There will be poutine: First look at Canada Olympic House for Pyeongchang 2018

Homesick Canadian Olympians can cheer up by eating poutine in the freezing cold at Team Canada’s headquarters for the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. With the games one month away, the Canadian Olympic Committee unveiled its Canada Olympic House on Monday. The Olympics begin Feb. 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. CBC is the official Canadian broadcaster. Designed by Montreal-based firm Sid Lee Architecture, […]

Canadians celebrated the nation’s 150th anniversary with fireworks and poutine — here are the photos

Blair Gable/Reuters It’s Canada’s birthday! July 1, also known as Canada Day, marks the 150th anniversary of the confederation. An estimated half a million people are expected to attend celebrations in the capital Ottawa, where the government spent approximately half a billion Canadian dollars (US $ 386 million) on the festivities. See how Canadians and a couple of royal […]