Believe it or not, Canada also has its own wine, produced from grapes grown in southern Ontario and British Columbia. In a good year it's surprisingly drinkable, but the quality is unpredictable and most tourists stick to the foreign imports. While many of Canada's smaller towns offer little more than a seedy, rough-edged bar by way of evening entertainment, there's usually no shortage of options in the big cities. The best place to indulge in a spot of dancing is Montreal, which boasts hundreds of nightclubs catering to all ages and tastes. If this sounds a bit too energetic, there's always the movies.
Canadian cities have plenty of cinemas showing all the mainstream American output.
You'll usually find a couple of local art-house cinemas as well, or cinemas showing mainly Canadian releases. Certainly there's lots to choose from, ranging from Andrew Lloyd-Webber to Shakespeare to new Canadian talent such as the excellent Brad Fraser, winner of the 1994 London Evening Standard award for the most promising new playwright. Most of it takes place in malls, of which there are thousands spread across the country. The advantage of these is that they protect shoppers from Canada's fierce winter weather. Most shops are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., or later in the bigger cities.