If you've been noticing hordes of plain Janes and dime store Romeos diluting the city's singles scene, it turns out you're not alone.

Ottawa has been bestowed the dubious distinction of "least sexy" city in Canada by FastLife.ca, which claims to be the country's largest speed-dating service.

A new survey says if you're looking for some hot singles, you should down to the funky shops and pricey restaurants of Yaletown, the sexiest area not only on the Lower Mainland, but in Canada.

Online speed-dating service FastLife.ca claims in a new study that crowns Winnipeg as Canada's sexiest city -- narrowly edging out Vancouver.

Fitness club combines circuit training with speed dating. Unless you're Jerry Seinfeld, wearing sneakers on a first date is no way to get to first base. But what if everybody looked for love in a pair of pimped-out New Balances?

People looking to date can now partake in the hottest singles trend to hit Toronto: speed dating in the gym.

The Fit2SpeedDate class, launched recently by Extreme Fitness and speed-dating and singles event service FastLife, adds circuit training to the popular dating fad. The class is rolling out to selected Extreme gyms over the next few months.

More and more women are taking a page from the lives of Demi Moore, Madonna and Cameron Diaz (be it their past or present) and reeling in those sexy, younger men.

Fastlife, which offers specialized speed-dating events, has become wise to this dating trend. Their Toyboy & Sugar Mamma events, which started in Canada just over a year ago, have become one of their most popular.

Let me tell you, a detailed list comes in handy. It kept the gents separate, a cheat sheet to jaunt the memory, so to speak.

How else can one be expected to keep the DeLorean-drivin' guy apart from the wanna-be cop, and the metrosexual suburbanite from the lovely man with 1950s-inspired chivalry who made delicious risotto from scratch.

Their friendly demeanour and nose for adventure may make them man’s best friend, but recently I was out to find how our four-legged friends fare as a singleton’s wingmate.

Instead of trying our luck at a dog park, Macy, a charming chocolate lab, and I headed off to FastLife.ca’s Puppy Love speed-dating event to gain a glimpse of how well dogs and dating mix.

FastLife.ca's "Puppy Love" speed dating, an event in Toronto last week at the Woofstock dog festival, promised to serve up a whole loaf's worth of thin slices. Each dog owner had five minutes to chat up an opposite sex counterpart on a picnic blanket, surrounded by Milk Bones, water bowls and hot gusts of dog breath.

“It’s the most amazing dog festival...people and dogs are walking around being happy,” said founder and event organizer Marlene Cook, who was prepping for the next event – FastLife.ca's Puppy Love Speed Dating, where dog owners were matched with dates. “We have everything for the owner and the dog,” she laughed.