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How to become a true Canadian: Learn to skate…
January 20, 2010 – 7:15 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
How to become a true Canadian: Learn to skate…

Does Canada’s citizenship test require that you “ski a black run, gallop a horse, catch a fish, drive a tractor, skate in a hockey match and chop down a cedar?”

Uh, no.

But as Jo Ollive…

Get active in Vancouver for 2010
December 30, 2009 – 7:30 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Get active in Vancouver for 2010

Vancouverites have a well-deserved reputation for being active and outdoorsy.

If you’d like to join them but don’t want to go it alone, have a look at the City of Vancouver’s Active Events Calendar.

It…

Nuit Blanche: Sleepless in Toronto
September 30, 2009 – 7:08 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Nuit Blanche: Sleepless in Toronto

Jet-lagged in Toronto? Or just want an intensive all-night introduction to the city’s art scene?

Then check out Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Toronto, a dusk-to-dawn celebration of contemporary art.

With 500 artists involved in more than 130…

Toronto Expat American Meetup: NFL Sunday
September 11, 2009 – 7:45 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Toronto Expat American Meetup: NFL Sunday

Want to meet other Americans in Toronto? Check out the Toronto Expat American Meetup Group.

The group’s next get-together is an “NFL Sunday” meetup this weekend, Sunday, September 13th at 1pm.

Here’s what the group’s organizer…

It’s Fringe Fest week in Edmonton
August 14, 2009 – 7:59 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
It’s Fringe Fest week in Edmonton

If you’re getting settled in Edmonton, you need to get acquainted with the city’s biggest cultural event.

It’s the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival — aka “The Fringe” — an annual theatre extravaganza that typically…