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23Oct 201823 Oct 2018

Pumpkinferno and other after-dark near-adventures in Cornwall, Ont.

CORNWALL — There are times you go looking for adventure, and times when adventure finds you. And there are times…

Rainy-day activity: Popping tags n’ thrifting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes My grandpa was known to spread out the classified section of his Saturday-morning newspaper and carefully circle each interesting-sounding…

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Abandoned attraction: A peek inside Woodleigh Replicas

We were teenagers the first time we visited Woodleigh Replicas. The last time, we had a preteen. The past 30…

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How tragedy helped end the last of Canada’s logging railways

11 May 201815 May 2018

BEAVER COVE I pulled over between two one-lane bridges to take pictures of the rail. Melani waited in the car, as she does every time I do this. I have…

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The peacocks (and other wildlife) of Vancouver Island

26 Apr 201826 Apr 2018

PACIFIC RIM HIGHWAY The deer came out at dusk. They barely lifted their heads to acknowledge us, but I slowed the car and put everyone on deer watch. Bear watch,…

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A walk in the park: Beacon Hill and the running of the goats

25 Apr 201824 Apr 2018

Part of an occasional series exploring North America’s national, provincial and state parks. VICTORIA When you ask people for travel recommendations, you’ll mostly get answers similar to what the region’s tourism bureau…

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The sketchiest McDonald’s in British Columbia

23 Apr 201823 Apr 2018

VICTORIA This is how the math breaks down when your intention is to go to a nice restaurant but you're still a parent after all: Three exhausted children (new friends)…

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Having a breakdown: Don’t stop fighting — stop fighting alone

31 Jan 201810 Oct 2018

I had a mental breakdown and didn’t miss a day of work. I left an hour early one day this summer. I didn’t tell anyone why. But it was because…

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Trevor and me: A fast and furious Christmas anti-movie

9 Jan 201823 Apr 2018

We left between snowstorms and half an hour late. It was Christmas Day, and Trevor’s flight to Florida was at 2 p.m., leaving from Burlington, Vermont. There was more than…