Canada Travel News 08/31/2011

Love this quick coast-to-coast video tour of the country…

You never know what you're likely to see on The Drive in Vancouver…

Wind-powered go-karts in Quebec

A little-known northern Ontario train route gets a tribute in this terrific Globe and Mail travel piece 

A funny (but not quite accurate) video about popular Banff, Alberta…the wildlife shots are worth your time…

Sept. 1 is the deadline to enter to win 2 tix to see Ovo in Calgary, Alberta.

From one of my favourite bloggers, and nice I-didn't-know-that explanation of where the word "Canuck" comes from…

What's my favourite Canadian drink? Maybe not what you'd think…

Beautiful album of images from the Canadian Rockies.

A Globe profile of one of the performers at the upcoming Jazz on the Mountain at Whistler music festival.

Inspired by a WhyGoCanada post, Canadian blogger Judy Hammond pays tribute to her favourite Canadian food souvenir, a kind of caramel kiss from Quebec.

The Carving on the Edge festival, a celebration of west coast carving, runs Sept. 15-15, 2011 in Tofino and Ucluelet on the Left Coast of Vancouver Island.

Canadians of all political stripes say goodbye to NDP leader Jack Layton who passed at the age of 61 from cancer.