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Guide to Canadian universities
October 26, 2009 – 7:00 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Guide to Canadian universities

The Globe & Mail publishes an annual Guide to Canadian Universities, and they’ve just released the latest edition.

From an essay on why Canadian universities are a bargain to profiles of top professors to admissions…

Canada ranks fourth in quality of life worldwide
October 19, 2009 – 7:20 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Canada ranks fourth in quality of life worldwide

Canada ranks fourth in overall quality of life among 182 of the world’s countries, according to the United Nations Development Programme’s 2009 Human Development Report (HDR).

Only Norway, Australia, and Iceland ranked higher on…

Canadian university guarantees graduates a job
October 5, 2009 – 7:10 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Canadian university guarantees graduates a job

The University of Regina in Saskatchewan is offering prospective students a unique guarantee:

If you don’t find a “career-oriented job” within six months of graduation, the school will give you a scholarship to cover another

American expat profile: Dayton Boots CEO Stephen Encarnacao
September 28, 2009 – 7:46 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
American expat profile: Dayton Boots CEO Stephen Encarnacao

Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Stephen Encarnacao relocated to Vancouver when he took the helm of Dayton Boots, which has been making classic (and now trendy) footwear in Vancouver since the 1940s. The company’s small…

Frugal Traveler eats Vancouver
September 25, 2009 – 7:50 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Frugal Traveler eats Vancouver

If you’re relocating to Vancouver, knowing where to get cheap chow is essential intelligence.

The New York Times’ Frugal Traveler recently turned its cheap-eating lens on Vancouver’s Asian-fusion fare, with this column, “Asian Cuisine as…