Nova Scotia

How to experience Canada at its most epic

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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

Why scientists hope adding gravel can help Nova Scotia’s kelp recover

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A patch of landscape gravel covered in baby kelp, part of a project to test a technique that could provide a way to restore Nova Scotia’s kelp beds. (Moira Donovan – image credits) In a converted ocean-side shipping container in Ketch Harbor, N.S., a group of people gather to peer into tanks filled with fluffy … Read more