Relocating to Canada?
February 1, 2009 – 3:35 pm | Comments Off on Relocating to Canada?
Thinking about moving to Canada?
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George Bush in Canada — Not the Obama love-in…
March 18, 2009 – 1:39 pm | Comments Off on George Bush in Canada — Not the Obama love-in…
George Bush in Canada — Not the Obama love-in…

Former President George W. Bush kicked off his post-presidential speaking career in Canada yesterday — at a $400-a-plate lunch in Calgary.

Although the Calgary Herald reported that his speech was warmly received, roughly 200 protesters

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 …

Vancouver: “Supermodel of North American cities”
March 13, 2009 – 1:23 pm | Comments Off on Vancouver: “Supermodel of North American cities”
Vancouver: “Supermodel of North American cities”

Most Vancouverites are used to the press gushing over their city. After all, if you spend even a brief time in Vancouver — particularly on a mild summer day when the entire city seems …

Pay what you want for lunch in Montreal
March 11, 2009 – 11:11 am | Comments Off on Pay what you want for lunch in Montreal
Pay what you want for lunch in Montreal

With everyone watching their pennies these days, a Montreal restaurant has come up with a creative approach to bringing in business — the “Pay What You Want” lunch.

Between 11 am and 3 pm, …

Record number of newcomers enter Canada in 2008
March 10, 2009 – 8:51 am | Comments Off on Record number of newcomers enter Canada in 2008
Record number of newcomers enter Canada in 2008

In the current economic climate, is it becoming more difficult to immigrate to Canada?

Not according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

In 2008, while the economy was still booming, the immigration agency reported that “…