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Travel Cheap on a Repositioning Cruise
Cruising is a very popular trend and it's getting more competitive within the industry all the time, especially in the mass-market area of giant ships. Therefore, empty cabins mean reduced revenue, and...
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Escape Route to Florida #1: Pittsburgh
Every year around this time, Canadian snowbirds flock south to Florida. You don't need binoculars to spot these birds--tens of thousands of them blast through the central and eastern U.S. states in a...
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Taconite Yacht, Built For William E. Boeing, For Sale (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A luxury yacht originally built for the founder of Boeing Aircraft is now being sold in Vancouver. Named the Taconite, this 125-foot teak yacht was launched 85 years ago and is on the market for $2.5...
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Alberta Photographer Of The Month: Amanda Nand (PHOTOS)
We first came across Amanda Nand's stunning photography during 2014's Spreading Creek wildfire. Amanda sent us several powerful photos of the thick yellow, black, and orange smoke rising above Banff...
View ArticleH7N9 Bird Flu Found In Canadian Traveller Is 1st North America Case
TORONTO - A woman from British Columbia is the first person in North America to be diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu, after apparently contracting the virus while travelling in China earlier this month,...
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Julie Abrahamsen, Snowboarder Rescued In Whistler, Says She'd Consider Going...
Julie Abrahamsen, the Norwegian snowboarder who spent three icy nights in the Whistler backcountry before being rescued, says she'd consider going out of bounds again. Abrahamsen, 21, told CBC News...
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B.C. Couple's Surrogate Twins Fighting For Their Lives In Mexico Hospital
A B.C. couple is struggling to come up with more than $55,000 to cover the growing medical bills for their surrogate twins, who are fighting for their lives in a Mexico hospital. Greg and Elaine Smith...
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Douglas Coupland Vancouver Art Gallery Exhibit Can Be Toured On Google Street...
Douglas Coupland's exhibit "everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything" may no longer be showing at the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG), but you can now tour it on your computer. The exhibit, which...
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Enchanted Forest For Sale: Owners Of B.C. Fairy Tale Attraction Want To Retire
That magical place in southeastern B.C. known as The Enchanted Forest is up for sale. The 38 acres of fairy tales come to life — the Three Little Pigs' houses, a castle with a dungeon (and prisoners!),...
View ArticleAndree Hamel Drowns In Costa Rica Trying To Save Grandniece
MONTREAL - A Montreal man says his mother drowned in Costa Rica while trying to save her two-year-old grandniece from getting caught up in the waves.Alexandre Charron says his mother Andree Hamel, 70,...
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Tips for Booking a Rental Car in Europe
Traveling around Europe and Great Britain is simple thanks to a network of fast and efficient trains and plenty of low-cost airlines. But if you really want to slow down, see the countryside and...
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B.C. Orcas Rare Beach Rubbing Behaviour Caught On Video
An amateur videographer has captured rare footage of northern resident orcas rubbing themselves at a beach in B.C.'s Discovery Islands near Campbell River. The Orca Network posted Chris Wilton's...
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Escape Route to Florida #2: American Beauties
This is the second instalment of a three-part series on driving to Florida. Picking up where we left off (see Escape Route to Florida #1: Pittsburgh), we were ready to see more of the country --...
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Cuba Libre
When I was in my early 20s, fresh out of university, we jetted to Havana to celebrate with friends and see, with our own eyes (for surely the last time) communism in action. "Action" may not be the...
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Travel: Panorama B.C.
Our winter weekend getaway to the new-and-improved Panorama Mountain Resort in southeast B.C. took us to the top of the world--here's our itinerary to help you achieve great heights, too. stay: Cosy...
View ArticleRevelstoke Promises A Jolt Of Adrenalin
REVELSTOKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- The morning view at the summit of Mount MacKenzie was definitely Instagram material: snow-covered peaks across the way, illuminated by a bluebird sky, with an...
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Penticton Beach Has Turned Into 'Kinky Swingers' Area: Angry Neighbours
A months-long fight between nudists in Penticton, B.C. and property owners in the area has led to a "shaming" website and a date in front of city council. For years, nudists had been using a secluded...
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New Orleans: 10 Years After Katrina
There are some common things between Calgary and New Orleans that are not immediately apparent. With a distance of nearly 4,000 kilometres, a time zone apart, and dramatically different weather and...
View ArticleOutdoor Winter Fun in Canada's Capital
Let's face it Canada, winter can be rough. From scraping ice and shoveling snow to dry skin and waiting for the bus in a -30 below frozen tundra, it's not the easiest season to celebrate. Fortunately,...
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3 Ways to Fly for (Almost) Free
There is a travel experience out there for every budget. Travelers looking to save money on accommodations can consider staying in a hostel, pitching a tent and camping or even give housesitting or...
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