While the U.S. Thanksgiving is very much its own holiday, other countries around the world celebrate similar holidays (though the food is often very different). These are some of the countries around ...

“Alderman Barry Budden and former school trustee Jean Brown were returned by acclamation for the two positions of alderman. Trustees Wilma Rowbottom and Buck Hollingdrake and Rolli Gunderson were ...

It's a sweet tradition that goes back more than seven decades, starting with their parents in 1950. Today, their kids carry on the custom.

Snuneymuxw’s economic development group announces agreement to buy Richmond casino as well as a Maple Ridge casino ...

If mines and jumpscares bring frights, the newest haunted house attraction at Beban Park is a local Halloween attraction not ...

Nanaimo’s Shane Gross has earned another top honour in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Gross ...

Who raises our children in B.C.? Parents, or schoolteachers and administrators? The latter two seem to think it’s their right. Examples abound.

The Lake Cowichan Kraken flew out of the gate in September, winning five of their first six games in the most successful ...

A staple in the performing arts scene in Nanaimo has announced it will be permanently closing after 42 years. The TheatreOne Performance Society voted to dissolve the society, saying the closures ...

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With 120,000+ books to browse, discover your next read and support local literacy initiatives Nanaimo’s biggest used book ...