Kate Walker, who owns Nelson Brewing Company, is part of a provincial campaign calling for changes to mark-up structures ...

Cowichan’s Rodney Chilton said that even though it’s not nearly well known as the Okanagan Lakes Ogopogo, the enigmatic lake monster called Stin-Qua (or Stin-Quo depending on who you talk to) has ...

Labour Day, on Sept. 1, is a statutory holiday to recognize the contributions made by workers. The day has been observed since 1894, and for many, the weekend of Labour Day is also the last long ...

On Sunday (Aug. 31), Vancouver was a final tour stop, for the time being, of "Celebrating 50 Years of Physical Graffiti," a jubilant two-hour run-through of the 1975 landmark double album, 15 songs ...

The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) will issue a 72-hour strike notice on Friday, Aug. 29; job action is expected to be limited ...

A new documentary set to premiere this fall details the birth of Canada's first professional women's soccer league. Filmmaker Michèle Hozer followed Canadian Olympic medallist Diana Matheson over two ...

The Alzheimer Society is offering several in-person and online opportunities this month for residents of the West Kootenay.

The Saanich pair has been doing volunteer pet therapy work since 2023, starting with student visits at the University of Victoria. A nurse by trade, Foucher isn't in palliative care, but understands ...

PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily editor Philip Wolf welcomes your questions, comments and local story ideas. He can be reached via email at [email protected]; by phone at 250-905-0029 or ...

“HMCS Victoria is currently undergoing planned modernization and repairs at Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards. Seaspan will continue to maintain and service the Royal Canadian Navy’s current fleet of ...

The 3-0 victory Thursday night over Colombia secured Canada a spot in Saturday's semifinals, and much of the credit for that ...

Alejandro Calderon has been convicted of arson in Nelson court after attempting to burn down the Home Hardware store in Kaslo. He was also convicted of breaking and entering, and of mischief causing ...