Vancouver (Canada)

Romney was right: The Olympics are a hot mess

2012-08-02 03:00:00

Mitt Romney and I are competing in a new Olympic event that involves proffering unvarnished criticism of the Olympics themselves. We're the Lochte and Phelps of this event -- appearing united when necessary and when it serves us both, and appearing...

Jockey is perfect fit for I'll Have Another

2012-06-07 17:32:00

– Now, he's the burgeoning star with a sly smile on his face and steady answer to every question, even as the weight of racing history should be pressing upon him. But when Glen Todd first met Mario Gutierrez six years ago, the owner and jockey...

Savedoff pleads guilty in historic document case

2011-10-27 16:07:00

Less than four months after a Maryland Historical Society employee uncovered a cultural property heist called "truly breathtaking" by national archivists, one of the men charged in the scheme has pleaded guilty. Jason James Savedoff, 24, admitted...

Semi-trailer crash may have caused Washington bridge collapse

2013-05-24 10:56:00

A�bridge�collapse that sent cars and drivers tumbling off a four-lane interstate and into a frigid river in Washington state may have been caused when a semi-trailer truck crashed into the structure, officials said on Friday. Three people were rescued...

Truck crash may have caused Washington bridge collapse

2013-05-24 10:14:00

OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A bridge collapse that sent cars and drivers tumbling off a four-lane interstate and into a frigid river in Washington state may have been caused when a semi-trailer truck crashed into the structure, officials said on...

Truck strike may have caused Washington state bridge collapse, officials says

2013-05-24 01:57:03

By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Wash., May 24 (Reuters) - A colliding truck may have triggered the collapse on Thursday of part of a four-lane freeway bridge that sent vehicles and drivers tumbling into a frigid river in Washington state, officials said....

EDITORIAL: Cheers & Jeers

2013-05-18 08:44:02

Cheers: To early consideration of the consequences of a possible environmental accident on the Columbia River. Recently two firms -- Tesoro Corp. and Savage Companies -- proposed to build and operate an oil shipping terminal on the river at the Port of...

33 years later, volcano brings world travelers

2013-05-18 08:44:02

When visitors flock to Mount St. Helens on Saturday, it's a good bet that plenty of them won't be speaking English as their first language. Thirty-three years after the eruption that still defines the mountain and the terrain surrounding it, Mount St....

TV Review: 'Motive'

2013-05-16 12:30:04

Crime procedurals exist in such abundance that the challenge has become how to dribble new dabs of paint around a chalk outline. "Motive" -- another Canadian import receiving a summer showcase on ABC -- seeks to brighten up the formula, unsuccessfully, by...

Left wing set to win in Canada's BC, may reshape energy policy

2013-05-09 14:12:04

By Jennifer Kwan VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 9 (Reuters) - The left-leaning New Democrats are set to reshape energy policy in Canada's Pacific province of British Columbia if, as expected, they seize power from the Liberals in Tuesday's elections...

Trip through customs gets faster at John Wayne

2013-05-08 09:14:01

Select international travelers flying into John Wayne Airport can now breeze through customs in a few minutes under the new Global Entry program, which was officially unveiled Tuesday. The biggest wait now is to get approved for the program -- that can...

ANALYSIS-Canadian housing: bursting bubble or gentle landing?

2013-05-02 11:13:02

By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, May 2 (Reuters) - It's looking like an unsettling spring in Canadian housing, a market that has proven far more even-keeled and less scary for investors in recent years than in the United States. In what is traditionally the...

Chicago Blackhawks' Bryan Bickell (R) knocks Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin over during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

2013-04-23 00:00:00

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