There was no shortage of accolades for a Penticton vineyard at the 2026 British Columbia Wine Awards. Laughing Stock Vineyards, located at 1548 Naramata Rd., took home both the Winery of the Year and Wine of the Year award for its 2023 Syrah on May 1. The awards were handed out at the BC Wine […]
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A bear cub rescued from Maple Ridge needs more food, and his preference is a strawberry flavoured nutrition shake. The Critter Care Wildlife Society offered an update on the cub, noting in an April 30 social media post that he had gained five pounds since being admitted two weeks earlier. “He has been keeping his
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Iconic humpback whale ‘Big Mama’ has returned to the Salish Sea with a splash. Swimming roughly 3,000 miles from Hawaii, where she migrates for the winter, the whale was seen near B.C.’s Moresby Island by Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) member company Maya’s Legacy on Monday (May 4). Hailed by PWWA for playing a key
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A convenience store clerk stood her ground against a masked man who pointed a firearm and demanded she “empty the till” on Monday night (May 4) in Chilliwack. Padmore’s Quick Shop employee Jennifer Burnside said she didn’t feel threatened that he would shoot her. “I told him to take his mask down before I could
A 45-second video submitted on a whim is sending a Langford family across the country to act as Toronto Blue Jays owners for a day. Jenny Erskine won the Rogers Game Day Owner contest, a glamorous prize package that flies her family from Victoria to Toronto to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend. The Blue Jays are
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