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Articles by Carolyn Heller

Is food saltier in Canada than in the US?
July 29, 2009 – 7:44 am | Comments Off on Is food saltier in Canada than in the US?
Is food saltier in Canada than in the US?

All-Bran is All-Bran, right?

If you regularly eat a cereal like Kellogg’s All-Bran in the U.S., you’d assume that that cereal would taste the same in Canada.

Not according to a recent study by the …

Toronto’s Running Rats
July 27, 2009 – 8:10 am | Comments Off on Toronto’s Running Rats
Toronto’s Running Rats

Could you be a Running Rat?

If you live in Toronto and you like to run, you could.

Established in 2002, the Running Rats are a group of Toronto runners, who host a weekly

Looking for North America’s sexiest beaches?
July 24, 2009 – 8:27 am | Comments Off on Looking for North America’s sexiest beaches?
Looking for North America’s sexiest beaches?

Move over, Mexico. Step aside, Hawaii.

If you’re looking for one of North America’s Top 10 sexiest beaches, look in Canada.

Canada?

Yes, Canada.

Forbes Traveler recently published a list of the Top 10 sexiest …

Top 10 Places to Retire in Canada
July 22, 2009 – 8:20 am | 6 Comments
Top 10 Places to Retire in Canada

When you’re thinking about retirement destinations, do you think about Canada?

Canada may not come to mind as readily as, say, Mexico or the French Riviera, but plenty of people do retire to Canada from

Map my run, walk, bike ride, hike…
July 20, 2009 – 8:40 am | Comments Off on Map my run, walk, bike ride, hike…
Map my run, walk, bike ride, hike…

Trying to find places to run, walk, hike, or cycle in your new Canadian community?

Check out the family of sites from Map My Fitness.

These useful sites enable you to search for running,