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26 stories Updated October 13, 2026
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Sled the North: Abitibi-Témiscamingue's Snowmobile Trails

More than 3,500 km of groomed trail, reliable snow and hotels that open onto the network. How to plan a snowmobile trip in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and why to buy your trail pass in October.

Travel Guide · Algonquin Provincial Park CA

Ontario's Thanksgiving Colour, Mapped

Algonquin, Arrowhead and Oxtongue River-Ragged Falls are at full colour, and the leaves are starting to fall. Where to go this Thanksgiving, and how to get in.

Destination Intelligence · Victoria CA

Victoria's New Monument of Names

A monument near the B.C. Legislature lists some 25,000 uprooted Japanese Canadians and their children. It reopens to visitors in November, adding a heritage stop to Victoria itineraries.

Destination Intelligence · San Miguel de Allende CA

Vancouver Gets a Bajío Nonstop

Flair's weekly Vancouver–Guanajuato flight, launched 3 October, is Canada's first nonstop to Mexico's Bajío, putting San Miguel de Allende within one flight of the West Coast.

Trade Desk · Halifax CA

Halifax Loses Its Europe Summer

WestJet drops Halifax–Copenhagen, Halifax–Madrid and Toronto–Glasgow for summer 2027, and Icelandair leaves Halifax. Advisors should rebook 2027 clients and reprice via hubs now.

Hotel Watch · Vancouver CA

Strike Vote at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

445 housekeeping and food-and-beverage workers vote 6–7 October on a strike mandate. Advisors with Vancouver stays or banquets booked should plan a contingency.

Destination Intelligence · Toronto UK

Canada, Sold From London

UK arrivals lead Canada's overseas growth while US inbound slips. A cheaper permit, steady sterling and a new Heathrow day flight make Canada the long-haul pitch for 2027.

Trade Desk · Port of Montréal

Selling Summer 2028 Cruises Now

Holland America and Royal Caribbean have opened summer 2028 bookings from Montréal and Vancouver, so advisors can lock in Canadian clients' best cabins nearly two years out.

Travel Guide · Old Port of Montréal

Montréal's Old Port This Fall

New spa treatments at Bota Bota, two VR shows into January, a Monday bungee rate and a new artisan market fill the Old Port's autumn calendar.

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