Do you have a tendency to hit the 'r' sound flatly and somewhat heavily on words like 'hair' or 'dare?' Do you ask for directions to the restroom? Then you might be sounding like someone born in ...

Most of us are quick to detect the distinctive accents of people from other regions, but did you know that residents of southwestern Ontario have their own unique dialect? Michael Iannozzi, a PhD ...

It takes a sharp ear to geographically pinpoint a Canadian accent. Differences in speech across Canada are subtle - especially from Ontario westward - but there are some telltale signs if you know ...

Rosemary Dore emerged from a left-sided stroke with an accent that was similar to the Canadian East Coast accent, the CBC News reported Friday. Incidentally, before she had the stroke, Dore, 50, of ...

A fascinating case of foreign accent syndrome recently cropped up in southwestern Ontario, says a new report published by researchers at McMaster University. The rare syndrome affects people who have ...

Ontario's "Accent on Youth" strategy was unveiled by Madeleine Meilleur, Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs, on December 18, 2008. The objective of this strategy is to set up strategic ...

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