Canada Travals Photos

Polar Bears

Wapusk National Park, where these two male polar bears playfully tussle, spreads over the icy northernmost reaches of Manitoba. The park, whose name means “white bear” in the Cree language, protects one of the world's largest known polar bear denning areas

Canada Goose

,Noisy and ubiquitous, the Canada goose was once considered in danger of extinction. A protection program begun in the early 20th century revived the species, and now so many of these birds live in some areas of Canada and the United States that farmers consider them pests.

Aurora Borealis

Canada's northern latitude makes it an ideal place to catch the aurora borealis. Created when charged particles from the sun collide with Earth's upper atmosphere, auroras vary in color from red to green to blue and vary in shape from drapes to arcs to bands.

Trinity Bay

Canada's province of Newfoundland boasts the easternmost point in North America. Just a tick west of that point is Trinity Bay, where towns with names like Heart's Delight and Heart's Content dot the rugged, wave-battered coast.

Canola Flowers, St. Lawrence Valley

Many Canadian farmers are rapidly shifting to cultivating canola, or rapeseed, seen here in Quebec’s lower St. Lawrence Valley. Exploding worldwide demand for canola oil, seed, and meal has made the crop the top source of farm income in Canada

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls is as popular in Canada as it is in the United States—in both countries it’s on the list of most visited tourist sites. The famed cross-border cataract comprises three separate waterfalls: American and Bridal Veil on the U.S. side and Horseshoe on the Canadian. Here, rainbows arc across the Niagara River's churning water as the Maid of the Mist offers visitors a closer look at the falls

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toront

This dramatic, curving wooden staircase was one element in a six-year, multimillion-dollar redesign of the Art Gallery of Ontario, finished in late 2008. Founded in 1900, the museum has become one of the largest art museums in North America, with 583,000 square feet (54,000 square meters) and more than 79,000 work,

Blowing Snow

Much of Canada's vast interior is too dry for heavy snow accumulation, but just inland from the coasts, moisture frequently mixes with bitter cold and wind to produce blinding storms, like this one in eastern Canada.

Old Town Quebec

,The streets, shops, and cafés along the St. Lawrence River in Quebec City have the romance of Paris and the charm of a provincial village. Established in 1608 as a fur-trading settlement, this immaculately restored port is Canada's oldest city.

T'sasala Dancer

In Canada, aboriginal groups are respectfully referred to as First Nations. The original migrants to Canada are thought to have crossed a now submerged land bridge during the most recent ice age, some 12,000 years ago. Many of the First Nations work hard to maintain their ancient customs; the T'sasala Cultural Group regularly holds traditional dance exhibitions at its Big House, the setting here, on Cormorant Island in British Columbia.

Victoria Inner Harbour

The heart of Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, is its vibrant Inner Harbour, a charming place to spend an afternoon among seagulls, visual artists, and musicians. Started as a trading post for the Hudson Bay Company in 1843, Victoria is western Canada's oldest city.

Banff National Park

The peaks of Banff National Park in Alberta dominate the sky, rising sharply above glassy meltwater lakes and breathtaking expanses of evergreen forest. Banff is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885.,,,,,