Converting to Canuck

Greetings, ladies of the Block, perpetual students, and others longing to dig into a dissertation.
As if universal health care, free college and great Asian food weren’t temptation enough to justify a move to Canada, a new report by the Boston College Center for International Higher Education (CIHE) shows academics make more money up there.
“The CIHE study found that overall [...]

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The Allure of Cheese Fries and Gravy

Forget oysters, pomegranates, and your other pansy aphrodisiacs. Want to get asked out by that cute barista sporting stubble and a soulful gaze? If you’re in Canada, try poutine.
Poutine, sold in Canadian eateries from McDonald’s to popular restaurant chain Dic Ann’s, appears to be a steaming pile of cheese curds, fries and BBQ chicken gravy. This concoction apparently stirs up that [...]

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