May 8, 2024

Five Reasons to Go to Turks and Caicos Now

Do you really need five reasons to go to Turks and Caicos? Well, okay, here are five good ones from a swank new spa to weekly Sunday parties on the beach. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Five people stabbed at Saanich hotel

One man is in custody after five people were stabbed at a hotel in Saanich Saturday afternoon. It happened at the Red Lion Inn in the 3200 block of Douglas Street. Sgt. Dean Jantzen says police were called shortly after 4 pm. Officers did a room-by-room and hallway-by-hallway search of the business end of the hotel, and found five victims in … [Read more...]

Five New NYC Restaurants to Try Now

They say a restaurant opens in NYC every 11 seconds. Just kidding, it's more like one per week, but it can still be pretty hard to choose. These are our top 5 from the latest batch of newcomers. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Five Day Trips from Rome

Rome has it all—incredible cuisine, enticing cultural sights, and equally fantastic day trips. Here are our five top picks for quick escapes from the Eternal City. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Three dead, five injured after crash on Malahat Highway

A late-morning collision on the Malahat Highway has killed three people. It happened around 11:30 in the Shawnigan Lake area -- between Victoria and Duncan. BC Ambulance officials say it was a two-vehicle, head-on collision -- possibly between a car and a truck. Five others were also sent to hospital. Two of those patients are in critical … [Read more...]

Five years since Dziekanski TASER death

It has been five years since an immigrant from Poland died on the floor of Vancouver’s international airport after repeatedly being stunned by an RCMP TASER. Robert Dziekanski's death was the catalyst for police no longer being allowed to investigate themselves in British Columbia. Retired judge Thomas Braidwood recommended the now month-old … [Read more...]

Lions Bay crash sends five to hospital

Five people have been hurt in a serious crash just north of Lions Bay. Fire Chief Martin Oliver says the collision closed the Sea-to-Sky in both directions. "They had a head-on just outside Brunswick Beach about a kilometre past Lions Bay, north.  And a big truck with a van hit a little Ford Explorer, spun it around and pushed it into the rock … [Read more...]

Crash near Salmon Arm sends family of five to hospital

Police say driver fatigue may have been a factor in a crash near Salmon Arm that has sent a family of five to hospital. Mounties say the family, from Calgary, left their home last night around 11 o’clock to head to Vancouver. Around 5:30 this morning, they got into a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1. They are now all in hospital with … [Read more...]

Five Poetic Things to Do in Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a destination for locals and visitors alike, and it's never been a hotter topic. But author D. Nurkse shows us that beyond the cool restaurants and shops, there are still poetic Brooklyn sights to see. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Google brings five California-based US National Parks into Street View

Taking a virtual tour of the Amazon or Antarctica? Totally doable with Street View. But some of America's finest National Parks? Yeah, those have been a long time coming. Today, Google announced the inclusion of five California-based US National Parks in Street View, and for those who haven't had the opportunity (of a lifetime) to visit, they're … [Read more...]