Alberta is a western province of Canada. It is one of only two completely landlocked provinces. It boasts some of the most beautiful locations in Canada, including Banff, and Lake Louise. The 10 day Calgary Stampede is famous around the world. Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria…
Take a look at the interesting things this prairie province has to offer! Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without a natural border. Saskatchewan is a landlocked province with large distances to moderating bodies of waters. As a result, its climate is extremely continental, rendering severe winters throughout…
Explore the Yukon with the adventure, mystery and story it brings! The Yukon, Canada’s northwest territory, is wild, mountainous and still a vast underpopulated wilderness. Canada’s highest peak, Mount Logan, glaciers, wild ice aqua rivers and trails are part of the mystique of this storied land. Dawson City Sourdough The Dawson City Historical Complex commemorates…
Snakes, polar bears and floods… has to be Manitoba! Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada. It is one of the three prairie provinces (with Alberta and Saskatchewan) and Canada’s fifth-most populous province with its estimated 1.3 million people. Manitoba covers 649,950 square kilometres with a widely varied landscape. Manitoba’s capital and…
Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly province of Canada, closer in fact to Europe, than Canada’s west coast. When the Italian explorer, John Cabot, brought news back to England, the king of England said it was the “New founde lande” and the name stuck. How do locals pronounce the name Newfoundland? See the video below. Labrador is a…