Looking for happiness? Lonely Planet says, “Come to Montreal.”

The Australia-based travel guide company recently published a list of the World’s 10 Happiest Places, and the city of Montreal — described as “clean, welcoming and…

It’s Victoria Day here in Canada today.

For most Canadians, the holiday is the unofficial start of summer, with barbecues, beach picnics, or weekends at the lake (at least if the weather cooperates).

But the…

Before I moved to Canada, I used to think that the U.S. had the monopoly on political correctness. At least in New England where I lived, everyone wishes you “Happy Holidays,” instead of “Merry Christmas”…

Yesterday, when I attended the Canada-Sweden sledge hockey game during the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games, I got to wondering about the word “sledge.”

In the United States, we had a sled, but until I came…

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics have been a bonanza for people who want to learn more about Canada (read more here, here, and here).

And even though the Olympics have closed, some arts and cultural…