Vancouver rated 3rd best city in the world

OTTAWA -- Vancouver is the third-best city in the world in which to live, behind only Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland, according to an annual quality-of-life survey of more than 200 cities.
Yet all of the Canadian cities surveyed are highly ranked, with Toronto in 14th spot, Ottawa 20th, Montreal 22nd and Calgary 25th, Mercer Human Resource Consulting said in releasing its latest annual survey results.

Vancouver's third-place ranking was unchanged from last year. Toronto edged up one spot in the rankings, Montreal rose two spots, Calgary was down one, and Ottawa was unchanged.
"Climate," is what gives Vancouver the edge over the other Canadian cities, Mercer spokeswoman Danielle Bushen said in an interview from Toronto, adding that otherwise there's very little difference among the Canadian cities in the quality of life.