Given the current economic climate, cutting back has become a way of life for many North Americans. Retirees, in particular, are looking at ways to stretch the shrinking dollars in their portfolios. Common techniques for reducing expenditures include eating out less, incorporating energy-saving devices and routines in the home and eliminating or curtailing such things [...]
Canada has leap frogged up the rankings to second place in a survey of the best national brands, according to tourism and branding experts as well as international travellers.
Canada moved up from a 6th place finish last year and a 12th place finish two years ago in the Country Brand Index, largely on the strength [...]
The weather is changing and the days are getting shorter, which means the holiday season is just around the corner. As you prepare to host family and friends, now is the time to dust off those old decorations and to consider some simple ideas to add a festive feel to your home this year.
“The holiday [...]
The waters off Newfoundland and Vancouver Island are among “the world’s great dive sites” cited in the new Fodor’s book “Adventure Travel.” Second World War shipwrecks off Newfoundland’s Bell Island are accessible to scuba-divers year-round, the book says. The province also offers the opportunity to dive among icebergs, with the best time being May or June.
Marine [...]
It’s the time of the year when costume party and trick-or-treating memories are made, but are you taking the best photos to share with friends and family? If you feel like an amateur behind the lens and your pictures stay trapped on your camera, these tips will help you take photos you’ll be proud to [...]
Halloween is the season of dress-up, make-believe and fun. Great preparation goes into buying costumes that transform young children, teens, college students and even adults into an array of characters including ghosts, goblins, witches, devils, superheroes and storybook characters. It’s a time when it’s okay to be something or someone other than yourself for a [...]
A Happy Thanksgiving To All Our Readers
The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long [...]
As Halloween approaches, the seasonal “to-do” list, typically marked with finding the perfect costume and trick-or-treat route, is a bit more complicated with the growing need to protect the environment and manage household budgets. In preparing for your neighborhood ghosts and goblins, try these easy tips and tricks to “go green,” and spend less on [...]
Our wavering economy along with swelling gas prices have tampered with vacationers’ travel plans throughout the summer, leaving many travelers in the lurch. As wallets continue to tighten and stress levels rise, people are realizing just how much they need and deserve a vacation getaway that for now seems to be tossed on the backburner.
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It’s Canada’s youngest province, its westernmost and, arguably, one of its wackiest. It is way over on the left-hand side of the map and, some might say, it is the most left-leaning.
British Columbia will mark 150 years on Monday, the B.C. Day provincial holiday, with concerts and fireworks celebrating a century and a half of [...]
