Canada was my first thought. The easiest route is to have some familial connection to Canada. Some of my U.S. friends do and are considering the move. Discussions are continuing about them adopting me. The regulations otherwise seem to be at the province level if you'd be coming as a retiree and not as an entrepreneur, making it complicated to sort out, .

I've visited Vancouver a number of times, but in summer and some years ago. I recall people saying the winters are long and gray.
BC is beautiful, but BC seems to be burning up and I'm already a climate refugee having moved to Virginia from Colorado, which now has basically official 'fire season'.

So, I wonder: where in Canada might one be able to live on the outskirts of a decent city, in a semi-rural area that's a shortish drive or shortish public transport away from city amenities, such as medical care and restaurants etc and hopefully come culture?
Importantly - with tolerable climate?

Thank you!