A new musical opened on Broadway last week, “Come from Away,” about Gander, a small town in Newfoundland that rallied to care for some seven thousand travellers stuck there after their planes were ...

The Oxford English Dictionary is adding seven new terms from Canadian English, helping the rest of the world see Canadians more like we see ourselves.

The hockey term became a political slogan for the Liberal Party after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a trade war against Canada.

Canadian English enthusiasts rejoice! For the first time since 1967, A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles has gotten a major update. While the original offered a wonderful tour of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 063025-Canadian_lady_Getty It might not come as a surprise to disgruntled hockey fans in Vancouver, but the handle “Canuck” was ...

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 ...

Marshall McLuhan once said Canada is the world's only country that knows how to live without an identity. What more is needed to bind us together than a dictionary with a 4,833-word entry for "eh" and ...

Canadians wear toques in winter and running shoes in summer, not “beanies” or “trainers.” We like a double double at Timmy’s, but the rising cost of coffee beans might put it over a toonie; we may ...

Five years, five lexicographers working full time, and here it is – the new Canadian Oxford Dictionary, and it’s a treat. The editors sent along a challenge with the review package I received. “Does ...

The Oxford English Dictionary added about 500 entries today, including such attention-grabbing words as twerk, sext and vaping, but a few uniquely Canadian words also made the cut. The new Canadian ...

Anyone who has ever wondered about the historical origins of the word “eh,” or why Canadians call a couch a “chesterfield,” will want to explore the new edition of a forgotten volume of Canadiana.

As the founding editor of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, she turned to “trashy novels” and parliamentary debates to find Canada’s version of the language. By Ian Austen In Canada, it's possible to ...