The elusive Canadian identity is often defined by what it isn't, a spirit of absence that may explain what's gone missing from the story of our language. Canada doesn't have its own dictionary. Ten ...

We may all agree on what a tuque is, but from a Molson muscle to a gandy, there are unique English Canadianisms from west to east to north to south. Is a Scarborough suitcase a 12-pack of beer or a ...

Hockey players are famous for their distinctive jargon, but while researching this phenomenon, a linguist and hockey player realized another interesting pattern in hockey speech: American hockey ...