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From Scotland to Canada
October 14, 2009 – 7:20 am | Comments Off on From Scotland to Canada
From Scotland to Canada

It took me a while to feel Canadian,” writes Gael Melville in a recent Globe & Mail essay, describing her experience as an expat who relocated to Toronto from her native Scotland.

She …

Speaking Canadian: Tips from Canada’s adventure couple
July 3, 2009 – 8:23 am | One Comment
Speaking Canadian: Tips from Canada’s adventure couple

Avid travelers Dave Bouskill and Debra Corbeil bill themselves as Canada’s adventure couple. They recently took time out from their adventures to blog about unique Canadian words and phrases.

Have you heard of the Double

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

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 …

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?…