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Harbour Air moves closer to being the world’s first all-electric airline

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Mark Stachiew

If all goes according to plan, the world’s first electrically-powered commuter airplane to fly regularly-scheduled commercial flights will be Canadian. It will be a while

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Voices grow louder to restrict inter-provincial travel in Canada during the third wave

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Despite more Canadians being vaccinated, coronavirus variants are fueling a surge unlike any seen at any point in the pandemic which has some experts calling

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WestJet extends suspension of sun-destination flights until June

April 13, 2021 Mark Stachiew

WestJet announced Tuesday that it will extend its temporary suspension of international sun flights to destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean until June 4, 2021.

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Air Canada begins refunding passengers grounded by the pandemic

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Mark Stachiew

As a condition for Air Canada’s financial assistance package from the federal government, the airline said that customers who purchased a non-refundable ticket for travel

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Sherpa’s interactive map plots COVID travel restrictions around the world

April 8, 2021January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Canadian travel tech company sherpa˚ has developed a Travel Reopening Map that lets travellers search for destinations open to travel and the COVID-19 testing and

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The Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa is going virtual once again

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Mark Stachiew

It’s looking like The Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa is going virtual again this year. As of this week, the Province of Ontario has announced

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Boston-based Connect Airlines set to fly out of Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Mark Stachiew

It’s not every day that a new airline launches, and it’s especially rare during the pandemic-induced travel slowdown, but  Waltzing Matilda Aviation (WMA) is set

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Travel back in time on a VR Tour of the famed Roman temples of Baalbek

April 5, 2021April 15, 2021 Mark Stachiew

With so much travel locked down during the pandemic, virtual experiences are gaining in popularity but what sets “Baalbek Reborn” apart from the others is

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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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    As seen in the light-polluted night skies over Mon As seen in the light-polluted night skies over Montreal in recent weeks: the Ring Nebula, the Needle Galaxy and the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules.
    Getting the cottage ready for summer 58 on the lak Getting the cottage ready for summer 58 on the lake.
    I’m not sure when the last day was that we saw t I’m not sure when the last day was that we saw the sun, but the crabapple blossoms don’t care.
    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!
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