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TRAVEL GUIDE TO CANADA LaBraDor POPULATION: , CAPITAL CITY: St. John's PROVINCIAL WEBSITE: www.newfoundlandlabrador.com INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY: St. John's international airport, 8 km (5 mi.) from downtown the same. An estimated 35 million seabirds fl ock in seasonally—puffi ns, osprey, gannets and more spiral around easy-to-access reserves. Super-sized whales swim in to feed from spring through early fall, and tour boats will take you out to watch them breech and blow—perhaps against a backdrop of icebergs that loom as much as 60 m (197 ft.) above sea level. In the northernmost coastal regions you might even spy polar bears, which the Inuit believe are embodiments of the Great Spirit. With extraordinary sights like that vying for your attention, isn't it time you dropped by too? WHAT'S NEW? Heart's Content marks the 150 th anniver- sary of the fi rst permanent trans-Atlantic telegraph cable—and the dawn of global communications—in July (www.hearts content.ca). tornGat MoUntainS nationaL ParK • nL toUriSM/Barrett anD MaCKaY St. JoHn'S • SHUtterStoCK/MeUnierD