Manitoba

On the fourth floor of a former grain store in the Winnipeg Exchange District, the hum of a potting wheel and the clacking of sewing machines are a background track to the creative thoughts of a growing coterie of artisans in Winnipeg. A leather craftsman burnishes the end of...

Sydney has the Opera House, Paris has the Eiffel Tower, London has Big Ben and New York has the Empire State Building. Canada - known for its iconic natural landmarks like Niagara Falls and the Rocky Mountains - now also has a building of architectural significance with the "wow"...

Who wouldn’t be keen on joining a naturalist-led group of wildlife watchers on a safari to observe, learn about and photograph five of Canada’s top mammals, including polar bears? You can do just that in Riding Mountain National Park and Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. For wildlife lovers, seeing polar bears,...

I look up and stare at a big white furry bum of a polar bear suspended above my head. The polar bear floats gracefully in the water, oblivious to the excited humans below in the polar bear exhibit at Assiniboine Park Zoo.  I'm visiting Assiniboine Park Zoo's Journey to Churchill,...

Not so long ago, Winnipeg was a place most international visitors passed through on the way to see the polar bears in Churchill. These days, especially since the opening of Winnipeg's glittering Canadian Museum For Human Rights, the city has become the coolest small capital in Canada. Manitoba's capital...