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”I’m biking since I’m 12 years old,” said Vande Weghe in his strong French accent. The tour had so far taken him and Maya two weeks to come up Vancouver Island, then across on the ferry to Bella Coola and then east to Williams Lake. Vande Weghe moved to Canada to study forestry and did […]

The person living in the apartment above was not present at the time of the collision and the apartment remains habitable, he added. Duncan Ferguson of Sidney/North Saanich RCMP confirmed that the file is under investigation with no charges laid at this moment. The municipality said Monday in a statement it and the Oceanna building […]

Host Peter McCully chats with singer Cameron Whitcomb, who recently made it to the top 20 on the TV show American Idol. “I just felt like I was watching musicians that had been doing it their entire life get turned away, right away, so I thought I didn’t have a chance,” said Whitcomb. “I’m really […]

VREB president Karen Dinnie-Smyth said the figures point to what she called a “gradual softening” of the market. This trend offers confirmation of predictions by local real estate market analyst Leo Spalteholz. Dinnie-Smyth offers a comparable assessment. The benchmark price for a condo in Greater Vancouver was $643,000 in April, up from $631,000 in March […]

It crosses the Red Deer River,” said Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson, president of Prairie Sky Gondolas, which has said it would invest $25 -million in the project. Prairie Sky also wants to string cable cars across the North Saskatchewan River between downtown Edmonton and Whyte Avenue, a popular street with bars, restaurants and stores. “Five years ago, […]

It is not true that public health officials never mention vaccine side effects. …Read the full story

In a tight match, two tries from Florence Symonds and Keyara Wardley in the first-half were enough to seal the victory for the home team 12-7. Canada showed grit and resolve against Fiji, coming back from 19-12 down early in the second-half. In the second-half, Canada had more of the ball and made it count, […]

The letters to the editor represent a small number compared to the discussions taking place in shops, restaurants, and on park benches every day. Almost to a person, folks are dismayed at what has happened to Sidney since election day 2018. To me, next to the razing of our uniqueness and special personality, is how […]

Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson resigned his Vancouver-Quilchena seat shortly after Falcon won the leadership of the party in early February, and Premier John Horgan called the by-election to allow the seat to be filled before the spring session of the B.C. election, after placing second in a leadership contest to former premier Christy Clark in […]

The Porter family is set to take off on their flight around the world from Vancouver on June 14. Samantha Porter, 21, could take a year off between her third and fourth years of studying geography, environment and sustainability at the University of British Columbia. It also needed to be relatively easy to fly with […]

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The drink begins as a malt liquor, brewed from corn, wheat, barley and hops — it is then distilled and casked in a wine barrel. …Read the full story

Environmental factors including temperature, humidity and wind direction will affect the noise level of the blank volleys, according to a news release from the Department of National Defence. …Read the full story

“As peak tourism season kicks off, travellers are taking advantage of unique Canadian properties like tiny homes, treehouses, earth homes, barns and boathouses like never before,” said Airbnb about their top unique Canadian destination stays of 2021. …Read the full story

His face first appeared on the sign in 2018 and the performer had to take a detour to check it out. …Read the full story

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. …Read the full story

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the VicPD report desk at 250-995-7654, ext. …Read the full story