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Tiny Sable Island Canada’s newest national park

It is just a long, slender, green-bean of a thing, but this dune off the cold coast of Nova Scotia is anything but a harmless strip of sand. Its swirling waters are known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, for they have swallowed 350 ships [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Vancouver Island legend Howie Meeker named to the Order of C...

Golly gee willikers, he didn't expect it but Howie Meeker is deeply honoured. Meeker was among 54 appointments to the Order of Canada announced Thursday, joining the likes of Trevor Linden and actor Eric Peterson of TV's Corner G [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Visiting Vancouver Island, Canada

Huddled along the south-western coast of British Columbia and across the Georgia Strait from Vancouver, Vancouver Island is a land of great contrast and even greater beauty. British Columbia's capital city, Victoria, is located here and b [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Canadas Treasure Island

Often it is the Caribbean that is associated with pirates and buried treasure. But for a few treasure hunters it’s a small and off the coast of Nova Scotia that is getting a lot of attention. Oak Island is a little island with a big [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Prince Edward Island, Canada

Prince Edward Island's culture is strongly rooted in its history, and that is a large part of its appeal. Many inhabitants trace their ancestry to Ireland and Scotland, and there are Celtic accents in everything from the traditional m [...]

Posted On : Jul, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Cape Breton (Canada) - Final resting place of Alexander Gra...

Cape Breton Island, a part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, lies at the northeastern tip of the province. The province, itself lies at the east –northeast side of the mainland Canada, touching the Gulf of St. Lawrence on its [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2007 | Comments : 0

Island of Newfoundland (Canada): Home to world's largest est...

One of the largest islands off the eastern coast of world’s second largest country by mass – Canada – is the Island of Newfoundland. Not to confuse it with the state of Newfoundland, which is a separate administ [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2007 | Comments : 0

Galiano Island, BC 'Canada'

Galiano Island BC: A rural country island among the southern Gulf Islands off the southern eastern coastlines of Vancouver Island. Galiano Island has many beaches, hiking and walking trails and artist galleries covering the 57 square kilo [...]