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2009: The year of the home renovation?
March 20, 2009 – 5:13 pm | No Comments yet. Add yours.
2009: The year of the home renovation?

If you’ve bought a home in Canada that needs some work, or if you’re considering purchasing a fixer-upper, you should know about Canada’s new Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC).

Renovating your kitchen? Putting …

Passports required
March 20, 2009 – 10:32 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Passports required

This post is for any American citizens planning to visit Canada after June 1 — whether you’ll be coming on vacation or to scout out potential places to live.

If you don’t already have a

Where to Eat in Ottawa
March 19, 2009 – 4:28 pm | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Where to Eat in Ottawa

The Ottawa Citizen has published a new edition of its annual Dining Guide, highlighting where to eat around the city.

Written by the Citizen’s restaurant critic Anne DesBrisay, who also blogs about the city’s …

George Bush in Canada — Not the Obama love-in…
March 18, 2009 – 1:39 pm | No Comments yet. Add yours.
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

Green Drinks (and no, we don’t mean green beer)
March 17, 2009 – 4:37 pm | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Green Drinks (and no, we don’t mean green beer)

St. Patrick’s Day seems like a good time to promote an organization called Green Drinks, which is not a group that gathers to drink green beer. Rather, it’s an opportunity to meet — and …