Winnipeg, the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba, has The Forks as its heart. This is an historic site at the intersection of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, with warehouses converted to shops and restaurants, plus ample green space dedicated to festivals, concerts and exhibits. Nearby, the Exchange District is known for its well-preserve...

Taylor Baptiste draws the bow back and, bam, shoots the arrow straight into the heart of the bear cub. Don't fret, this isn't a real, live bear cub, but a plastic bruin-shaped target. It's been set out with a similarly fake badger for our archery session on the sage flats of Canada's only desert in the southern tip of British Columbia's Okanagan Va...

​ Canada expedition cruise specialist, One Ocean Expeditions (OOE), has been granted a second Canadian Signature Experience (CSE) designation, with its 'Baffin Island – Jewel of the High Arctic' voyage. The 12-day trip departs from Canada's capital of Ottawa and journeys up to Nunavut and along the east coast of Baffin Island. In doing so it will p...

The end of summer is the time for brown bear watching in British Columbia. From mid-September and into October, the Chilko River hosts one of the region's most dramatic salmon runs that in turn attracts the bears who wander in to dine on the spawning Sockeye. Images by Murray O'Neill The Chilko Lake grizzly bear is a large subspecies of the North A...

Shuswap Lake in British Columbia's southern interior is the houseboating capital of Canada Sometime between being shot out of the waterslide like a cannon ball and jumping off the top deck into shimmering Shuswap Lake, we declare houseboating our new favourite way to vacation. But, of course, there will also be simple lounging in the sunshine, awe-...

Heritage Park features over 180 attractions and exhibits that reflect the challenges, lives and victories experienced by the generations responsible for the settlement of Western Canada.  In many cases, the houses, stores and machinery at each exhibit are original. Heritage Park features over 180 attractions and exhibits that reflect the chall...