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This gorgeous Ontario town was named among the top 10 destinations in the world for 2027
It's just road trip from Toronto.
If you're already planning some adventures for 2027, you'll want to keep this beautiful small town in mind.
With storybook streets, quaint shops, and old-world charm, it was recently named one of the world's top destinations to visit next year.
The best part is, you don't need to get on a plane or even leave the country to discover this gem. The town is located just a road trip from Toronto, so you can add a little getaway to your travel plans without venturing too far from home.
Expedia has just unveiled its largest travel report of the year, Unpack '27, which highlights the destinations and travel behaviours expected to shape the year ahead.
The 2027 Destinations of the Year list spotlights some of the world's fastest-rising travel hotspots, based on search data showing where travellers are most eager to go next.
Ontario's Niagara-on-the-Lake ranked ninth on the list, with searches up 35% year after year.
According to Expedia, it's "one of Canada's best-preserved 19th-century towns," and has "storybook streets" with"Victorian-era shopfronts and tea rooms."
You can spend a day wandering through the Heritage District, which looks like it was plucked from a postcard. The area is dotted with gift shops, gourmet cafes, boutiques, and more.
The town is also home to several spas and boutique hotels where you can relax and get pampered. Located about an hour and a half from Toronto, it's an idyllic spot for a weekend getaway or longer.
There are attractions to explore as well, from the Shaw Festival Theatre to Icewine Festivals and more.
One of Niagara-on-the-Lake's main attractions is the surrounding wineries. Nestled in the heart of wine country, the town is home to 40 distinct wineries, with even more to visit in the broader Niagara region.
Popular spots include Peller Estates Winery, Trius Winery, Two Sisters Vineyards, Inniskillin Wines, and Konzelmann Estate Winery, great for sipping, dining, and soaking up views.
Niagara-on-the-Lake was the only Canadian destination to make Expedia's 2027 Destinations of the Year list. South Lake Tahoe, U.S., was crowned the top destination for 2027, followed by Hyogo, Japan, and Punta del Este, Uruguay.
You can find the full ranking of Expedia's 2027 Destinations of the Year here.
With its historic charm, quaint streets, and stunning wineries, it's no surprise Niagara-on-the-Lake is one of the world's top travel spots for 2027.
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European Investment Bank applies for exemption from foreign bank status
EU Investment Bank looks to operate in Canada
The European Investment Bank has applied for an exemption from foreign bank status in Canada, a move that would bring the lending arm of the European Union one step closer to operating here.
The request was published today in the Canada Gazette, the government's weekly publication listing new regulations and official notices.
The bank and the Canadian government signed a letter of intent in March committing to look for new ways to work together in areas like critical minerals.
The goal of that letter is to help ensure stable supply chains for various minerals and metals used in the clean energy, tech and defence sectors.
The March letter says that while the arrangement does not create financial commitments, it was meant to start discussions on allowing the investment bank to operate in Canada.
This application comes ahead of the Canada-EU Summit in Montreal at the end of October, where Canada and the EU are expected to announce the next steps in a deepening partnership.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026.
By David Baxter | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Community papers connect remotely housed Albertans to satellite internet rebate
Eligible Alberta households can claim up to $1,000 for satellite internet hardware and installation.
The target audience for a new rebate in Alberta may need the print version of their community newspaper to first learn that the satellite-facing program even exists.
Rebates worth up to $1,000 are available until March 31 for hardware and installation costs to connect certain households to low-Earth-orbit satellites for internet service.
The challenge is that the 10,000 or so rural and remote households that qualify have, by definition, severely limited or non-existent internet access, a rural media roundtable organized by the provincial government heard Thursday.
The eligible homes are in areas of Alberta deprived of traditional ground-based internet because of distance and topography, Technology and Innovation Minister Nate Glubish told about a dozen rural media representatives.
That makes community newspapers distributed along Alberta’s roads less travelled particularly important, he confirmed.
Glubish said major outlets have given the story little attention and “don’t want to talk to me about it. But I appreciate that it's your readers who are going to be more interested in this anyways.”
The program draws from a joint federal-Alberta fund worth $755 million to blanket the province with broadband. The new rebate addresses rural and remote residents that fell between the cracks because — until now — reaching them hasn’t been affordable, practical or even possible, Glubish said.
The difference today is that satellites in low-Earth orbit have become widely available to internet providers and users in Alberta.
Earlier, the government would have had to entice satellite companies to expand their service, Glubish said.
“We knew they were going to expand here anyway, but it was going to cost us tens of millions of dollars to persuade them to come here first, rather than just allowing them to come here as they normally were going to. And that patience has paid off,” said Glubish, the UCP member representing Strathcona-Sherwood Park.
Alberta published a broadband strategy in January 2022 with the goal to hit 100 per cent connectivity by the end of this fiscal year.
The strategy said then that 67 per cent of rural Albertans and 80 per cent of the province’s Indigenous communities had unreliable internet access at federal target speeds.
But today, according to the minister’s office, the needle has moved dramatically.
An estimated 82.2 per cent of households in Alberta First Nations reserves have access to high-speed internet, up from just 19.6 per cent in 2019, the baseline cited in the strategy.
That represents an increase of about 8,400 on-reserve households, the ministry told The Macleod Gazette in an emailed follow-up to the roundtable.
Of all Alberta households, 98.2 per cent now have access to high-speed internet, said a news release on the rebate.
“I know it's been a long time coming. We've been working hard on this for the last four years,” Glubish told the roundtable.
“But I think we’re coming to the tail-end of an important initiative, and it's nice to see that we are getting close to achieving our goal of universal connectivity."
A “significant portion” of federal-provincial funding has gone towards improving reliable, non-satellite internet in Indigenous communities, he said.
“If there are any First Nations communities that are not yet covered, then absolutely, yes, they would be eligible to participate in this rebate program,” he said.
Affordability remains an issue for some rural Albertans, Glubish acknowledged. Living the remote life can be expensive, and paying a premium for internet service is one of those higher costs.
But “the biggest barrier … is the upfront investment for the hardware and the installation. And that's what this program addresses,” he said.
“So this will go a long way to helping anybody in a low-income scenario to be able to get their connection established.”
Connectivity keeps getting more important in the professional and personal lives of Albertans, Glubish said.
He pointed to education, employment, entrepreneurship, and medical and justice services as cornerstones of modern life that the internet has improved dramatically. “If you don't have connectivity, your options are limited."
Households that qualify for the rebate can purchase their satellite hardware and installation while the program is open, with eligible receipts dating from Aug. 11 of this year onward.
Hardware must be purchased from an authorized vendor to qualify. Rebates apply to satellite dishes, receiver kits and installation services and supplies. Receipts are submitted through an online portal.
Find out more at alberta.ca/alberta-satellite-rebate-program — assuming you have a way to connect to the internet.
“I think it's super important to get this message out to our rural newspapers,” said roundtable participant Lisa Sygutek, president of the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association and the publisher and owner of the Crowsnest Pass Herald.
Sygutek also wanted to know how the rebate would be rolled out to Albertans who don’t have the connectively yet to apply or submit receipts online.
The ministry is working with organizations like Rural Municipalities of Alberta and with MLAs to share information on the rebate. It will monitor how effective its efforts are before looking at other communications measures, including direct mailing.
“Our goal is to try and make sure it's very clear that anybody who is likely to be eligible for this will know that this is an option available to them,” Glubish said.
Copyright 2026, The Macleod Gazette. All rights reserved.
George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Macleod Gazette.
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Loi de l'attraction: c'est quoi et comment l'utiliser pour avoir une vie de rêve
Le Secret. Le fameux secret. C'est quoi c*liss.
Popularisée en 2006 à la sortie du livre de Rhonda Byrne, l'expression «le secret» désigne tout simplement un mode de vie à adopter pour la rendre meilleure.
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Plusieurs personnes pensent à tort qu'il s'agit d'un mouvement ésotérique et que les gens qui mentionnent la loi de l'attraction sont dans des sectes. Humm, non.
La loi de l'attraction, tout comme la loi de la gravité, est une réelle loi décrite par plusieurs scientifiques (comme Newton et Einstein) comme étant ce «qui explique l’influence de la matière et de l’énergie sur le mouvement des corps et des astres». Elle s'appuie sur le principe que tout émet une fréquence et une énergie.
En d'autres mots: si tu es négatif dans la vie, ton énergie est négative et tu as tendance à vivre des moments de m*rde. Si, tout au contraire, tu dégages une énergie positive, ton quotidien sera des plus agréables.
Dans le livre Le Secret, l'auteur explique qu'on peut demander ce que l'on veut à «l'Univers» et qu'on doit y faire confiance en agissant comme si nous l'avions déjà reçu.
Cette méthode est assez controversée, puisqu'elle s'appuie sur la pensée magique. En suivant ces conseils, quelqu'un qui ne travaille pas et qui n'achète jamais de billet de loterie pourrait souhaiter devenir très riche et tout à coup gagner le gros lot comme par magie. C'est assez improbable et peu proactif comme façon de faire.
C'est en écoutant plusieurs vidéos sur YouTube (voir ci-bas) que j'ai mieux compris comment utiliser la loi de l'attraction. Voici un compte rendu des étapes à suivre pour l'utiliser, et ainsi changer ta vie pour le mieux:
1) Décrire ta vie de rêve sur une feuille. Tu ferais quoi comme travail? Comment t'habillerais-tu? Avec qui serais-tu en couple? Etc. Ensuite, sur une autre page, décris en quelques points ta vie actuelle. Puis, compare les 2. S'il n'y a aucun lien entre les 2 textes, il est temps de changer quelque chose. Si au contraire, les 2 vont dans le même sens, il y a de bonnes chances que tu utilises déjà la loi de l'attraction sans le savoir.
2) Pour bien fonctionner, la loi stipule que tu dois complètement cesser de focaliser sur tout ce que tu n'aimes pas, c'est-à-dire, arrêter tout chialage inutile. Plutôt que de perdre ton temps à commenter sur tout ce qui te gosse dans ta vie, comme le fait de ne pas avoir de vacances ou que ton chum t'a déçue, tu dois te concentrer sur les belles choses et ce que tu veux dans l'avenir pour commencer à attirer davantage cela dans ta vie. Lorsque tu changes ton focus, ta vie change en même temps sans même que tu modifies quoi que ce soit dans ton quotidien, simplement parce que tes pensées influencent tes actions.
Il s'agit simplement d'un switch de perception: passer de l'angoisse en pensant simplement au problème, à l'action proactive.
Exemple: «Ça va mal avec mon chum, on n'a pas assez de points en commun» (en stressant, angoissant, pleurant) --> Planifier une soirée de date avec mon chum pour dresser une liste d'activités qu'on aime tous les 2 pour finir l'été en beauté.
99% des gens ne sont pas capables d'appliquer la loi de l'attraction dans leur vie, car c'est TRÈS difficile pour l'esprit humain de focaliser sur le positif. Évidemment, c'est tout à fait normal d'avoir des petites rechutes de négativisme parfois, mais il est important de s'en rendre compte et de «changer de fréquence» immédiatement en cherchant le positif dans la situation donnée, ou bien simplement choisir de ne pas se laisser affecter.
Pourquoi ça marche? Parce que suivre cette loi te donne confiance en toi et t'aide à combattre des insécurités. En ne vivant plus dans la peur et l'angoisse, tu prends naturellement plus de risques et des décisions qui te mènent vers une éventuelle vie de rêve. Aussi, puisque ton quotidien est rempli de joie, de gratitude et de petits bonheurs, tu te retrouves déjà avec une vie de rêve, qui est finalement ton ancienne vie version 2.0.
En arrêtant de stresser parce que tu n'as pas de cash, tu finis par rencontrer l'ami d'un ami qui t'offre une job dans un nouveau bar dans lequel tu vas faire plein d'argent. Tu aurais peut-être rencontrer cette personne de toute façon à un moment dans ta vie, mais tu aurais probablement dit non par peur de te jeter dans le vide avec une nouvelle job, dans le confort de ton sofa.
Donc si ton rêve c'est d'être payée à voyager partout le monde, prends confiance en toi immédiatement et pars-toi un blogue/ page Instagram et fait tout ce qui est possible pour arriver à tes fins.
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