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We suggest ideas for activities, and we reveal places you’ll want to discover. Winter or summer, you’ll have fun all over Québec and Ontario. Festivals, concerts, restaurants, museums, bike paths, winery tours, nightlife, microbreweries and hiking trails. We’ll fill up your days in no time.

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