Shari Green was awarded the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People at a gala event in Toronto on Oct. 27 for her novel, Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams. “Green’s gripping novel ...

Kevin Kerr’s award-winning play, Unity (1918), coming to the Langham Court Theatre on Nov. 19 explores the ways in which one small community deals with the fear, mistrust and paranoia that resulted ...

When Ladysmith artist Sarah Leo began fainting without warning, she didn’t know if she’d ever get her health — or her rhythm — back. For two months, she lost consciousness regularly. Doctors never ...

Multiple cars of a CPKC freight train — four of them loaded with fuel — derailed near Kamloops just before 7 p.m. PDT on ...

A CPKC freight train derailed near Kamloops late in the evening of Saturday, Nov. 1. The derailment occurred approximately one kilometre east of Cherry Creek Station Road, west of Kamloops near the ...

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, ...

Shawn Wolf, another Victoria artist, has created his own take on the throne from Game of Thrones. In that story, warriors beat their swords into a throne for the new ruler. In Wolf’s work, swords have ...

A Qualicum Beach couple decided to dedicate two new seats in the newly-renovated Village Theatre to their pups. Diane Moran ...

A reward for information about a cougar shot in Port Alberni has doubled to $2,000, thanks to an anonymous donor.

Originally from Alberta, McAllister moved to the Cariboo earlier this year after spending most of her adult life on Vancouver ...

Whitecaps FC will host a Western Conference semifinal match Saturday, Nov. 22 at BC Place Stadium, against either Los Angeles ...

There’s no secret about it: the filmmaking industry is important on southern Vancouver Island An average of $60 million per ...