Avid travelers Dave Bouskill and Debra Corbeil bill themselves as Canada’s adventure couple. They recently took time out from their adventures to blog about unique Canadian words and phrases.

Have you heard of the…

Happy Canada Day!

July 1st is the day that Canadians celebrate the anniversary of “Confederation” — the date that the country was first established on July 1st, 1867. Although Confederation took place in 1867,…

Happy Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day!

Although Quebec celebrates all of Canada’s national holidays, the province also has its own “Fête Nationale”. This “national holiday,” also known as Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, is held on June 24 and is part…

Getting settled in a new country invariably involves some unexpected twists and turns.

During our first winter in Canada, one of these “getting settled” mishaps involved a suckling pig, an outdoor…

Those of you who are old enough to remember the Perry Mason Show may know it as an iconic American detective program. This long-running TV series, starring Raymond Burr as the eponymous Los Angeles lawyer,…