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Okanagan Valley Named Among Best Wine Regions To Visit IN THE WORLD
If this isn't cause for a nice big glass of delicious wine, we're not sure what is. B.C.'s glorious Okanagan Valley has been named the world's second best wine region to visit by readers of USA Today...
View ArticleBest Hamilton Restaurants: Where To Eat In The Hammer
If you think the only restaurant scene in southern Ontario is in Toronto, then you obviously haven't visited Hamilton for a meal. The Hammer (or Steeltown, if you prefer) has exploded in the past few...
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How To Have a Pizza Fest in Piemonte
On the plane to Milan for a week's visit in northern Italy, my son declares that we should eat as much pizza as possible. He wants to make the most of being in the motherland of the savory pie. We...
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Athens' Olympic Venues Look Ghostly Just 10 Years Later (PHOTOS)
It's been 10 years since the Olympic Summer Games took place in Athens, Greece. But if you saw what its venues looked like today, you'd think that many more decades had passed. Pictures captured by...
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Fighter Jet For Sale On Kijiji For $1,500,000 In Red Deer (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
An airplane aficionado from Red Deer, Alta. is selling a Royal Navy FA2 Sea Harrier jet on Kijiji with the hope a buyer could make it fly again. But you'll have to dig deep to make it yours: the price...
View ArticleJapanese Tsunami Debris Fishing Boat Finds New Life In B.C.
KLEMTU, B.C. - A Japanese fishing vessel believed to be cast adrift in the 2011 tsunami disaster will soon find a new life as a tour boat exploring British Columbia's shores.The eight-metre-long craft...
View ArticleShark Week 2014: 'Daily Planet' Hosts Ziya Tong, Dan Riskin Talk Sharks In...
For nature lovers, Shark Week on Discovery is one of the most anticipated TV specials of the year. This year, Shark Week is especially pertinent to Canadians, as "Daily Planet" hosts Ziya Tong and Dan...
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Supermoon 2014 Rises Over B.C. (PHOTOS)
Did you take time to look up last night? The biggest moon of the year glowed over Canadian skies on Sunday, shining 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than the typical full moon. This was the...
View ArticlePedestrian-Only Streets In Canada Prove We're Not Just Car Lovers
We may be a country with "great oceans of car parks," but Canadians are also in love with walking around their cities — and finding places where they can easily do so. A 2013 survey from WalkScore (the...
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B.C. Luxury Car Tour Lets You Drive Some Exclusive Vehicles
The closest most of us get to expensive luxury cars is at trade shows (or maybe if you attend UBC, the University of Beautiful Cars) but you can get right into the driver's seat of some fancy...
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Wreck Beach Bare Buns Run Celebrates 18th Year (PHOTOS)
Beach bums were out in full force during the annual Bare Buns Run at Vancouver's clothing-optional Wreck Beach. Over 100 people participated in the five-kilometre run on Saturday at the popular...
View ArticleSeaWorld Stock Tumbles On Bad Earnings, After Some Seriously Bad PR
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Shares of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. (SEAS) fell Wednesday after the theme park operator reported second-quarter profit and sales that missed Wall Street expectations and cut its...
View Article'Amazing Race Canada' Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: Divas, Exit Stage Right
WARNING: Spoiler Alert! Do not read on unless you've seen "Amazing Race Canada" Season 2, Episode 6. Unless you like spoilers, then go right ahead! "We always entertained the notion that somewhere in...
View ArticleVancouver Airport Baggage Carts Get High-Performance Upgrade (VIDEO)
VANCOUVER - Vancouver International Airport has rolled out a fleet of "new and improved" baggage carts — and a slick video to promote them.Sporting a "sleek, upright, ergonomic design," the 3,000 carts...
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Humpback Whale Hangs Out With Prince Rupert, B.C. Fishing Boat (VIDEO)
Talk about a big friendly giant. A curious humpback whale made some people friends while hanging out near their boat off the coast of Prince Rupert, B.C. In a video uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday,...
View Article'Don't Drive Here' Review: This May Be The Show That Has Everything
Anyone who lives in a Canadian city and complains about the traffic and congestion and the construction needs to watch "Don't Drive Here." Because like with most other modern conveniences, you'll be...
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'The Simpsons'' Best Canada References (VIDEO)
FXX is set to air the longest marathon in TV history when it runs all 552 episodes of "The Simpsons" back to back, starting Aug. 21. Sadly, Canadians have been shut out of the fun, as FXX is only...
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Possible UFO Caught On Camera Over West Kelowna (VIDEO)
A B.C. news crew set out to film footage of a forest fire, but they may have caught a whole lot more. The Castanet team was covering the Smith Creek wildfire in West Kelowna on July 17 when all of a...
View ArticleWhy Wait? 5 Vacation Spots To Visit Off-Season
As awesome as travel is, it often comes with two drawbacks: It can be expensive, and well-known places are often crowded with other tourists. Well we’ve got good news, because you can save money and...
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Canadian Couple Photograph The Greatest Anti-Rock Stars In History
Over the course of the past three decades, Canadian husband and wife photographers Viliam Hrubovcak and Jolie Fejer have become widely known for their highly evocative portraits of some of music, art,...
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