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It took retired Courtenay physician Ron Perrier, now 72, 18 years to complete the milestone.

City’s ruins offer the best look anywhere at life in an ancient Roman town

Small, inexpensive country offers big mountains and wide valleys with steep hills covered in Jerusalem pine, olive trees, and vineyards.

There are about 600 polar bears in the population near Churchill, Manitoba — about half what it was 40 years ago, but still close to one bear for every resident.

Anyone who paid for their first checked bag on Canadian domestic flights booked directly with WestJet for travel between Oct. 29, 2014, and July 29, 2017, is eligible to submit a claim.

Under the deal, the sponsorship by the short-term rental giant will cover the renewal of an educational program inside the ancient Roman amphitheater covering the history of the structure and gladiators.

For Chinese ravers, these gatherings — often called “ye di,” or “wild dances” — not only offer a rare space for unfettered fun, but signal resistance to the narrowly prescribed future a rigid society expects for them.

The ferry company that provides service between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island says it expects to get one of its boats back in the water before the end of the sailing season.

Although little remains of the grandest souvenir of Cold War Berlin, you can retrace its history in the Berlin Wall Memorial.

Kelowna has plenty to offer in autumn, when the lake gets less crowded and the destination’s biggest draws — wineries and local hiking trails — remain open before snow’s arrival, when skiing takes prominence.