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Sleeping with wolves in a Quebec park

Andrew Cruickshank

Quebec

On a trip to Parc Omega in Montebello, QC, Andrew Cruickshank gets to spend time with packs of wolves in their natural habitat in the ultimate nature experience.
Riverbend is the Inn place in Niagara

Marc Atchison

Ontario

Marc Atchison spends a few nights in the heart of Ontario’s Niagara wine country and discovers an historic inn nestled among the vines where hospitality and history intersect.
Heli-paddleboarding takes off in B.C.

Andrew Cruickshank

British Columbia

Andrew Cruickshank hops aboard a helicopter with some avid paddleboarders and heads into the B.C. interior to enjoy their favourite sport on azure glacial rivers and snowcapped mountains.

Le Château Frontenac a living history

Marc Atchison

Quebec

QUÉBEC CITY — Every time I push open the polished bronzed doors of one of Fairmont’s legendary heritage hotels, like this city’s fabulous Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, I’m imbued with a sense of...
Montréal is Canada's capital of cool

Marc Atchison

Quebec

Marc Atchison spends a few days in Montréal to recharge his body, mind and soul at the city's great urban spas, it's fabulous museum of fine arts and in the latest boutique hotel.
AW, shucks! P.E.I. oyster festival a fun event

Necee Regis

Prince Edward Island

TYNE VALLEY, P.E.I. - I posed a simple question to professional oyster shuckers at a competition in Miami Beach in 2006: “Tell me about your knife.” It was my first exposure to the wild and colourfu...

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Drinking Toe Cocktails in Land of the Midnight 'Fun'

Rosalind Cummings-Yeates |

DAWSON CITY, YUKON - My stomach turned as I watched Marcus gulp down his cocktail, the blackened, mangled toe swirled around the rim of his glass eerily. The crowd cheered and clapped at this feat but I felt repulsed.

Searching for Light in the Yukon Sky

Aurélie Resch |

WHITEHORSE, YUKON – It’s just past midnight and the temperature is around minus 50C. Frost covers my eyelashes, my fingers and feet are numb and I’m shivering uncontrollably.