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Montreal

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The Best Music Festivals in Canada

April 20, 2017 Lucas Aykroyd Leave a comment

I got my first real taste of music festival fever at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in my native Victoria. Nightly, Canadian stars like Jann Arden … Continue Reading

Celebrity interviews, Halifax, Manitoba, Montreal, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Winnipeg

Sam Roberts, Part 2: Favourite Canadian Tour Stops

March 23, 2017 Matt Williams Leave a comment

Last week we talked to six-time JUNO Award winner Sam Roberts about his deep family history with trains, adventures in South Africa, what … Continue Reading

Celebrity interviews, Montreal, Quebec

Sam Roberts, Part 1: Love Affair With Trains

March 16, 2017 Matt Williams 1 Comment

The railway is in Montreal-based rock ’n’ roller Sam Roberts’ blood, so on the cusp of Canada’s 150th—the founding of which was based … Continue Reading

Celebrity interviews, Eating & Drinking, Events & adventure, Montreal, Ontario, Quebec, Toronto

Montreal According to Funk

February 24, 2017 Eve Leclair Leave a comment

If visiting the culturally, architecturally, and linguistically diverse city of Montreal has been on your bucket list for a while, it’s time to … Continue Reading

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Churchill, Edmonton, Halifax, Kingston, Moncton, Montreal, Our President & Ceo, Our President says, Quebec City, Saskatoon, Sudbury, The Pas, Things to discover, Toronto, Vancouver, VIA RAIL, Where to be

Discover Canada as You’ve Never Seen it Before

February 16, 2017 Yves Desjardins-Siciliano 7 Comments

132 years ago, the Last Spike was driven in Craigellachie, British Columbia, marking the completion of Canada’s first transcontinental railroad. The railway united … Continue Reading

Fresh Tracks Pan Canadian VIA RAIL

Canada 150, Events & adventure, Family, Friends, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Quebec City, VIA RAIL, Where to be

Welcome to 2017

January 5, 2017 Sarah Binns Leave a comment

Happy New Year! If you haven’t already heard, 2017 is going to be a big year – with Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations (a.k.a. Canada … Continue Reading

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Couple, Eating & Drinking, Family, Friends, Montreal, Quebec, Solo, Things to discover, VIA RAIL

Fun Things to do in Montreal: Plateau Mont-Royal

November 17, 2016 Sarah Binns Leave a comment

Montreal is a city designed to explore. If you’re looking for fun things to do in Montreal, there’s always something new to discover, … Continue Reading