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Northern lights, polar bears and belugas get Churchill onto Time Magazine greatest places to travel list

March 19, 2023

Manitoba’s northernmost northern lights are having a moment in the limelight.

This week, Churchill was named as one of Time Magazine’s great places to visit in 2023 for its stunning multi-coloured aurora borealis, lumbering white polar bears, vocal beluga whales and more.

“It’s unexpected, but definitely not surprising,” said Jessica Hassard, corporate communications specialist at Travel Manitoba.

“Churchill is an atypical destination. It’s absolutely off the beaten path and it’s a real opportunity to make an adventure out of your vacation.”

The nod comes after Winnipeg made the cut in 2021. Churchill was one of only two Canadian destinations to

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Orthopedic travel team successfully performs 1st surgeries on Northern Peninsula

January 31, 2023 sNawaWebs.ADV

A shot of surgeons holding instruments near a patient. — In an effort to tackle Newfoundland and Labrador’s backlog of orthopedic surgeries, the provincial government announced a new strategy of sending out travel teams in November. (Oleg Ivanov IL/Shutterstock)

An orthopedic travel team performed its first surgeries on Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula last week, as part of an ongoing effort to address surgical backlogs in the province.

The team, led by Eastern Health’s head of orthopedics, Dr. William Moores, travelled to St. Anthony on Jan. 22 to perform 11 joint replacements over five days at the Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital.

While the number of surgeries performed might not seem significant,

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The 18 Best Places to See the Northern Lights

October 21, 2022 sNawaWebs.ADV

The northern lights, known as the aurora borealis, are a spectacular natural light show visible at certain times of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. This phenomenon occurs when electrically charged particles from the sun enter the Earth’s atmosphere and collide with gaseous particles, such as oxygen and nitrogen. The experience is surreal, with vibrant hues of blue, green, pink and violet dancing across the night sky. The best places to see the aurora borealis offer little to no light pollution, clear skies and no precipitation. Many top viewing spots have websites with aurora trackers, and staff members at some

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