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Joe was peacefully munching on some berries when she heard a shout from the woods.  She stood up, looked around quickly, and then turned and ran up hill, her large round rump rippling as she bounced nimbly up the slope. Seconds later a pair of...

Photo credit: Matthew Sharp You don't have to be a skier or snowboarder to enjoy Canada in winter. Some of the country's national parks are even better this time of year, with world-class ice fishing, skating, dog sledding, snowshoeing and so many other...

Wednesday newsletters always feature a luxury hotel and/or flight review. A few weeks ago, I enjoyed a great (but rainy and even snowy) stay in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, one of the world’s most pristine wilderness areas on a scale difficult to imagine...

Last weekend I spent the morning looking for wildlife along the Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park.  I drove along, stopping several times for short hikes to get a view over the river valley or along a creek into the forest.  None of the animals...

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