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Iconic destinations, hidden gems and must-visit places worth the trip across Canada and around the globe.
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Exploring the Turks and Caicos Islands: Come for the Beach, Stay for the Experiences
Forty islands and cays, hundreds of beaches and a festival calendar that runs all year: the Turks and Caicos Islands give Canadians far more than a beach to fall for.
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Dinosaurs in Alberta: A Prehistoric Adventure for Every Traveller
Drumheller's Royal Tyrrell Museum, the World's Largest Dinosaur, Dinosaur Provincial Park near Brooks and the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum: Alberta's prehistoric road trip, indoors and out.
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Turks and Caicos Welcomes Arc, the Final Neighbourhood at South Bank
South Bank's fourth and final neighbourhood opens this December on Providenciales: 17 Sky Villas by Piero Lissoni, each with its own heated pool, beside a private beach and a 22-seat omakase counter.
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Adventure Awaits in Erin
An hour from Toronto, Erin fills the year with the Erin Fall Fair, a library in an 1849 grist mill, the Elora-Cataract Trailway, groomed snowmobile trails, maple syrup in spring and lavender in summer.
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One Destination. Endless Island Experiences.
Two all-inclusive resorts in Maho Village, St. Maarten: the adults-only Sonesta Ocean Point above Maho Bay, and Sonesta Maho Beach Resort with its new rooftop Pelican's Nest Sky Deck.
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Artsy, Outdoorsy & Spooky: Fall in York Durham Headwaters
Fabric sculpting, encaustic painting and stained glass workshops, Ontario's best birdwatching from Uxbridge to Lynde Shores, and haunted walks at Black Creek and The Briars: a fall in York Durham Headwaters.
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Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo: Where Canada’s Winter Comes Alive
Northern lights over the boreal forest, hundreds of kilometres of snowmobile trails, heated fishing shelters on frozen lakes, the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road and WinterPLAY: Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo in winter.
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Saint-Martin: The Island Where Gastronomy Is Meant to Be Shared
Johnny cakes off a lolo grill, French technique in Grand Case, colombo and guavaberry at the Marigot market, and a Gastronomy Festival timed for Canadian winter: Saint-Martin eats on both sides of its border.
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Exploring New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy Coast
Twice a day the world's highest tides remake New Brunswick's Fundy coast: walk the ocean floor at Hopewell Rocks in the morning, kayak over the same spot by afternoon, and end the day with lobster in a fishing village.
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Be Part of Something Great
Trans Canada Trail's Great Canadian Hike runs September 1 to 30: hike, bike, paddle or roll anywhere on the 30,000-kilometre Trail, log your kilometres, and help fund the world's longest trail system.
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Set Sail for an Unforgettable Bay of Fundy Adventure
From the St. Andrews waterfront, Quoddy Link Marine's catamaran cruises put whales, seals, porpoises and bald eagles beside the boat on the world's most powerful tides.
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The Season’s Most Scenic Escape
As September softens the St. Lawrence, City Cruises Gananoque weaves through the 1000 Islands past Boldt Castle and Millionaire's Row, with the season's first autumn colour framing every bend.
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Orillia and Lake Country: Find Fall Close to Home
Autumn around Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Severn and Rama First Nation: paddle Lake Couchiching under full fall colour, cycle the backroads, then trade the trail for a nordic spa, a lakeside patio or a night at the Opera House.
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Western New Brunswick: A Secret Yet to be Told
A string of riverside towns along the Wolastoq, where you can fish and forage in summer, snowmobile the Historic Highlands Trail in winter, and catch the World Pond Hockey Championships on Lake Roulston.
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Empowering Girls to Shape the Future, One Innovation at a Time
Branksome Hall, Toronto's all-years IB school for girls, opens iCAST: a 34,500-square-foot innovation centre where students, industry experts and entrepreneurs build ideas under one roof.
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Where Life Lessons Are Learned: 150 Years of Boarding in New Brunswick
Rothesay Netherwood School pairs the IB Programme with house traditions, long-weekend trips and home-cooked meals: 150 years of boarding on the Hill in New Brunswick.
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Where Inspired Girls Become Empowered Women
St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School in Olde Oakville has spent 135 years learning exactly how girls learn best, from Canada's first all-girls robotics team to Grade 11 internships.
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