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O Canada!

The New York Times has picked Canada as No. 1 of 52 places to go in 2017, touting it as “a world unto itself, with cosmopolitan cities, barely explored natural wonders and everything in between” — plus our “weak” dollar.

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Thus, “this is the year to visit,” the newspaper’s travel section proclaims of the 150th anniversary of Confederation. “Canada is rolling out the welcome mat.”

The paper notes that more than 200 national parks and historic sites are offering free admission, “from the turquoise lakes and mountain peaks of Banff in Alberta to the rolling dunes and red sandstone cliffs of Prince Edward Island along the Atlantic Coast to the newest reserve, the glacial-rounded Mealy Mountains in Labrador.”

“Meanwhile, in the capital, Ottawa, a full year of celebration is planned,” and Montreal marks 375 years.

The paper asked five Canadian authors to write about the places that have “lodged in their psyches” — including one a stone’s throw from Ottawa.