Being Canadian

What it feels like to be a noodle master

Forget sheet music. It’s all about exploring rhythm and improvising, if you play in the Nonsense Orchestra at Toronto’s Regent Park School of Music. This is what’s like as a kid to just pick up your instrument and jam during music class.

Ever wondered what it’s like to play Glenn Gould’s prized piano? Known as CD 318, the Steinway is permanently on display at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre as part of an exhibit paying tribute to the legendary Canadian pianist. Watch Calgary’s musical prodigy Jan Lisiecki honour the late pianist.

When it comes to cool jobs, being a member of the Snowbirds, the Canadian Forces’ air-show flight-demonstration team, is at the top of the list. Thanks to this GoPro video, you get to fly in formation with the iconic planes and experience their acrobatics as if you’re right in one of the cockpits.

Olympic bronze medallist and champion synchronized diver Jennifer Abel straps on a GoPro camera to show you exactly what it feels like to dive from a three-metre springboard.

If you’re trying to summon the courage to go skydiving, living vicariously through these tandem jumpers may convince you to suit up. See all the smiles, from more than 3,500 m up, as these skydivers capture their epic jump with a GoPro camera.

There’s a reason St. Lawrence Market is one of Toronto’s top tourist attractions. With merchant stalls boasting local produce and culinary treats, the historic marketplace is a great place to tap into Canada’s food scene.

Explore Montreal’s metro through the eyes of one of its train conductors. This is what Canada’s busiest subway system looks like from inside the conductor’s booth.

As far as Canada’s honky-tonks go, Ranchman’s Western bar in Calgary is ground zero for those with a little boot-scootin’ boogie in their step. This is what it’s like to go a little bit country on Ranchman’s dance floor.

This is what it’s like to attend Jumu’ah (Friday prayer) at Canada’s largest mosque, Baitun Nur, which means “house of divine light.” Built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Calgary, the mosque covers 4,500 sq. m and is intended to be a symbol of peace for the city.