Alberta Photographer Of The Month: Beth Allan
There's no doubt the weather in Alberta keeps things interesting. But for some people, bad weather isn't a time to stay at home, curled up under the blankets. For people like Beth Allan, a storm chaser...
View ArticleIsraeli Tourism Drops After Gaza War With Hamas
JERUSALEM - It was supposed to be a record-breaking year for tourist visits to Israel. But all that changed when the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas prompted jittery travellers to cancel trips en...
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Sightings Of Spectacular Dolphin Superpods Boom In Vancouver Island
Whale-watching boats are reporting a boom in rare sightings of Pacific white-sided dolphins off the coast of Vancouver Island and the San Juan Islands. The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) says...
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Squamish Chief Wedding Sees Couple Tie The Knot At 2,300 Feet (VIDEO)
"A lot of people when they speak about marriage, they talk about metaphorically climbing a mountain, and you guys literally just climbed a mountain together." That's how wedding officiant Pep Fujas...
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Blog Lists Reasons To Hate Vancouver, So We List Reasons To Love It
Apparently not everyone thinks that Vancouver Is Awesome. A Tumblr blog started about two weeks ago called iHateVan is just that: a list of reasons to hate Vancouver. The introduction post states: Hi,...
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Hilarious Brit James O'Malley Has Seen More Canada Than Many Canadians Have...
Remember James O'Malley? The hilarious Brit who travelled to Canada and pointed at things? Well now he's back, and pointing at ... more things. O'Malley's latest trip, which was helped along by the...
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Ebola Strikes NBC News Cameraman In Liberia
A cameraman working for NBC News has been diagnosed with Ebola while reporting on the virus in Liberia, the network confirmed Thursday. The 33-year-old freelancer, who has not been identified at his...
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7 Things Canadians Need to Know Before Moving to the UK
I landed at Heathrow on a bright September morning, my shoulders rubbed raw from the gargantuan weight of my backpack. I had one thing on my mind before I settled into my new British life: Coffee....
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B.C. Photographer Of The Month: David Chang (PHOTOS)
For October's HuffPost B.C. Photographer of the Month, we take you to the Cowichan Valley with the work of David Chang. Chang was born and raised in Duncan on Vancouver Island, but didn't take up...
View ArticleBuckworth List: Ski The French Alps
The French Alps are on many avid skiers "bucket lists", but the expectation that the price is prohibitive prevents many from even exploring the possibility. Extra costs for lift tickets and lessons can...
View ArticleCanadians Abroad, It's Time for an Attitude Adjustment
I'm Canadian, and feel lucky and pleased to be so. But that doesn't mean I don't think Canadians abroad couldn't stand to benefit from some attitude adjustments. Just for starters, my fellow Canadians,...
View ArticleAre You Guilty of This All-Inclusive Vacation Habit?
I live in one of the greatest Cities in the world, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It's a prairie city, so it gets cold. Real cold. Most people here look to get away in the winter. Winnipeg is amazing in...
View ArticleCan You 'Getaway' With Only One Of Your Kids?
"It's not fair!" The cry heard around the parenting world pretty much every day, for those of us who have more than one child. Playing the game of "Even Steven" happens from the smallest slight "He got...
View ArticleTaking a Leap From the Kitchen to the Dragons' Den
The life of a chef involves experiencing new things on a daily basis; whether it's a new recipe or flavour, a visit to a different restaurant or even a completely different country where I can enjoy...
View ArticleEmily Carr's Paintings To Star In Exhibit In London
VICTORIA - Emily Carr's brooding, post-impressionistic paintings of West Coast aboriginal villages and British Columbia's dark rain forests will soon appear in the same English art gallery that holds...
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Google Maps Features More Canadian Landmarks And They Are Spectacular (PHOTOS)
Google Maps is giving Canadians a chance to see even more of the Great White North's spectacular landmarks than they could before. The search engine announced Tuesday that it is featuring virtual tours...
View ArticleTurn Your Thanksgiving Trip into a Vacation
Traditionally, when people travel for Thanksgiving, they stay with family. As stressful as that might be (depending on your family), it's tradition, and getting a hotel would be too expensive, right?...
View ArticleGap Years Aren't Just for Brits Anymore
When students graduate high school they are generally naïve and inexperienced -- yes they can drive, and some can even drink legally, but they haven't seen the world or likely been left to fend for...
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Vintage B.C. Tree Planting Photos Are The Ultimate Look At Hippie Life
Nahanni Arntzen wasn't born in a hospital. She wasn't even delivered by a doctor. Arntzen came into this world in a teepee perched 18 kilometres up the Kingcome River on B.C.'s West Coast. It was 1975,...
View ArticleTake In Some Local Flavour: 5 Must-See Small-Town Festivals
Listen up, city dwellers: there’s more to Canada than downtown restaurants and cottage country. Every small town in the country has its own history, culture, and regional celebrations. As summer winds...
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