Destination: Canada

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CANADA ON CELLULOID

Grab a bowl of popcorn and get in the mood for your Canadian adventure with one (or some) of these flicks made by Canada's top directors. Many have won international acclaim, including coveted Oscars, Golden Globes and Palmes d'Or.

  • Mon oncle Antoine (1971) Director: Claude Jutra
  • The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) Director: Ted Kotcheff
  • Videodrome (1983) Director: David Cronenberg
  • I've Heard the Mermaid Singing (1987) Director: Patricia Rozema
  • Jesus de Montreal (1989) Director: Denys Arcand
  • 33 Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) Director: Francois Girard
  • Hard Core Logo (1996) Director: Bruce McDonald
  • The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Director: Atom Egoyan
  • Hollywood North (2003) Director: Peter O'Brian
  • Les Invasions barbares (2003) Director: Denys Arcand

GREAT CANADIAN READS

Storytelling opens a window on the culture and psyche of a country's people. Prepare for your trip by reading these works by some of Canada's finest writers.

  • The Anciens Canadien (1863) Philippe Aubert de Gaspe Sr
  • Anne of Green Gables (1908) Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • Wild Geese (1925) Martha Ostenso
  • The Tin Flute (1945) Gabrielle Roy
  • The Stone Angel (1964) Margaret Laurence
  • The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business (1970), The Manicore (1972) and World of Wonders (1975) Robertson Davies
  • The Wars (1977) Timothy Findley
  • In the Skin of a Lion (1987) Michael Ondaatje
  • Cat's Eye (1989) Margaret Atwood
  • Whylah Falls (1990) George Elliott Clarke

PARTY IN THE STREETS

Canadians know how to let their hair down. There's almost always something interesting going on around the country and in summer, cities such as Montreal never seem to stop having fun. Here's our list of favorites:

  • Winter Carnival (Quebec City, Quebec) February
  • Yukon Quest (Whitehorse, Yukon) February
  • Stratford Festival (Stratford, Ontario) April to November
  • Calgary Stampede (Calgary, Alberta) July
  • Festival International de Jazz (Montreal, Quebec) July
  • Great Northern Arts Festival (Inuvik, Northwest Territories) July
  • Klondike Days (Edmonton, Alberta) July
  • Festival Acadien (Caraquet, New Brunswick) August
  • Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario) September
  • Oktoberfest (Kitchener, Ontario) October

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