Canada
Snowfall during Easter prompts resorts to extend the season
This week, snowfall was heaviest in the Southern Alps – Getty Easter has arrived and with it fresh snow in the Alps. Snow will be falling all week in European resorts and many other mountain ranges in the Northern Hemisphere, with North American resorts also doing particularly well this week. Resorts in the Pyrenees have … Read more
Ontario is Canada at its most Canadian
Canoeing is one of the most popular activities in Canada – James Smedley/Destination Ontario In recent years, Mario Gionet has had the same dreams: his grandmother, by a fire, in a clearing of cedars. “She gives me my lessons,” Mario explains as we walk through the Hiawatha Highlands, the mist making the deep forest suitably … Read more
10 of the best last-minute spring ski vacations
The lifts in Val Thorens will remain operational until early May – Getty The ski clock may be ticking, but there are still plenty of opportunities to get into the mountains before the ski areas close. And whether you’ve yet to book or are planning yet another flight to the snow, the truth is that … Read more
Expansion of orchards in Canada’s wine country raises fears that an important wildlife corridor will be damaged
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Just below the fog line hanging over the central Okanagan Valley, rows of saplings for a cherry orchard expansion span the eastern stretch above Highway 33 on the outskirts of Kelowna in Canada’s wine country. New cherry varieties and climate change in interior British Columbia have allowed the fruit to … Read more
Sports quiz of the week: champions, challengers, crowds and changes
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Inside the Nuno Espirito Santo Revolution at Nottingham Forest
Nuno The rain is pouring down on the Nottingham Forest training ground and the scorching heat of Saudi Arabia must feel like a lifetime ago for Nuno Espirito Santo. After leaving champions Al-Ittihad in November, where temperatures above 40 degrees were the norm, Nuno is now back in the Premier League and enjoying his latest … Read more
How to experience Canada at its most epic
The spectacular sight of the Smoking Hills is a highlight of a Northwest Passage cruise – Karsten Bidstrup/Hurtigruten From the rugged maritime provinces, north to Prince Edward Island and Labrador, to the historic cities of Montreal and Quebec on the St Lawrence Seaway, to Toronto and the Great Lakes, and all the way west to … Read more