Canada holidays
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Cool in Canada: Prince Edward County – Ontario's great escapePut Toronto in the rear-view mirror for an island getaway filled with charming towns, rolling hills and Lake Ontario views. Crime novelist Linwood Barclay has become fond of the food and wineries, too
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Vancouver: a guide to the underground music scene – videoWoody Anderson visits Vancouver, where he finds a techno, grime, garage, drum’n’bass and jungle scene heavily influenced by the UK
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Places to visit, stay and tour in western Canada – readers’ travel tipsThink western Canada and mountains and bears spring to mind. But our intrepid readers have also explored the region’s First Nation heritage and found great places to stay – one without a roof
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Send us a tip on travelling in western Canada for the chance of winning a £200 hotel voucherTell us about great places you’ve visited in the Canada’s west, cities like Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver, its small towns, islands and national parks. Send us a tip about a specific place and you could win a £200 voucher from uk.hotels.com
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Toronto: a guide to the music scene of Drake's home city – videoDJ and travel writer Woody Anderson touches down in Canada’s hip-hop capital of Toronto
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Canada's music cities: touring Montreal's underground music, art and party scene – videoDJ and travel writer Woody Anderson explores Montreal’s rich musical scene, with help from local band Milk and Bone, local guides Spade & Palacio, and party scene supremo Seb Cowan
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Canada unplugged: away from it all on Galiano IslandA camping lookout above the natural beauty of little-visited Galiano Island, near Vancouver, offers wildlife, meteor showers – and a landscape full of affable locals
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Brewing up in Banff: tea with altitude at Lake Agnes Tea House, CanadaThe 3.5km mountain hike in Banff national park may be tough but the tea, and the views, are well worth it. And at least you don’t have to carry the ingredients up there – like the staff do
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Worried Trump might win? Plan your escape to Cape Breton, CanadaA tongue-in-cheek website offers Americans refuge in the case of a Trump win. But there are lots of good reasons for visiting this corner of Nova Scotia – whoever’s US president
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On the right lines: a new zipwire over Niagara FallsWe get a sneak preview of a zipwire ride above the Horseshoe Falls – one of several ways Niagara is updating its appeal
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Instagram snapshots: Noel Hendrickson in Calgary, AlbertaCalgary calls its annual Stampede the ‘greatest outdoor show on Earth’. In advance of its opening next week, Canadian photographer Noel Hendrickson shares choice shots from previous years
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Interview with a Bookstore: Galiano Island Books, on a tiny Canadian islandThe owners of this family-run bookshop on Galiano Island (population 1,258) talk about getting bitten by the ‘bookstore bug’ and surreal customer exchanges
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Montreal city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and musicIt’s got Gallic charm, North American grit and parties like nowhere else. And with two new direct flights starting from the UK, Montreal now makes a perfect city break
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Montreal highlights: readers’ travel tipsWhat with bagels, Breton pastries, steak, chips, tacos and beer, it’s a good thing our readers’ tips to Montreal also include walks and cycle rides – plus music from classical to jazz
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Montreal: send in your travel tips and win a £200 hotel voucherThis week, we’re looking for insider tips on lively, francophone metropolis of Montreal. Let us know about the sights, scenes and secrets you’ve found on your travels
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Story of cities #38: Vancouver dumps its freeway plan for a more beautiful futureIn the 1960s, Vancouver’s historic downtown was at risk of being razed for modern road projects – only for an extraordinary protest movement to turn the tide, helping transform it into one of North America’s most ‘liveable’ cities
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10 epic long-distance walks around the worldFrom the Highlands to the Himalayas, these hikes take in some of the world’s most spectacular landscapes. They’re not for the faint-hearted, but keen trekkers will love the challenges posed by each
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In the round: Vancouver's craft beer communityThe Pacific city’s eastern district is home to a growing concentration of craft brewers and is set to become a major draw for UK travellers with low cost flights about to launch
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An insider's guide to Halifax: 'The perks of a city, as relaxed as a small town'From yodelling singers to stunning sunsets and a fiery debate over jaywalking, journalism student Ashley Corbett gets under the skin of this Canadian port
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My secret hideaway: foreign correspondents reveal allForeign correspondents know how to get under the skin of a country. But where do they go when they want to get away from it all? Here, well-travelled journalists reveal their ultimate holiday escapes
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Northwest Passage, Canada: going with the floeRobin McKie finds life in the high Arctic a surprisingly chilled-out experience – even when a polar bear pays a visit…
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Northern lights holiday guideTour operators are thinking up new ways to marvel at the aurora borealis. We pick their best trips and activities – plus some surprising places to stay
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Instagram snapshots: Ryan Koopmans in British ColumbiaOn Canada’s remote west coast, Ryan Koopmans captures a series of murals that connect small communities with the wildlife that surrounds them
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Canada’s Algonquin park: How the call of the wild inspires novelist Tessa McWattThough born in Guyana, the writer says her experiences in the Ontario wilderness made her feel like a real Canadian
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The magic of Montréal's metro – in picturesChris Forsyth thinks the beauty of the metro system in his Canadian hometown is underappreciated, so celebrates its striking design on Instagram
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Journey through the Northwest Passage – in picturesThe best shots from Robin McKie’s journey through the north-west passage
On the radar Ottawa to take starring role in Canada's 150th birthday celebrations