Justin Trudeau’s Favorite Places In Canada

Justin Trudeau is Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister, the second youngest Prime Minister and arguably the most charming Prime Minister. This heartthrob has been winning over hearts and minds with his liberal policies and inclusive world view.

Living up to the Canada stereotype, Justin Trudeau has quickly gained a reputation of being an all-around “nice guy.” But this handsome world leader has been racking up his frequent flyer miles even before his time in office. He is known for spending his time travelling all across Canada and the world documenting his trips with a selfie or snapshot on social media.

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Justin Trudeau was born in Ottawa living for many of his formative years in the residence of the Prime Minister while his father was in office. He later moved to Montreal for college and university and then Vancouver to get his degree in education and work as a high school teacher.

As Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau travels all across Canada visiting both the large city centers and remote communities. An avid lover of nature and adventure, you can also find Trudeau hiking, paddling, or snowboarding his way through the vast Canadian wilderness while on vacation with his wife and children. We’ve rounded up twenty of Justin Trudeau’s favorite places in Canada to add to your travel bucket list.

9 Years Later, Couple Finds Engagement Ring They Lost While Vacationing in Italy

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Originally published on August 22th, 2017.

Justin and Margaret Mussel, a couple from New Jersey, married in 2006 — not long after Justin proposed to Margaret with a lovely 1.1 karat princess-cut diamond crowning a white gold band.

After their wedding, the pair flew to Italy for a romantic vacation. But the trip turned into something of a nightmare when Margaret’s ring slipped off her finger.

“Earlier that day, we had visited Pompeii and it was extremely hot,” Justin told USA Today. “My wife’s ring was loose, but she didn’t realize it was gone until later. She took a nap [after], and woke up and realized she didn’t have it on.”

The couple thoroughly checked their accommodations, but came up empty with their search.

“I felt terrible,” Margaret told ABC. “I knew I should have probably taken it off because I was a little bigger. I just felt really bad that I could have prevented it from falling off, and I kept it on that day."

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To make matters worse, the couple explained that they believed the ring was covered under their renter’s insurance — but because the ring was lost on foreign soil they could not file a claim. It took a few years, but eventually Justin bought his bride a new ring and the couple pushed the memory of the lost jewelry out of there minds. 

Until they took another trip to Italy, that is. 

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Nine years after the ring went missing, the couple — who now have two children — traveled back to Italy on a family vacation. They stayed in the exact same home Justin and Margaret stayed at during their previous travels. There, Justin spotted something shimmering in the pavement.

"I kept saying to Margaret, 'Do you see that?' I see this glimmer coming out of the sidewalk," Justin told ABC.

Justin grabbed a screwdriver and began digging into the crack. After several minutes they dug up the ultimate treasure: The lost engagement ring.

“When it fell off it must have bounced into the crack with the stone facing down,” Justin explained to USA Today. “It was covered in dirt, but there was just enough of the stone sticking out of it.”

After finding the ring, Margaret quickly put the ring on and hasn’t taken it off since.

“The band is a little scuffed up, but not too bad,” she told USA Today. “The diamond looks good. If you saw it, you wouldn’t think it [had been] in a crack for nine years.”