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Kakabeka Falls are among the most spectacular in Ontario. (Handout photo)
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Hidden Canada: 3 Ontario oddities you have to visit

May 29, 2025June 19, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Ontario likes to think it dominates the travel conversation in Canada with top attractions like Niagara Falls and the CN Tower, and maybe it does

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Hidden Canada: 3 Manitoba marvels you shouldn’t miss

May 22, 2025June 19, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Manitoba never gets any respect. Wedged in the middle of the country like a geographical afterthought, it has an undeserved reputation for being cold and

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Hidden Canada: 3 New Brunswick attractions that are worth the detour

May 15, 2025May 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

New Brunswick might be Canada’s most underrated province. It rarely makes top ten travel lists, and yet, it has everything from tidal wonders to Acadian

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Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in Alberta is well worth the visit. (Photo by Bob Rulz via Wikimedia Commons)
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Hidden Canada: 3 Alberta adventures you should put on your radar

May 8, 2025May 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Most people imagine Alberta as a land of towering mountains and turquoise lakes and while places like Banff and Jasper are among its greatest attractions,

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Mistaken Point, Newfoundland is home to the oldest fossils on Earth. It's also incredibly scenic! (Handout Photo via Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve)
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Hidden Canada: 3 Newfoundland and Labrador experiences you shouldn’t miss

May 1, 2025May 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Not including the territories, the province that most Canadian travellers visit last is Newfoundland and Labrador, which is a shame because it really should be

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Q drive along Route 389 through Quebec to Labrador is an adventure. Q drive along Route 389 through Quebec to Labrador is an adventure. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
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Hidden Canada: 3 Quebec experiences you’ve probably never heard of

April 24, 2025June 5, 2025 Mark Stachiew

As Canadians look to travel closer to home this summer, I am posting province-by-province recommendations of some unique experiences and attractions that can be had

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Ranking the highway welcome signs for every Canadian province (and two territories)

March 6, 2025March 13, 2025 Mark Stachiew

There are countless attractions waiting for travellers along the Trans-Canada Highway, but the landmarks that are never mentioned in any guidebook, yet are photographed by

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As the U.S. continues to threaten Canada with trade tariffs, many ordinary Canadians have vowed they won't travel to the U.S. until the tariffs are removed.
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Canadians vowing boycott of travel to the U.S., but how long will it last?

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 Mark Stachiew

There’s been much noise about Canadians boycotting travel to the United States, but it’s too early to tell how serious the threat is to the

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Mark Stachiew has been exploring the world and writing about it for more than 30 years. His travel stories have appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and online publications in Canada, the United States and beyond.

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