Canada: A Real Mouthful

As the country observes its national day today, instead of sitting down with a hockey video, celebrate with an interesting wine and a great steak, Mike Peters suggests.

Since I once lived in the US state of Alaska, I have a soft spot for the nearby Canadian province of British Columbia.

Like in Alaska, everything in BC is big and more real than in most places. Mountains. Bears. Elk. Snowdrifts. Since even before the Gold-Rush crowd swarmed through, the area has been the turf of "real men" - though today more and more of the huntin' and fishin' is done by weekenders with four-wheel drive.