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Mexican Navy tall ship arrives in Victoria for training cruise
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (538+ words) Published 5:00 pm Sunday, September 13, 2026 The Mexican Navy’s three-masted training ship ARM Cuauhtémoc arrived in Victoria Saturday, bringing 281 crew members and cadets to the capital region as part of an international training cruise. The 295-foot vessel docked at the Canadian Coast…...
QUIZ: Preparing for the school year
16+ hour, 23+ min ago (72+ words) Published 5:20 am Sunday, September 13, 2026 By John Arendt/Summerland Review The new school year has started and across Canada, students from Kindergarten to university are adjusting to classroom routines. School also plays an important role in culture, and there are plenty…...
Rooted in care: New integrative health clinic opens in Crofton
16+ hour, 2+ min ago (491+ words) Published 11:30 am Sunday, September 13, 2026 When Dr. Hannah Webb was in school for naturopathic medicine; she was also working in a provincial park on Salt Spring Island. In order to de-stress from the high demands of balancing work and school, Webb…...
Port Hardy boy donates long locks for cancer research
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (401+ words) Published 11:56 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Rory Hutchinson shrugged off the teasing from his peers as he let his thick ginger red hair grow past his shoulders. That’s because he had a singular focus of fundraising for cancer research. The 12-year-old Port…...
Duncan's crime numbers need context, RCMP tells council
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (649+ words) Published 7:00 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Duncan’s high Crime Severity Index doesn’t necessarily mean the city is among the most dangerous communities in B.C., Staff Sgt. Ken Beard told council during his quarterly report on Aug. 24. When Councillor Tom Duncan asked…...
Vancouver Island students embrace new opportunities at John Horgan Campus
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (604+ words) Published 10:00 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 As students poured in through the doors of Langford’s John Horgan Campus in Langford, the air buzzed with anticipation and possibility. And for those at the start of their post-secondary journey, the advice was clear: have…...
Findlay's B.C.'s Conservative Party gets thinner and thinner
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (354+ words) Published 7:00 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 The number of B.C. Conservative MLAs is getting smaller, as members continue to step down. A party that was elected at 44 seats now has less than 30, and theories – and likely bets – on who is next to leave…...
Author launches book of haiku at Duncan's Volume One Bookstore
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (270+ words) Published 5:00 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Author Jacqueline Pearce is returning to the Cowichan Valley where she grew up to launch her new book of haiku. The book launch and signing for The Warm Land will take place on Saturday, Sept. 12 from…...
Eby planting new signs at B.C. border to welcome Americans during trade war
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (633+ words) Published 3:48 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Americans crossing the border into British Columbia have long been welcomed to Canada with signs explaining how to convert miles per hour to kilometres per hour. Soon, they will also be informed that Canada will “NEVER…...
The fire that destroyed Nanaimo's last Chinatown to be commemorated
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (375+ words) Published 11:48 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 A commemoration of the fire that destroyed Nanaimo’s last Chinatown on Pine and Hecate Streets will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12. Sherron Soo, chair and founder of the newly formed Nanaimo Chinese Heritage Foundation, said the…...