The following day we have our first encounter with belugas on a tour in a small inflatable boat. Within minutes of leaving the Port of Churchill, several belugas come alongside us. Two are adults, as ...

Cowichan Bay Fire Rescue has a brand new hall, and it’s fire! After first breaking ground in November, 2023, this groundbreaking new fire hall saw its three paid staff and the 30 paid on-call ...

The Vancouver Island High School Senior Boys ‘A’ Soccer Championships were held at the Sherman Road turf and Cowichan Sportsplex on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Four teams battled it out for two provincial ...

Multiple cars of a CPKC freight train — four of them loaded with fuel — derailed near Kamloops just before 7 p.m. PDT on Saturday, Nov. 1. The derailment occurred approximately 20 kilometres west of ...

Seeing belugas so close is one thing but hearing them brings us even greater intimacy. When our driver stops the boat and lowers a hydrophone over the side, it’s like we’re eavesdropping at a beluga ...

While the hobby has changed, it is far from dead. There are still a lot of stamp enthusiasts, and, on Dec. 16, they’ll be gathered at the Sandman Hotel in Victoria where dealers will offer stamps, ...

Originally from Alberta, McAllister moved to the Cariboo earlier this year after spending most of her adult life on Vancouver Island. She runs a nondescript animal rescue out of her home on Meadow ...

Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-2 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in ...

The B.C. Lions are headed to the CFL’s West Division final. Sean Whyte hit a game-winning 43-yard field goal as time expired, ...

Victoria’s indie-rock scene is getting louder this month when The Bankes Brothers return home for back-to-back shows at Upstairs on Nov. 28 and 29. It’s familiar ground for the Victoria-born group, ...

Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, discussed the possibility of a snap election in B.C. when she gave a ...

I am 73 years old and never have had surgery before, so I thought I would be OK after the surgery. WRONG — unfortunately for ...