I think we've got thread creep here, but hey, I like talking about home...
Best Canadian cities to live IMHO:
1) Vancouver - Where else can you ski in the morning, play golf in the aft (or go sailing) and then watch the world's best goalie help the Canucks hammer the Flamer's in the evening?
2) Montreal - Tons of atmosphere and culture. Best looking women in North America...maybe the world.
3) Calgary - OK, I HATE the hockey team, but it's still a fun city, good tax base and close to the mountains.
4) Halifax - Cheap place to live, great nightlife. Tim Horton’s on every corner. Difficult winters though.
5) Kelowna - Kinda of small for a "city", but the Okanogan is a great place to live.
Worst Cities:
1) Winterpeg - It's not just the -40 in the winter...it's the +40 in the summer. Also, the biggest mosquitoes I've ever seen!
2) Toronto - I'm from Vancouver...I have to hate Toronto. Take what I wrote about Montreal and apply the opposite then you have Torronnna.
3) Edmonton - Cold, dry, rough.
4) Sydney, Cape Breton - Home of the most polluted, toxic piece of Real Estate in the Western world. I can't even tease them; I feel bad for them.