Relocating to Canada?
February 1, 2009 – 3:35 pm | Comments Off on Relocating to Canada?
Thinking about moving to Canada?
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What you need to know to live in, work in, or immigrate to Canada. Citizenship information, too.

Travel

Travel ideas and tips for visiting, touring, and deciding where to live in Canada.

Only in Canada: It’s all about scoring
February 10, 2009 – 8:43 am | Comments Off on Only in Canada: It’s all about scoring
Only in Canada: It’s all about scoring

If you’re in Calgary this week, this show, presented by One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre, may offer a, um, unique look at Canada’s national pastime.

It’s called Five Hole: Tales of Hockey Erotica

When the U.S. sneezes…
February 10, 2009 – 8:04 am | Comments Off on When the U.S. sneezes…
When the U.S. sneezes…

The economic slowdown in Canada has — at least so far — been less severe than the crushing financial troubles that have weakened the U.S. economy.

However, Canada’s economy is tightly linked to that of

U.S. TV vanishing from Canadian homes?
February 9, 2009 – 10:57 am | Comments Off on U.S. TV vanishing from Canadian homes?
U.S. TV vanishing from Canadian homes?

If you’re recently moved to Canada and you’ve been pleased that you could watch your favorite TV shows from south of the border, check out this report from CBC News:

Some Canadians might lose

Watching your food budget? Don’t move to the Yukon
February 9, 2009 – 10:37 am | Comments Off on Watching your food budget? Don’t move to the Yukon
Watching your food budget? Don’t move to the Yukon

Is food more expensive in Canada than in the U.S.?

The answer is — it depends.

As in the U.S., there are significant variations in food costs in different regions across the country.

In fact, …

It’s winter festival time!
February 6, 2009 – 9:49 am | Comments Off on It’s winter festival time!
It’s winter festival time!

Even in Canada’s colder climes, February is festival time! What better way to get through a long snowy winter than with all sorts of festive, and yes, outdoor, activities?

Two of the biggest winter …