Vancouver

Even in the rain, the colours and smells of the west coast are a welcome break from February in Edmonton.

Flying Canoe Volant

We took in a neat festival last night in Mill Creek Ravine that celebrates French Canadian, First Nations, and Métis traditions.

Festival goers attempt a Métis dance in Mill Creek Ravine during the Flying Canoe Volant.

Last Diner

The local greasy spoon

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Astotin Lake

Grateful for a chance to leave the city behind for a few hours, and spend time with some very dear people this weekend. Sunset photos got a bit more life when these paddlers pushed off from Sandy Beach, Astotin Lake, Elk Island National Park.

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Team Canada

Fans rise to their feet in Commonwealth Stadium following Team Canada's winning penalty kick during the opening match of the FIFA Women's World Cup, June 6, 2015. The game drew a record-setting crowd of 53, 058.

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Nova Scotia/Toronto

A few moments from a week in Nova Scotia and a week in Toronto.

Taz surveys the back porch at Uncle Richard and Aunty Phyllis' farm in Lunenburg County.

Aunty Phyllis leads us into the barn at the farm.

Chatting in the kitchen while our socks dry out by the stove.

Rhoda chasing Taz. Crescent Beach, Nova Scotia.

Retired fishing boat. Port Medway, Nova Scotia.

Gravestones in a seaside cemetery in Port Medway, Nova Scotia. Many of the graves belonged to fishermen lost at sea over the previous 150 years.

Gravestone in a seaside cemetery in Port Medway, Nova Scotia. Many of the graves belonged to fishermen lost at sea over the previous 150 years.

Shelburne, South Shore, Nova Scotia.

On the Shelburne waterfront.

Calm in Kensington Market, Toronto.

Laundromat, College Street, Toronto.

Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto.

Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto.

Bros at a Blue Jays game, Rogers Centre,Toronto.

Pit stop at a café on Ossington Street, Toronto.

Toronto subway.

Toronto subway.

Dufferin Grove Park, Toronto.

Good Friday

Every Good Friday for 35 years, a crowd has carried a wooden cross through Edmonton's urban core for the Way of The Cross. It is an ecumenical prayer event where participants stop at stations in the community to reflect and pray about contemporary issues of concern. The themes this year were justice and reconciliation.

Skijoring, Lake Minnewanka

A pair skijor across Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park. The morning was incredibly still and clear, making their voices and the crunching of the snow sound as though they were much closer.

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Route 7 Jasper Place

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