Calgary craft beer has taken off in the past few years and the city is looking to compete with other urban centres like Portland and Seattle when it comes to beer tourism. Tourism Calgary and local brewers teamed up in 2017 to create the YYC Beer Map and the newest …

A fetid smell is bedevilling one of Canada’s most recognizable seaside communities at the height of tourism season, with residents saying they’re often forced to roll up their windows and abandon their balconies. Kevin Ernst lives on Lunenburg’s back harbour and says he has had to leave his barbecue and …

A Prince Edward Island landmark and Anne of Green Gables tourist destination has been damaged by a fire. New Glasgow Fire Chief Jason Peters says the blaze broke out at the Green Gables post office in Cavendish around 4:30 p.m. Monday. Peters says firefighters were quickly able to contain the …

As the curtain gets ready to close on Manitoba’s largest film festival Sunday night, the rural municipality of Gimli will be feeling the effects for months to come. Every year, thousands of people visit the beach town during the Gimli Film Festival. Now in its 18th year, the 2018 edition …

Nova Scotia, keenly aware of tourism’s importance to the provincial economy, is sprucing up Peggy’s Cove, the Cabot Trail and other iconic sites. Business Minister Geoff MacLellan says a new $6-million infrastructure program aims to revitalize five tourist hubs and improve the visitor experience. MacLellan said the impetus for the …

The fires burning around the southern Okanagan have made national news over the last week. The result has been that local businesses that rely on tourism, even those far from evacuation zones, are taking a hit as some change their travel plans because of the fire news. Todd’s RV and …

Tourism saw a huge jump last year compared to 2016, as nearly 10 per cent more Canadians came to experience Regina and the rest of Saskatchewan. According to , the increase was well above the national average of just over two per cent. Travel throughout the province netted almost $1.9 …

A leading Alberta economist points to the province’s agriculture and tourism sectors as bright spots for the bottom line this summer, but warns there could be trouble ahead. “2018 is shaping up to be a very interesting year, and some dark clouds could be on the horizon,” says Todd . …

Suspended 2,000 metres above the valley bottom, the is up and running. It features unobstructed views in every direction. Rob McSkimming, Whistler Blackcomb’s vice-president of development, says the new bridge has been well-received by visitors who want to stunning vistas that were previously only available to seasoned skiers or mountain …

Declining sea ice, not tourism, is likely to blame for the tragic death of an Inuit man in last week says a leading polar bear expert. Aaron Gibbons — known as Gumby — was teaching four children, including his son and daughter, how to pick bird eggs last week on …