health care in Canada (and abroad)

Canada’s health care system has been getting plenty of press in the U.S. recently during the intense debate about health care reform.

American journalist T.R. Reid, has just published a new book, The Healing of

Is food saltier in Canada than in the US?
July 29, 2009 – 7:44 am | Comments Off on Is food saltier in Canada than in the US?
Is food saltier in Canada than in the US?

All-Bran is All-Bran, right?

If you regularly eat a cereal like Kellogg’s All-Bran in the U.S., you’d assume that that cereal would taste the same in Canada.

Not according to a recent study by the …

Top 10 Places to Retire in Canada
July 22, 2009 – 8:20 am | 6 Comments
Top 10 Places to Retire in Canada

When you’re thinking about retirement destinations, do you think about Canada?

Canada may not come to mind as readily as, say, Mexico or the French Riviera, but plenty of people do retire to Canada from

What expat Canadians miss most about home
July 10, 2009 – 8:20 am | Comments Off on What expat Canadians miss most about home
What expat Canadians miss most about home

Why move to Canada?

According to a recent New York Times article, here’s what expat Canadians living in the U.S. miss the most about their north-of-the-border life:

There is no contest about what I miss …

On Canada, toques, and the perfect Canadian mystery novel
June 8, 2009 – 12:15 pm | Comments Off on On Canada, toques, and the perfect Canadian mystery novel
On Canada, toques, and the perfect Canadian mystery novel

Check out this interview with me over at Jungle Red Writers.

Fellow writer and good friend Hallie Ephron recently talked with me about living in Canada, travel writing, and where I’d set the