My First Time in Canada 🇨🇦 Toronto, Tim Horton, Black Squirrels, Poutine & Sweet People
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Being from Buffalo, Tim Hortons is a big deal and made me smile...also saw a Jack Astors sign...I worked at the Buffalo store for ages
You can’t really argue with potatoes, gravy, and tons of cheese.
I LOVE eating those foods!!
All together!
you can argue iuf the cheese isn't curds... lol
@@VonLigenstein lol, right?! Canadians be like, “That looks tasty, but it ain’t poutine!”😂
C'est pas une vrai si c'est pas fait avec des frite genre julienne ou des frite de cantine et du fromage en grain
And now miss Marie is French Canadian!!! 🤣
Toronto is a fabulous world class city. I live on the border with Canada and here we have two tone squirrels. Either black/brown or black/gray. If you go a just a few miles inland away from the border, they are only pure brown or pure gray. They border jump for some interracial lovin lol.
In Exeter Ontario they have white and black and white squirrels.
Most squirrels in Toronto are black, but there are big grey squirrels, and the occasional reddish one. In Bellwood's Park there are white squirrels, but only a few.
At this point in the trip you seem so relaxed and comfortable in the new environment. Your next trip will be so smooth and casual that you will just fit in wherever it is.
Allo miss Marie 😀 Yeah! more Canadia Sightseeing 🍁
T- O makes quite an impression with its Architecture doesn't it even when it does clash with what's more modern, It interesting going around Kensington market no matter the weather with its rich mixture of cultures, it does have a bohemian vibe about it like the yellow jamaican house & what there smoking in there, reminded me of greenwich village. I liked the bunny statues if that's what they were, coming up to 2023 it's going to be the year of the 🐰.
That meat cheesy dish was fulfilling, I don't blame you for not finishing it 🤪 & no trip would have been complete without a Tim Hortons, you know they've also got a 8 ball chocolate one to , those mini 🍩 are perfect for any roadtrip,why they don't have any branches in France but they do in Spain & Britain beats me considering the ties , you can call yourself an honourably Canadian now. I pleased how smoothly it went back across the border, hopefully you'll be able to explore more of the city again without time flying by like the hockey 🏒 hall of fame, Union station or Elgin winter theatre & going to Quebec is bound to feel more like a home away from home with its old worldly streets, maybe your also venture out West to the Calgary stampede 🐎 Yee haw!
I always appreciate all your editing/ soundtrack efforts , as for the the black squirrels , don't worry there fur gives them extra protection from the harsh weather, looking forward to Lancaster & if you got to met any Amish.
Thanks again & that your family had a wonderful magical Christmas 💖🎄🎀
With a Prosperous new year to come 🥂✌️
I cannot wait for you to see: Quebec City (the most European looking city in Canada) and surrounds, Zion National Park, Yellowstone and The Grand Tetons, and New Orleans. That leaves out the West Coast, The Deserts of the American Southwest, and Grand Canyon, but those are other adventures and series of travels (in size Canada and the US would surpass all of the European Continent twice). Loved (as always) the video.
I can't wait for the next video Lancaster is about 45 minutes to an hour away from me
It is about 3 and 1/2 hours from me. I am in Pittsburgh. I think she will enjoy seeing Amish country.
Another great video of Marie's adventure. I really enjoyed seeing how happy you were and that you got to spend a day in Toronto. So sorry that you had such a long ride. I can't wait to see the video of your trip to Amish country. Take care and stay safe 🙏❤️
Where is 'amish country'??? We have Lots of Mennonite/ Amish In Canada too ya know... Kitchner Waterloo has a lot of them... They are spread all across this country...
I would be lying if I said that I didn't anticipate this video the most. But here it was! This was such a treat to watch. It was fun to see all of the familiar sites and places that I've been to. I felt right at home watching this video! And I only live about 3 hours away also. Glad you enjoyed your day in Canada. Hope to see you back soon! 🍻🇨🇦🍁🦫⚜️
Our neighbors up north are pretty cool 🇺🇸👍
They all know who Paul Henderson is too, if they are truly Canadian. 🤓👍🇺🇸🇨🇦
I've lived here my whole life, and honestly, your recording style makes it look way more interesting than it is. Toronto's not a boring city, but it looks more interesting than it normally is, and that's a compliment to your filming. 😅
Speaking as an Ohioan who has been to Toronto, I'd rate it as the best large city to visit, of all the ones I've been to (which includes Chicago and Cinci, as well as a number of less-desirable ones: Syracuse, Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, ...) I wouldn't want to *live* in a large city like that, but they can be great to visit.
Familiarity breeds contempt and often we do not appreciate our own cities! To be honest, from my time in Toronto, the locals tend to under-appreciate what they have. It is good to see how other's view us.
Marie! It's fun watching the buildings, the roads, the squirrels, the snacks you see in the store, you drinking your coffee drink, and especially you eating that scrumptious meat-potatoes-and-cheese dish you couldn't finish. You know, I gain five pounds after watching every video from you. Everything looks so yummy.
It's a shame you couldn't go up the CN Tower, but at least you filmed it. Did you know it's 600 feet taller than the Empire State Building? Anyhoo, I even enjoyed watching you check out your hotel room and work on your computer. You're just a fun person to watch. Really enjoyed this video! :)
Our New Jersey squirrels are more of a charcoal gray color, and on rare occasions, they’ve been heard to mutter, “ Fawget about it”!
Always used to buy Tim bits for my Daughter when she was Young.
Calvin & Hobbes is one of my favorite characters! 😉
That’s a breakfast poutine! The original poutine is French fries, gravy and cheese curds! 😋😋😋😋
Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 😄
Marie si sorry I didn't know you were in Toronto ! I would have lived to have met you and taken you around ! It's a great city with a kit of things to do ! Hope you enjoyed yourself and next time hopefully I'll get to see you ! You're a wonderful person with a great channel ! Take care and enjoy your travels ! 👍🇨🇦❤️
Your article about Chamonix, Montenvers, the cog railway, & Mer de Glacé, France & their pet cat was great!
Michael, Colorado, U.S.
Thank you 😊
At some point, you need to do Montreal and Quebec City. They've got areas that feel very European. Very unique places unlike anywhere in the world.
Next 🔜✈️
Canadians don’t care what French think of our country
@@kimheffernan5511 So?
@Kim Heffernan I appreciate other people's perspective of Canada.
@@kimheffernan5511
Why so hostile? 😂
Gosh Marie you really do put in a tremendous amount of time and heart into your videos. Loved it.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023
🍾🥂🎊🎉 Have fun & be safe.
I'm so glad you went to Kensington! too bad it was so grey but Kensington is so much fun. It's the best not-touristy tourist thing to do whether you're from here or not - I have to get to Kensington every so often otherwise I have withdrawals
I really enjoyed your trip, even though it was very short! Sadly, most social media user visits nowadays tend to be very quick, but at least you got a chance to see a bit of the city. Your English is AMAZING! You must have an ear for languages, for you speak it very smoothly and fluently. Come back again some day! :)
So crazy that you’re staying in Painted Post… an hour or two from my hometown and I’ve never heard of it before. This is so amazing, thanks for sharing your adventures!
Thank you Marie for sharing your adventure. 😃 Maybe you will have to make another trip to see America and Canada again…. In the Summer time. Or visit the Southwest in the fall. Knowing what you returned to in France your presentation was very well done.
Great work on the videos, Marie! It looks like you enjoyed your time. Happy to see that.
I hope you and your family had a fantastic Christmas. Wishing you all the very best for 2023!
Thank you! You too! 🥳
I'm surprised ya'll didn't go up the CN Tower. Canada is nice, the people are very nice. Montreal and Quebec City are beautiful.
Glad you got to visit Canada on your trip. Looked like you enjoyed it except for crossing the border. And I don't think I could have ate that whole plate either but it looked delicious. Another great video.
Thank you for visiting Canada glad you had fun. As a home sick Canadian living abroad thanks. Come back.
I have had experience of showing around Toronto with people from other places and I always found it funny how interested in the black squirrels they are. They are so common in Toronto, before I thought most squirrels were black and surprised to hear otherwise. Lol
Oh wow! I used to take my family to sunset grill (almost) every weekend! 😋
It's really cool that you got to see a lot of the east coast of America and a little bit of Canada. You can spend a full year in
America and still not see all its beauty. You are going to like the western part of the U.S. Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Idaho, Washington State, Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada. You might need a few months for all that so bring your Mom or Remy...hahaha. Thanks for the wonderful video.
If she could spend a year in 'Merica, and Canada is bigger than 'Merica... Tht would mean she could/should spend at least a year in Canada....
@@VonLigenstein That's a fair assumption, but most of Canada's population is along the Canada/US border. The vast majority of Canada uninhabitable.
Bonjour Marie, even though it was raining, it was a beautiful video of Toronto.
You make me laugh that at every convenience store, you seemingly find the snacks and sweets first. A girl after my own heart.
When you crossed the Skyway Bridge at Burlington/Hamilton you were just a few minutes from my home.
Come back soon.
Another amazing video. You are having fun, that is what counts. Thank you for taking us along. Just amazing...
My son loved the Calvin books.
Good to see that you enjoyed yourself!
Please let us know that you didn't waste all that food! You got a 'left-overs' container for it, so you could finish it later ... yes? I sure hope so!
Some of those views of what I suspect was 'Original Toronto', kinda reminded me of parts of Rochester - fascinating!
The black squirrels were interesting; down here, it's all gray squirrels, except for some 'champagne squirrels', as I call them ... they really are the color of champagne!
*Happy New Year!*
@9:30 - yes, Toronto is one of the most multicultural cities in the world - over 140 different languages are spoken in the city. The most common language after English is Chinese, followed by Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Punjabi. Strangely, only 1% of the population of Toronto claims French as their first language. But that's still about 30,000 French speakers...
When you drove from Kensington Market to the city centre, you went through the largest Chinatown in North America.
There are a number of other ethnic neighbourhoods in Toronto - Little Italy, Little Portugal, Koreatown, Little India, Little Jamaica, Little Tibet, the largest Greektown in North America, and the largest Polish festival in North America.
It's too bad that you didn't get to see any of Toronto's parks. The park system consists of about 1,600 parks, totaling almost 8,000 hectares (about 20,000 acres) of city-owned parkland, which amounts to 12.7% of the city’s land. The city is also home to Rouge Park, a 5,000 hectare (12,356 acres) national urban park managed by an agency of the federal government.
Hello Miss Marie !!!! I Hope you & your Loved one Ring in the New Year Healthy & Happy ⛄🎄🌞👍 like button Illuminated
Toronto is a nice place. Used to go there for business. The history of the Great Lakes area is fascinating.
if you go out of town, further out, you can get red squirrels too; they're smaller and more timid but beautiful
I would say more, but you made me hungry so now I have to make some dinner. :) It won't be nearly as good as your poutine looked, but it does involve a good amount of mayonnaise. 🤩
Mayonnaise 😍
Thank You for sharing your adventures in Canada. I too enjoyed watching those black squirrels. They looked very healthy. lol Glad you got back into the States without any problems. Looking forward to your next video.
TORONTO ..... born and raised .... it is a city to visit during seasons ..... you have the Maple Leaf [ ice hockey ] / Blue Jays [ baseball ] / Argoes [ North American football ] , Raptors [ basketball ] The Rock [ lacrosse ] and FC Soccer .... the Indycar race at the CNE in July ...... and so much more for any visitor ..... the list can goes on and on .......
Tim Hortons is the best
OH MY GOD! CALVIN AND HOBBES! I grew up reading those books, and I am very glad you can experience them!
Hi there Marie!!! 😉😉!!! This was a really fun visit from Niagara to Toronto and back! You opened with such a lovely last view of the Falls, and then through the rain to Toronto, and its multitude of black squirrels (which I did not see when I was there many, many years ago. It has changed, with old architecture buildings standing among skyscrapers in that downtown area with all the shops. Jimmy's Coffee was cool, and wow, so many fish laying out. That yellow brick House of Moses was fascinating and makes me really wonder what is in there!?!? 😲 I would have loved trying that meat lover's poutine with you - it really looked good (and stringy) to me ☺. You even got the sun to peek out from behind the rain clouds! Those were some pretty strange looking sculted animals in that yard, with those squirrels hiding under them. I was wondering what in the world those sculptures were, lol? I actually love souvenir shopping for family, and that did look like a great shop for that. You mentioned they have lots of homeless folks, as do most large American cities as well, especially in places like L.A., San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland. I love that you found the people nice and friendly, especially the sweet girl in the restaurant. You seemed to enjoy your Tim Bits too 😁. I am soooo glad you did not relive the border incident, as your friend said, "Marie didn't cause any trouble" 🤣😂🤣 - that is just sort of who you get as border guards when you get there! Wow, a 6-hour drive to that hotel would have certainly tired Ron out . . . I don't know how you did it, and even kept on filming, WOW! You know what, I look just like you examining my hotel rooms 🤣😉. You showed us near the end that very cool Calvin and Hobbs book (I love that cartoon!!!), and I saw you using all those power extension cables and connectors you bought before your trip - YAY!! I love your organization and wish I could be like you in that respect, with all your backups of your pics and videos and data - very cool Marie! I obviously don't know yet, but I hope you enjoyed your trip to Lancaster, PA and the Amish country! ? That is a place I would dearly love to explore like you did, and have always wanted to all my life ❗And I hope you got a good night's rest at the Painted Post before your PA trip day. This was another fun day to spend with you and your friend, AND in another country too 😄🤩!! Thank you so very much again, Marie, for sharing these beautiful and exploration-filled days of your fantastical/magical trip, and please take care 🥰❤🙏❣
Love your videos! Reminds me of travel and feeling like child discovery.
Bonjour Marie! We have black squirrels here in the Southeastern region of Michigan as well. Oh, am I wrong but did your Subscriber count jump up a bunch recently? Awesome! Toronto is a great city, and Tim Horton's does have some decently good food (I hate coffee so I can't speak to that.) Hope you had a Joyeux Noël and wishing you a Bonne Année !! ~Be Blessed
Yes when I lived in Detroit and visited a French friend in Ann Arbor Township, they had a salt lick for deer, but the day i was there we saw a huge black squirrel licking away at the salt lick!
@@toddvoss52 lol
Can't believe you stopped in Painted Post for your hotel, and I didn't know about it! I live about 20 minutes from there, just outside the small town of Horseheads, NY.
Marie, many films that are supposed to take place in New York City are instead filmed in Toronto because it costs less to film there.
😮😮😮
Yes 🎬 a few police academy movies & the TV show' la femme Nikita' one of my favourites was made there ; ua-cam.com/video/Wprr7YXYQxI/v-deo.html
I also came across a video by Rush 🎸
ua-cam.com/video/EYYdQB0mkEU/v-deo.html
As with a lot of films in Vancouver, and around British Columbia.
I'm from British Columbia and I go to Quebec regularly for work and all I can say is I f'n love poutine.
Hope you had a good time when here in Canada
Calvin & Hobbs - excellent reading. Only a few days left on this trip - ☹ When I was very young, lived in a town with black squirrels. They would sit on my leg and eat out of my hand. Great vid, Marie. Look forward to your next adventure. 🍾🎆🍸✈❄
Bevenue a Canada from a Canadian 🇨🇦🇧🇲
Can’t wait to hear your thoughts about my hometown and the Amish 👏👏.
Im always amazed when people who never add sugar to their coffee feel ordering double double at tims is mandatory. Way to sweet for me. Thanks for the visit
You got at least three iconic Canadian experiences in one video: Niagara Falls, poutine and Tim Hortons. I have been to the Falls but knew nothing about the other two back then so I will have to go back for them along with the black squirrels. 🇨🇦
Black squirrels are found all over New York State and other areas of the Northeast of North America.
@@gmunden1 Another area I need to see more of. I have spent very little time in the Northeast US.
oh no way!! welcome welcome!!
I hope you got to check out MTL before you left!
Pro tip: always buy more snacks than you think you'll eat just in case you get into a traffic jam! any left over snacks can be used to feed the squirrels or birds or you can throw them at rude people. Loved it.
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It’s a great idea to upload your files to the cloud as a back-up, just in case. I enjoyed this video a lot, you seemed so happy.
Welcome to Canada
Glad you got to Canada Marie. I visited Toronto some years ago for baseball. Maybe you saw the stadium right next to the CN Tower. I went up to the top of it where you can look through a glass floor down to the street. I know I probably drive you a little crazy, but sometimes we have to do that with friends. This is also a Canadian topic. If you want to hear just how beautiful Celine Dion’s voice is, listen on UA-cam to her version of the Christmas Carol “Oh Holy Night”. Her voice is incredible and the song’s message is equally beautiful. I hope you are enjoying the holidays with your family. Happy New Year to all! 🥳🎊🙏🏻. (“Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fear”).
Great video! Wow you sure packed a lot into 14 days with still more to come! Not to mention all you must have seen while driving so far. What a terrific trip you have been on! (Can't go wrong with Calvin & Hobbes as companions) Poutine is awesome! Did you speak French much while in Quebec?? I liked the Go Leeeeaaafffs Go license plate. Thanks for sharing Marie! :0) 🐺
We have Tim Hortons all over the place here in Columbus plus we have areas of black squirrels 🐿 here too but not as many as you saw in Toronto, a place I’d like to go, my fiancé is from Burlington Ontario and she wants to show me around Canada 🇨🇦.
I grew up in the Painted Post-Corning NY area!
I miss Toronto.
You're not that far, you know, you should come to Québec! We don't bite!!! 😉 Come either during winter or summer, there's always a lot to do particularly in Montréal! In French or in English, as you chose! and sorry to contradict you but Tim Horton's is all but French! LOL Viens au Québec manger de la tarte au sucre, là, tu vas manger français!!! ;-) Ou encore mieux, viens au printemps, fin mars début avril, visiter des cabanes à sucre et manger de la tire sur la neige... t'as pas plus français que ça au Québec!
She likes Calvin and Hobbes! Nice!
My favorite bands home town RUSH !
Tim's fan here eh.🇧🇲🇨🇦
The Amish speak a very antiquated form of German in private but speak English to normal people. Just don’t be surprised if they don’t fully trust people as they are raised like it’s the 1800s because of their culture. You can literally pick them out due to how they dress in old fashioned clothes, just do not approach unless you have someone to do the introduction first.
I am so happy for you that you were able to visit my country (USA), you must come back. I understand your comments on "Sweet People". Americans and Canadians are genuinely polite and nice people (some are not of course). I spent years in Europe and Asia and I can honestly state that the nicest people in the world are from New Zealand. Japanese and Koreans are very polite and good natured but it seems to me that they are that way due to their cultural upbringing and seems phoney and not particularly preferable to Foriegners.. Like you when I lived abroad I was homesick, my internal compass always pointed to home and believed that is where I belonged. Come back soon, we all love you. I respect your honesty. you are a very curious individual and that is why you you are so intellgent and Lovely. Adieu mon ami. Viva La France!
"Adieu" kind of means goodbye for ever, so we could say: "Au revoir mon amie"! Or even better, "À la prochaine mon amie", as we very much hope to see Marie again!! 😊😊
@@bobbbxxx Thanx for the correction, but you know us Yankees, we can't even speak English correctly, I do not want to ever forget Marie, she is a beautiful person with a good heart. Aur evoir mon amie, y Que te Vaya Bien, Sayonara, Anyong He Ke Ship Shyo, Aloha, Ya Tah Hey, A La porcupine mon amie!
@@Realgrande It is always the sentiment that counts! We all would like to see Marie again, and for a longer visit!
@@bobbbxxx We need to figure a way to keep her, maybe stop making cheap pastries, cook everything in butter (including Patay Du Fah Gwah), bribe her with puppies and kittens and keep her away from Canadian Mounties. Then she will never say to America "Bon Voyage, Bien Viaje, Auf Weenersnitzel meinen damen und herron, etc). :)
@@Realgrande LOL! You'd be surprised how many people from Europe or the UK visit North America for the differences and the different types of food. I'm that way when I travel; I don't look for what is the same as home, I look for different!
Bienvenue!!
See you are in painted post. Which isn't too far from Corning. Hopefully you stopped in corning and took a tour of the glass factory
You should visit Quebec you would feel quite at home in QC city :D
'A lot of work going on everywhere'. Canada has four seasons: nearly winter; winter; still winter; and road construction.
Sounds like Alberta
Hello from Ontario 🇧🇲🇨🇦
That was great. Did you get to speak French with any Canadians? Glad you're going to PA tomorrow my home State. I can't wait to see the next video. I am already looking forward to your next trip to the USA. Stay well, hope you had a great Christmas.
She was in Toronto, very few French speakers there. Like I’ve never encountered one, to be honest, lived here all my life.
Glad you enjoyed your stay in Torronoh - no second T if yer a Canajian my dear
I think the black coloured fur absorbs more sunlight keeping the squirrels warmer further north
Toronto is close to the American border, so it's climate is very similar to other northern Northern American cities. In much colder places of Canada than Toronto, the squirrels actually hibernate through the entire winter, then wake up in spring. I've occasionally seen a black squirrel in NYC but in Toronto they are the dominant variety!
Was in Queens Park the squirrels are that huge.
glad you had a great time here in Canada, you drove past me twice I live on the Stoney Creek/Hamilton border though my home town is Jordan Ontario which you also drove past twice but if you blinked you may have missed it lol
Sounds a lot like NYC, when I lived there in 1970's. There was and always is a lot of street construction going on. Big cities are like that, from what I've experienced. By the way, you can find any international food you want in NYC if you know where to go, ie: they have little Italy, China town, in Astoria it's all Greek foods, and the Jewish Deli foods in Katz's Delicatessen, Zabar's on Broadway..too many to mention..wonderful cheese cakes, bialy's, bagels & great corned Beef/pastrami sandwiches. too many yummy dishes, pastries to mention!
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Hi Marie, your next video will be more interesting for me as you'll be in Lancaster which is only 20 minutes from where I live. :)
I would recommend a trip to western Canada too if you have a chance. Alberta, Banff, Vancouver...
And Western United States too. I am partial to Colorado/Wyoming Mountains (Aspen, Jackson Hole,Rocky Mountain National Park), the Grand Canyon, San Francisco, ... So much.
I use to hitchhike to Toronto from Delaware in the 70s. I'd stay at the YMCA for 25 cents. They'd kick you out at 8 am so I'd sleep on the park bench. First time I saw those black squirrels which freaked me out. Never saw a black one before.
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Bonne vidéo du Canada, le pay de nos amis au nord. J’ai visité Montréal, Toronto, et Vancouver. Je les aime toutes (?). On dit en plaisantant, être Canadien, c’est comme dormir à côté de l’éléphant! 🤓. Sérieusement, le Canada et les États-Unis sont des bons voisins, et je partage leurs amour pour le hockey sur glace. Allez les Diables! 🇺🇸🇨🇦
Peut-être plutôt “leur(s) amour du hockey sur glace”, pas “leurs amour pour…”.
Re: St.-Pierre et-Miquelon
Hope you are warm enough!
This is to suggest you visit the French possession islands of St-Pierre et-Miquelon which are just south of Newfoundland, Canada..
We love you,
Happy New Year.
Canada is nice...and um...good.
Yeah you put this video in 3rd place on your playlist. Also it’s okay to say place names and food names in French that’s how they’re supposed to be pronounced!
Toronto is where I was born.
I have been to Montreal twice. One trip to see the F1 Grand Prix. The other just to see Montreal before going to the Grand Prix.
The Niagara Falls have frozen solid because it is so cold there!
Niagara Falls 🤩
As the saying goes, in Canada, we have two seasons - winter and construction. Not that they don't do some construction in the winter, just that it's only the really necessary stuff then, because everything is so much harder to do when it's -20°C out. So 95% of the work gets done in the 6 months of good weather we have between May and October, and I guess you were there in late September or October, as the trees still have their leaves for the most part, but some have changed colour.
On another note, it feels kind of weird as a Canadian watching videos like this, because inevitably, when people come to "Canada" they go to Toronto, or Vancouver, or sometimes Montreal. If they're smart, they might also go to Calgary and Banff, to see the mountains, or if visiting Toronto, to Niagara Falls (both of these non-big city attractions are well worth the time). But that's it. So people go back home and talk about Canada to their friends, but they haven't seen Canada. Not really. Even if you acknowledge that people won't visit the areas of Canada with almost no people living in them (i.e. most of it), the big city experience accounts for like, less than 5% of Canada's reasonably-inhabited areas. It completely ignores the Maritimes, the Prairies, rural Ontario, rural BC...this is a beautiful country, with a great deal of geographic diversity, and most people will never see any of that. In one day, obviously none of that is possible, but people taking vacations here sometimes spend a couple weeks in Toronto and its surrounding areas, when a better plan might be to spend a few days in Toronto, the drive to Ottawa (where it's worth taking 2 or 3 days to explore, Ottawa is a beautiful city), then going on to Montreal for 2-3 days and Quebec City for another 2-3 days (or even the Eastern Townships, near the US border, for a more relaxed diversion into nature) before returning to Toronto and leaving. It's still not a lot of Canada, but for a 2-week trip, that's about the best you can do - it allows you to see some of that geographic diversity, and also includes English and French cultural experiences, which is nice.
There are pockets of Melanistic squirrels in a number of areas. I know of one near Washington DC, and another near Pittsburgh. I guess they breed true within their group. The one in Toronto seems to be rather big.