Edward Helmore

Travel and restaurants

Saint-Henri

Montréal’s distinctive cultural mix, fine architecture and liberal sensibility has made it Canada’s most desirable city (though Vancouverites may say otherwise). Its Saint-Henri neighbourhood is becoming especially attractive for home hunters.

Politics

The heat is on

Canada’s far north was once too inhospitable for most, but global warming is clearing the snows. This has lured speculators after oil and diamonds, creating a strategic nightmare for Ottawa over its sovereignty.