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Updated rules offer Canadian travellers more protection from flight cancellations and delays

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Mark Stachiew

New regulations took effect in Canada today that require airlines to provide passengers with either a refund or rebooking, at the passenger’s choice, when there

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Canadian Geographic Adventures will help CanGeo readers discover the world

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Mark Stachiew

With a mission on making Canada better known to Canadians and to the world, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society is collaborating with  Canadian and international

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Travel world hopes Omicron is mild, but scientists warn it’s too early to tell

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The arrival of the Omicron variant has thrown the travel world into turmoil once again and while everyone wants to believe preliminary reports that the

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As an election looms, popular support for U.S. border closure will mean it gets renewed again

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Despite pleas from Canada’s tourism industry and politicians from border states calling on Ottawa to re-open the border with the United States, the closure remains

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New Embraer jets will allow Porter Airlines to expand across North America

July 12, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Toronto-based Porter Airlines has ambitions to expand beyond its current regional routes in eastern North America to become a bigger player across the continent. It’s

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Visitors to Canada reminded that non-essential travel is still forbidden

July 5, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Even as Canada relaxes quarantine rules for vaccinated citizens on Monday, the Canada Border Services Agency is warning would-be travellers that they still aren’t allowed

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Delta variant is putting a damper on travel in Europe

June 29, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Don’t look now, but the Delta variant of the coronavirus is putting the brakes on the restart of travel, especially in Europe. Portugal, Spain and

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Canada re-opens to fully-vaccinated travellers as of July 6

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The Canadian government announced Monday that beginning July 5, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, fully vaccinated travellers who are permitted to enter Canada will not

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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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    Globular clusters don’t get the love that galaxi Globular clusters don’t get the love that galaxies and nebulae do, but I think these stellar nurseries are cool. This one is Messier 3 in Canes  Venatici.
    I haven't been taking many deep-sky photos lately I haven't been taking many deep-sky photos lately because it's usually cloudy 9 days out of 10, but I tried reprocessing this photo of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) and I think it's much improved from my previous effort. What always amazes me about galaxy photos is that when you look closely, you can see other tiny galaxies photobombing the image. There are at least three others that I can see here!
    It’s a good day to exercise your democratic righ It’s a good day to exercise your democratic right to vote.
    I spotted this house finch outside my window and h I spotted this house finch outside my window and he posed long enough for me to take a photo of him. 🐦📸
    Happy Easter to all who celebrate it. Happy Easter to all who celebrate it.
    The photons from the Whirlpool Galaxy that I captu The photons from the Whirlpool Galaxy that I captured with my Seestar left 31 million years ago, about 10 million years before the first humanids walked on Earth. The mind can't even imagine such vast numbers.
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