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Article content Were it a normal year, hordes of skiers and snowboarders, filmmakers and other visitors would now be descending on Whistler, B.C. for the World Ski and Snowboard Festival, an international extravaganza of mountain culture, music and partying. This year, however, the festival is being held virtually from April 16 to 23, and the mountain resort two hours north of Vancouver is getting international headlines for another reason. Whistler is at the centre of one of the largest outbreaks of the P.1 Brazilian COVID variant in the country, if not the world — outside of South America...

Article content Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. for April 15, 2021. We’ll provide summaries of what’s going on in B.C. right here so you can get the latest news at a glance. This page will be updated regularly throughout the day, with developments added as they happen. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19 update for April 15: Canucks game likely postponed | New modelling data expected today as cases surge | Six more deaths | B.C. extends ban on indoor dining | Back ...

When to visit Canada © Justin Foulkes / Lonely Planet Canada is primarily a summer destination: the country gets three times more foreign visitors in July than January. In a land of seriously frigid winter temperatures and – in the far north – little daylight, summer is a welcome respite when you can unlock the pleasures of 48 national parks, enjoy an abundance of festivals and dine alfresco in a host of cosmopolitan cities. There are even beaches to explore and a burgeoning wine culture to savor.    For those not averse to a little winter chill, the snow-accustomed Cana...

Utah 2019 big air World Champion: N/A (cancelled) Sierra Nevada 2017 big air World Champion: Anna Gasser (AUT) 17 years into her international career still at the absolute pinnacle of the sport, Jamie Anderson of the host U.S. squad comes into Aspen 2021 looking for one of the only titles she doesn’t yet own, as she seeks to add world champs gold to her extensive trophy case. With back-to-back Olympic slopestyle gold medals and the PyeongChang 2018 big air silver, two crystal globes, eight X Games golds, ten World Cup wins, eight US Open victories, and innumerable other accolades, Andersonâ...

With both the Utah 2019 World Championships gold and silver medallists out of this week’s Aspen 2021 world champs due to injury, and with no other women’s champions from years past slated to drop in on competition, we’re ensured of seeing a brand-new World Champion by the end of the day on Friday. Estonia’s Kelly Sildaru will not be competing this week after injuring her knee in training for the X games big air at the end of January, while Cassie Sharpe of Canada suffered an injury mid-competition at X Games - though she still did enough before she went down to earn silver there.