Poutine (Quebec French pronunciation putsɪn ) is a dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese curds and covered with gravy and sometimes other additional ingredients. The freshness of the curds is important as it makes them soft in the warm fries, without completely melting. It is a quintessential Canadian comfort food, especially but not exclusively among Québécois.Poutine is a fast food staple in Canada; it is sold by many fast food chains (such as New York Fries and Harvey's) in the provinces, in small diners and pubs, as well as by roadside "poutine trucks" and "fries stands," commonly known as "casse-croûtes" in Quebec. International chains like McDonalds, A&W, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger King also sell mass-produced poutine across Canada, especially in Quebec. Popular Quebec restaurants that serve poutine include Chez Ashton (Quebec City), La Banquise (Montreal), Lafleur Restaurants, La Belle Province and Dic Ann's Hamburgers. Along with fries and pizza, poutine is a very common dish sold and eaten in high school cafeterias in Ontario and Manitoba. It's also a very popular meal at ski resorts.

Your vacation time will fall short if you plan to travel throughout Canada as there are so many places to visit like the Maritimes, the mountains, the plains, the French Canadians…and many many more. Here are some recommendations, so that you can cover visiting the best places in Canada within your vacation period.

A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers

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Another nice "Mac Chick of the Month" from Macenstein: The lovely Elise Frappier, a French-Canadian illustrator that loves her Apple gear! Features a nice girl in lingerie with an apple computer

O'Reilly Linux blogger Caitlyn Martin reviews AliXe 0.11b, a Canadian bilingual (French/English) live CD distribution of Linux. She finds it easy to use and nearly bug-free as a live CD. Installation to a hard drive or USB stick is offered for the first time with this release but it's for "experts only".