To show visitors another side of British Columbia's capital city, Victoria has created a new series of four self-guided walking tours and maps entitled "Secrets of the City." The tours are themed and include: Happy Hauntings, showing visitors unexpected sights in Canada's most haunted city; Forbidden City, offering tales from Chinatown's secret city within the city; Law & Disorder, with stories of Victoria's lawmen and criminals; and Fools Rush ...

The West Coast Trail finally got its official welcome back on to the map, after hikers had restarted trips on the daunting route back in May. First Nations' ceremonies and speeches by the stewards of trail were held at the northern trailhead, in the coastal village of Bamfield. The trail had officially been out of commission since last December, when a major wind storm swept in off the Pacific ...