Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer Train, Canada's Greatest Landscapes Unfold Slowly

Air Canada — which is now facing accusations of mistreating disabled passengers — once left the wheelchair of Canada's top accessibility officer behind on a cross-country flight.

When did your thirst for adventure begin?Adventure has been with me my whole life. I spent my earliest years on the island nation of Fiji, where my parents, who were themselves very adventurous people, were working at the time. They once recalled seeing me wandering out into the shallow ocean, lost in my own private quest. Me being a toddler, this was obviously quite alarming for them, and even when we returned to England, the only way they could stop me from putting myself in danger was to quite literally tie me to a rope. Had they not, I would have been off scrambling up some rock face.

An undercover investigation has documented a disabled Air Canada's nightmare journey, including the moment her ventilator got disconnected and a lift hit her on the head.

Increasing the use of public transport and minimising car dependency are two significant ways to help Europe reach ambition climate and energy-saving targets. At the heart of achieving both is the continent's railways.

Canada, our friendly northern neighbor, boasts extraordinarily diverse geography, from tall Rocky Mountain peaks to expansive flat prairie land and seaside communities on both coasts. With a smaller national population than that of California, it's perhaps unsurprising that Canada is also full of charming small towns and welcoming rural communities worth planning a trip around. You’ll find salty little enclaves, graced by orcas and world-class surfers in British Columbia; tiny mountain towns with Gold Rush history in the Yukon’s Grizzly country; and, of course, flannel-filled hubs for outdoors lovers who want to bike and hike in the country’s dramatic national parks. What links them together, though, is that small town spirit, and undeniable charm. (Don’t be surprised if your small town trip warrants big time vacation days—please like these are never easy to leave.)

Canada’s railways, operated by government-run VIA Rail , are a pillar of the country’s late 19th- and early 20th-century history. Impressive feats of engineering, the railways united the nation, delivered news and supplies to isolated communities and brought prosperity and mobility to the masses. 

Snow sports slay in this world-renowned ski town, found only two hours by car from Vancouver. Once the site of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Whistler is the largest ski resort in North America, where a pair of peaks provide endless terrain for an epic ski getaway. But the alpine adventures don’t stop at the slopes. When the weather warms, there’s still a ton to see and do here.

You might think Magic Kingdom is the be-all and end-allof the Christmas season at Disney World, with highlights including Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, holiday parades, holiday fireworks, and snow raining down on Main Street USA.

Canada’s Minister of Tourism, The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, officially opened Destination Canada’s International Symposium on Destination Stewardship during a reception at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Québec. The Symposium, which ran from November 7–8, aims to challenge participants to forge a new path towards a more inclusive, resilient and prosperous tourism sector. Leveraging and learning from previous and existing initiatives, the Symposium explored how a regenerative approach to tourism can have a positive impact on residents, their communities, the economy, culture, and the environment.

An 83-year-old father died on a long-haul Air Canada flight from India to Toronto — but he might still be alive if the crew had listened to his family's desperate pleas and diverted the plane when he began having health problems, his grieving daughter told Insider.

Demand was up, but so were fuel prices. And there were some downs.

A passenger on an Air Canada flight says he had to get on the floor and drag himself to the front of the plane after airline staff wouldn't assist him, Canadian broadcaster CBC News reported.