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…

With the world’s attention focused on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, commentators everywhere are talking about Canada — Canadian life and culture, how Canada compares to the U.S., and more.

Here’s a sampling:

Forbes.com asks:…

Groundhog Day may not be an official holiday in Canada, but the country does have several groundhogs who forecast the weather every year on February 2nd.

According to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow…

The Canadian media seems to take a perverse pride in pointing out how Americans are ignorant of, or at least oblivious to, Canadian culture.

A recent video feature in the Globe & Mail — “American…