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New online tools for house-hunting
April 18, 2009 – 8:59 am | Comments Off on New online tools for house-hunting
New online tools for house-hunting

Canada’s Multiple Listing Service sites — the nationwide Realtor.ca and its Vancouver-based sibling Realtylink.org — are getting some new competition.

While these well-established online tools are invaluable for house-hunters, several new sites are also worth

Where to Eat in Ottawa
March 19, 2009 – 4:28 pm | Comments Off on Where to Eat in Ottawa
Where to Eat in Ottawa

The Ottawa Citizen has published a new edition of its annual Dining Guide, highlighting where to eat around the city.

Written by the Citizen’s restaurant critic Anne DesBrisay, who also blogs about the city’s …

Green Drinks (and no, we don’t mean green beer)
March 17, 2009 – 4:37 pm | Comments Off on Green Drinks (and no, we don’t mean green beer)
Green Drinks (and no, we don’t mean green beer)

St. Patrick’s Day seems like a good time to promote an organization called Green Drinks, which is not a group that gathers to drink green beer. Rather, it’s an opportunity to meet — and …

Americans love Canadians, too
February 20, 2009 – 6:10 pm | Comments Off on Americans love Canadians, too
Americans love Canadians, too

While Canadians have been having a love-in with Barack Obama this week, Americans apparently also have good feelings for their neighbor to the north.

Nine out of 10 Americans view Canada favorably, according to …

Do Canadians love Obama too much?
February 20, 2009 – 5:04 pm | Comments Off on Do Canadians love Obama too much?
Do Canadians love Obama too much?

Following President Obama’s one-day whirlwind visit to Ottawa yesterday, which was accompanied by much gushing in the Canadian press, several commentators are wondering whether Canadians might love the new U.S. leader a little too