Vancouver (Canada)

Vancouver, Canada, sees sharp drop-off in movie, TV production

2013-05-01 06:00:00

Hollywood North is going south. That's the fear among many in the once-booming production community in Vancouver, Canada. Although Vancouver still attracts high-profile movies and television shows, including A&E's recently launched "Bates Motel,"...

Canada: Is a hotel a crash pad? Yes, and much more, exhibition says

2013-04-17 07:15:00

A hotel is more than just a place to lay your head down. If you don't believe it, check out a fascinating new show at the Canada's Vancouver Art Gallery convincingly argues that hotels are far more than just bricks and mortar. The gallery’s newest...

Generating stunning visual effects, but not enough revenue

2013-03-24 05:00:00

This should be a golden age for visual effects in movies. Thanks to the box office success of movies such as "The Avengers" and "Life of Pi," demand for visual effects has never been greater. Studios are spending $100 million or more to put ever more...

Canada: Victoria's new market to flaunt British Columbia's bounty

2013-01-23 07:30:00

A new indoor market in downtown Victoria, Canada, will open in the spring, making Vancouver Island’s abundant produce available year-round. The Victoria Public Market at the Hudson will be home to goods produced by bakers, butchers, fishermen and...

Mystery surrounds woman's body found in hotel water tank

2013-02-20 07:42:49

Vancouver developer building $100-million apartments downtown

2013-02-03 04:10:00

A Canadian developer has started work on a $100-million luxury apartment building in downtown Los Angeles, the first of three high-rise residential complexes it plans to build in the booming neighborhood. Vancouver-based Onni Group is erecting a 32-story...

Canada: On storm-lashed Vancouver Island, surf's up

2012-12-24 07:15:00

You think you know storms, Southern California? Canada's Vancouver Island--now it knows storm. The Long Beach Lodge Resort near Tofino, British Columbia, offers one of North America’s finest vistas for storm-watching. For those wanting to...

Bus company identified in Oregon crash that killed 9

2012-12-30 19:25:00

The charter bus that crashed Sunday morning in northeastern Oregon, killing nine on its way from Las Vegas to Vancouver, Canada, belonged to Mi Joo Tour & Travel of Vancouver, officials said. Twenty-six people were taken to St. Anthony Hospital in...

reFramed: In conversation with Rita Leistner

2012-07-18 16:41:25

A blog to follow: Find. Eat. Drink.

2012-07-23 16:32:55

Hotels get into beekeeping business

2011-11-20 00:00:00

— Thanksgiving dinner guests at Carmel Valley Ranch can expect the Central California resort to serve a honey of a meal. The great bird will be basted to a rich golden brown in a glaze of honey, apple cider and butter. And there will be honey corn...

Restaurant review: Aw shucks, it's pure bliss at L&E Oyster Bar

2012-04-07 00:00:00

I'm crazy for oysters, always have been. At Hog Island Oysters near Bodega Bay, I've been known to down three or four dozen at a time, all shucked, slowly, by me. Wherever I'm headed, you can be sure I've got the oyster bars mapped out ahead of time. So...

A luggage sticker from Toyko's Imperial Hotel evokes a bygone era in a broad-ranging exhibition about hotels at the Vancouver Art Gallery in Canada.

2013-04-16 20:12:19

The main TED Conference will move to Vancouver, Canada, in 2014. It has been held in Long Beach the last five years.

2013-02-05 00:00:00

Justin Schultz #19 of the Edmonton Oilers side steps a hit delivered by Dale Weise #32 of the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of NHL action on January 20, 2013 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

2013-01-20 00:00:00