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Capital Region

Edmonton's Capital Region is full of exciting and informative attractions, all just beyond the city limits. (continue...)

A Guide to BC's Seaside Beaches

With the Pacific Coast bordering this province's western edges, British Columbia is a great place to explore seaside beaches. From sandy expanses of land with clothing optional areas, to ultimate surfing and taking a dip in warm ocean waters, BC offers a nearly innumerable amount of seaside recreation areas (continue...)

A Guide to Canada's Wine Regions

The best wines in the world seem to come from temperate, warm places like France, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, South America and California. It sometimes comes as a surprise to people, then, that Canada—often associated with cold, harsh weather patterns—has a booming wine industry that has been producing world-class vintages for decades. Canadian wine has garnered the country international recognition as a producer of fine, award-winning vino. (continue...)

A Night on the Town in Montreal

When locals and visitors describe the largest city in La Belle Province some of the adjectives that pop up again and again include romantic, lively, vibrant, sophisticated and friendly. Nowhere are these descriptions more apparent than when discussing Montreal’s nightlife. With romantic lounges, lively bars, vibrant nightclubs, sophisticated dinner clubs and friendly pubs, the city’s nightlife has become one of its biggest tourist draws. (continue...)

Aboriginal Tourism on B.C.'s West Coast

The land officially known as Canada since 1867 has a human history that can be traced back 10,000 years. The west coast of Canada, with a temperate environment and rich fishing waters, had a particularly dense concentration of Aboriginal societies. Their cultures are not only reflected in the ancient structures that have survived thousands of years, but in First Nations communities that still exist, many of which still practicing their traditional art and cultural celebrations. (continue...)

Acadian History & Attractions in Canada

In the early 17th century, a group of French colonists ventured from France to the northern coastal regions of North America. In 1604, the group established the first permanent French settlement in North America at Port-Royal, in present-day Nova Scotia. The area eventually became known as Acadia, and the people and their decedents known as Acadians. (continue...)

All Aboard! Exploring Canada by Train

Upon thinking of Canada, one cannot suppress images of open space, diverse landscapes and striking hospitality spread among urban centres and rural communities. With a total area of 9,984,670 sq km (3,855,103 sq mi), plus natural attractions such as... (continue...)

All Terrain Adventures in Parry Sound

The Parry Sound area of Ontario sits high on a ledge of rock and water – the great Canadian Shield. It’s a spectacular assemblage of geography that combines rugged Georgian Bay shoreline with hundreds of thousands of lakes the glaciers left behind in their haste to head south. No wonder the passion for exploration has permeated the culture here for hundreds of years. Today, the All Terrain Vehicle (ATV), or quad, is one of the area’s most popular past times that combines this culture of exploration with a helping of adventure and a healthy dose of adrenalin. (continue...)

Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is known for its beautiful scenery, rich soils and abundant seas. It is a land of farms and fields and small communities, where white sand beaches mix with red soil cliffs and fields, and flowers and berries grow riotously during the summers. (continue...)

Art's Alive: Calgary's Theatre and Cultural Scene

Calgary has an extremely diverse and exciting cultural and performing arts scene. Whether patrons are looking for an art show, live music, comedy clubs or even belly dancing, Calgary has it all. Perhaps best known internationally as the oil and gas capital of Canada, balanced by a touch of cowboy culture, this multifaceted city of over a million residents manages to offer a well rounded sample of just about every type of artsy entertainment imaginable. (continue...)

Atlantic Canada Ecotourism

Since the late 1980s, ecotourism has become a growing field of interest for travellers, especially those to and in Canada. The country's vast wilderness reserves, national parks and diverse ecosystems make it a popular destination for ecotourists. One of the regions that has been especially involved in developing ecotourism is Atlantic Canada. (continue...)

Backwoods Theatre

Camping is one of the fastest growing recreational activities. More and more families are packing tent or trailer and heading to one of Alberta’s many provincial parks and campgrounds. (continue...)

Badlands and Bones

Dinosaurs were the most unique of animals. What other group of animals, alive or dead, has the ability to transfix the attention of children like these giant, lumbering beasts? (continue...)

BC Spa Vacations

Spas have a glorious history, dating back to the ancient Babylonians, when people would travel miles to bathe in hot springs and mineral rich pools for their restorative effects. While water based treatments remain popular with the European spa goer, spas in Canada and the United States are seeing an increasing interest in a variety of holistic experiences grounded in the traditions of the middle and far east. (continue...)

Best of Toronto

Toronto's diversity is apparent around every corner. This thriving metropolis of 2.5 million residents (8.1 million in the Greater Toronto Area) offers every flavour of the world, high-end and bargain bin shopping, renowned attractions, skyscrapers and fancy restaurants tucked in the basement of century old buildings. (continue...)

Calgary Stampede

Each year, the Calgary Stampede storms the city with a momentum that has wrangled up much interest since its first rodeo in September of 1912. Now held annually in July, the city relives its western heritage with an event that Calgary deems as "the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth". The whole city gets involved with shops adding wooden, ranch-like storefronts, restaurants transforming into saloons, and people sportin' western duds. But don't expect any tumbleweeds... (continue...)

Calgary's Music Festival Roundup

Music and a good time have always gone hand in hand, and in a city that has produced some great talents, like the composer and trumpeter Alan Matheson, country singer Paul Brant, and the 80s hit band Loverboy, as well as singer/songwriters Jann Arden and Feist, it only becomes more evident why. To understand this, just head out to any of Calgary's pubs, clubs or venues, like Broken City, the Beat Niq, Vern's Tavern or the Ironwood, on any night of the week, and a party will likely be found with a band playing and a crowd dancing. (continue...)

Camping on Vancouver Island

Every year, families and friends from far and wide pack up their cars, stock up on supplies and leave the city far behind. They head for the mountains, the lakes, and the rivers. (continue...)

Canada's Shopping Hot Spots

In the past few decades, Canada has started to shed its image as a frigid land of vast wilderness in favour of a sophisticated, urban persona. Canada's major cities are now being seen for what they are—vibrant, modern hubs of activity. The country's urban centres boast many attractions, one of the most significant being their world-class shopping facilities. (continue...)

Central Alberta - Just around the Corner

Central Alberta is known for its great scenery, pristine lakes with sandy beaches, and friendly people. In Central Alberta you will find great fishing - be it angling along one of many rivers, or in a boat on a calm lake. But most people do not know that Central Alberta holds many great and charming surprises that are just waiting to be discovered - all within a short drive from Calgary or Red Deer. (continue...)

Cottage Vacations in Ontario

For many decades now, people have sought out the scaled down lifestyle of the cottage. In Ontario, cottage vacations are monumental pastimes. The surrounding shore of the over 250,000 lakes, as well as the bewitching wilderness and rural areas have been utilized as sites for thousands of private and public cottages. People head in droves to the cottage in search of hammock-swaying snoozes, exceptional air quality and outdoor pursuits. Although cottage life is becoming a bit more crowded, it is still nowhere near the congestion of urban areas. Thus for many, the change of scenery will calm the urban beast within that has resulted from living in close proximity to millions of people. (continue...)

Day Hikes in Alberta's Rockies

It's hard to think of Alberta without conjuring images of this diverse province's most amazing and powerful sight—the Rocky Mountains, which tower over prairies and foothills as one moves west through the province. The Rocky Mountains are a huge tourist draw, particularly to popular ski areas like Banff, Lake Louise, Kananaskis and Jasper. But how does one enjoy the majesty of these humbling giants when there's no snow on the ground? (continue...)

Day Tours From Edmonton

Take advantage of Edmonton's central location its close proximity to both the northern and the southern parts of the province to find out what makes Alberta's capital an exciting and enjoyable starting point for your provincial travels. Be sure to check out the impressive sights and attractions that have transformed the greater Edmonton area itself into one of Canada's most unique tourism destinations. (continue...)

Destination Freedom: The History of the Underground Railroad in Canada

Canada has the reputation of the frozen north, but to Martin Luther King and thousands of other black Americans, Canada was a sort of North Star—a gleaming beacon of hope that they followed and fought their way to. From 1840 to 1860, Canada emblemized freedom from oppression, and it was there that many brave enslaved people risked their lives to enter. This struggle was known as the Underground Railroad. (continue...)

Dinosaur Provincial Park

With a captivating landscape composed of canyons, cliffs, gulches and oddly-shaped buttes, Dinosaur Provincial Park boasts some of the most impressive scenery the Badlands have to offer. But as the site of one of the most important fossil beds in the world, the park offers much more than spectacular scenery. (continue...)









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