Fun & Games in Vancouver: Vancouver and the surrounding area, including the ski resort of Whistler, are gearing up for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in February. But even without a major event to include on your itinerary - and at any time of year - this is a city with much to offer, whether your interests are sporting, cultural or culinary. Story by Lee Mylne

Chuting stars: The Calgary Stampede is, if you believe the banners and posters hung from every available post, pillar and rail in the city, “the greatest outdoor show on earth”. If the hype, enthusiasm and sheer spectacle is anything to go by, they are probably right. For 10 days each summer the western Canadian city of Alberta comes alive in the grip of cowboy fever as everyone in town pulls on their boots and dons a 10-gallon hat to celebrate all things country and western. And I mean everyone. If you're not doing the western swagger round town during Stampede, you don't belong. Story by Lee Atkinson

Newfoundland: Don't ask for a squid burger when you get to Newfoundland. The dish made famous by novelist Annie Proulx in The Shipping News isn't authentic, and you'll find the locals are friendlier if you opt to try cod tongues or seal flipper pie.
Story by Lee Mylne

Driving the Cabot Trail: When the mist cleared, the sweep of road ahead revealed itself: clinging to the side of a mountain, disappearing at times in the curve of the land, the waters of the Gulf of St Lawrence crashing against the rocks below it. We pulled into what Canadians call a “lookoff”, to better enjoy the view while it lasted. This is the Cabot Trail, one of five scenic driving “trails” on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island, and renowned as one of the most picturesque drives in the world. Story by Lee Mylne

Singing in the rain: No matter how hard you try you’re very unlikely to leave Vancouver without getting wet.  Packed into a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean between the Cascade Mountains and the Fraser River delta, Vancouver is a city that lives on, around and in the water.  It’s a city of beaches and waterfront parks, of deep harbours studded with cruise liners and chunky freighters.  It’s a city festooned with a string of beaches and outdoor swimming pools, of rivers and sea walls, suspension bridges and islands.  Almost anywhere you go, you’ll find a water view. Story by Lee Atkinson

Rocky Mountaineer: Travel by train through some of the world’s most breathtaking mountain scenery. Two days aboard the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Calgary. Story by Lee Atkinson

Moose on the loose: Imagine Victoria’s Great Ocean Road on a wild stormy day, with rugged mountains twice as high and twice as steep, and dense forest wilderness that goes on for miles and miles, then swap latte-sipping tourists for moose and you’ve got a fairly good idea of Canada’s Cabot Trail, on the wild, wind-scoured northern tip of Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island. Story by Lee Atkinson

Paddle power: Five of the best places to hit the water across Canada. Story by Lee Atkinson

Best of the west: Canada’s wild west coast is a place of extreme contrasts. Unbelievably scenic, it’s a place where you can ski in the morning and play a round of golf or enjoy an ocean swim the same afternoon. It’s a place of beaches and rivers, of mountains and water views, and no matter how you travel, by air, sea or rail, it’s a place that will leave you breathless with its awe-inspiring beauty. Story by Lee Atkinson

St John’s: Relentless rain, the type that soaks you from head to toe in less than two minutes, numbing your nose and fingertips and plastering your hair to your head while slowly snaking down your back to trickle into your underwear, is lashing in horizontally from the storm savaged depths of the North Atlantic as we arrive in St John’s.  September is a beautiful time to visit Newfoundland. Story by Lee Atkinson

Weekends from Toronto: Three weekend trips from Toronto – along Niagara's famous wine route to the incredible Niagara Falls; travelling back in time to the Mennonite town of St Jacobs; and into the wilderness of Algonquin National Park – all less than three hours drive from the city. Story by Lee Atkinson