A sharp rise in book challenges across Canada has prompted a Victoria-based charity to hand the keyboard to young readers themselves. Story Studio partnered with Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans (CAIABB) to launch Words Without Walls, a national writing contest inviting youth aged 12 to 18 to reflect on intellectual freedom and the […]

The trial for a B.C. gangster facing a charge for first-degree murder has started in Kelowna and expected to take up to 82 days. The 26-year-old Eneke Dillichuwu Anigbo, who the Vancouver Police Department named one of B.C.’s most dangerous gangsters in 2021, took to the stand on Monday, March 2 at the Kelowna Law

Only a couple of weeks after Hardy blew the roof off Rogers Forum, another American musician who boasts a blend of country and rock has announced he is coming to Abbotsford as well. Koe Wetzel has been pursuing music for years, which is something he inherited from his mother, Julie Wetzel, who spent years singing

Dear Editor, Disappointed in Maple Ridge MLA’s vote to repeal Human Rights Code. It seems human rights are under siege everywhere, including south of the border. I never thought I would see it become mainstream here in British Columbia. The Human Rights Code protects women, people with disabilities, and people of colour from discrimination and

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