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Large red YYC letters in the departures hall at Calgary International Airport with WestJet check-in counters behind them

Car Rental at Calgary Airport (YYC): Counters, Tires, Fees

Published October 22, 2026 · Verified October 22, 2026

Renting a car at Calgary Airport (YYC): where the Rental Car Centre is, counter hours from 7 am, winter tire rules west of the city and return fees.

The international arrivals hall at Vancouver International Airport with two carved wooden figures standing in front of the queue barriers

Car Rental at Vancouver Airport (YVR): On-Site or Downtown

Published October 19, 2026 · Verified October 17, 2026

Renting a car at Vancouver Airport (YVR): the eight on-site brands, off-airport shuttles, downtown branch hours and how the BC winter-tire rule works.

The blue star-studded vault and gilded altarpiece inside Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal

Notre-Dame Basilica Montreal: Tickets, AURA Show, Worth It?

Published October 17, 2026 · Verified October 17, 2026

Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal: what the day visit and the AURA light show cover, the combined ticket, Sunday hours and when a guide helps.

Visitors in yellow ponchos on the deck at the foot of the Horseshoe Falls, the curtain of water behind them

Journey Behind the Falls: Tickets, Hours and Is It Worth It

Published October 11, 2026 · Verified October 10, 2026

Journey Behind the Falls is C$33 an adult before tax (October 2026): hours into winter, the night ticket, stairs, strollers and the 2027-28 rebuild.

The floodlit Skylon Tower at night, with the illuminated American Falls, the Rainbow Bridge and the lights of Niagara Falls behind it

Skylon Tower: Tickets, Observation Deck and Dining

Published October 5, 2026 · Verified October 3, 2026

Skylon Tower from C$18 per adult online before tax (October 2026): deck or dinner, day or night, and when eating upstairs beats buying the ride.

A red Jasper SkyTram cabin above fire-killed forest on Whistlers Mountain, with the Jasper townsite and the Athabasca River in the valley below

Jasper SkyTram: Tickets, Season and the Summit Trail

Published October 2, 2026 · Verified October 2, 2026

Is the Jasper SkyTram worth it? Seven minutes up to 2,263 m, the 1.4 km summit trail, cloud and cold at the top, and how the 2026 season ends.

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Canada Guidebook is a travel guide to Canada: attractions, cities, food, road trips, and car rental. We pick places by high ratings in several independent sources, check every number against the operator’s own page, and date-stamp every article - here’s how we work.

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