Explore Canada

From coast to coast, Canada’s provinces and territories are full of vibrant cities, natural wonders and cultural experiences. Check out our Best of Canada section for places to visit, things to do and where to have fun in Canada.

skiers in the rockies in canada in winter
Winter is such a beautiful time of year in Canada. When I think of winter in Canada, I picture the sun streaming on a frozen lake and curls of chimney smoke floating into the sky. Winter reminds me of the excitement of walking through a silent, snow-covered canyon where...
Spring in Canada Ottawa Parliament Hill
Spring in Canada is the perfect season to write a song about. When I think of spring, the music of the song My Favourite Things from The Sound of Music comes to mind. Colourful tulips and sweet maple taffy, pink cherry blossoms and white floating icebergs, silver-white winter that...
Inukshuk on the town beach in Churchill.
Each year, around 1000 polar bears migrate to the town of Churchill in Manitoba, earning it the moniker of the 'polar bear capital of the world'. This annual migration attracts thousands of visitors who are keen to see the polar bears in their natural environment but few realise that...
summer season in canada on Moraine Lake
When Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote, “What would it be like to live in a world where it is always June?” in one of her Anne of Green Gables books, she could have easily been inspired by the warm weather, friendly people and relaxed outdoor lifestyle that makes...
churchill manitoba wildlife polar bear with fireweed in foreground
After a morning of photographing polar bears from a distance, we had been warned by the tour guide not to be surprised if a polar bear approached the buggy. I had imagined a polite, inquisitive bear that would come close enough for us to capture with our cameras then...
canada in autumn great bear lodge
Dry leaves rustle beneath me as I gaze up at the canopy of autumn colours. A rain of yellow leaves falls from above, murmuring mysteriously in the breeze as they break off the branches and flutter to the ground like falling stars. Lying on the carpet of flaming red,...

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woman sitting on a rock in Peyto Lake, Banff National Park In Canada With The Canadian Rockies

Banff in Winter