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A California sea lion rescued from the Qualicum Beach waterfront on April 6 remains in a “concerning” condition in care of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Animal Rescue Society. The male adult animal has “a lot of puncture-like wounds” on his ventral thorax, according to Martin Haulena, head veterinarian and executive director of the marine animal […]

A man who was initially charged with second-degree murder in the 2022 death of Chad Colivas of Abbotsford has now pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. The sentencing hearing for Tanner Fox, 25, has been scheduled for June 19 in B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford. Colivas, 41, was fatally shot on March 21,

Paul Larouche is certainly no flash in the gold pan. Standing knee-deep in Sooke River with his wetsuit on, he regards the spot as not only his happy place, but his workplace too. From a curious Langford teenager who found his first piece of gold in Sooke River to the present day, Larouche has never

A rocking good time is in store for concertgoers at this year’s ROOTSandBLUES Festival. Headliners for the July 24-26 event include Canadian rockers Blue Rodeo, who closed out the one-day 2023 festival before the event was shut down due to the Bush Creek East wildfire. “Bringing back Blue Rodeo for a full performance has been

The smile on Vernon golfer Bryce Barker’s face is conditional. On the one hand, he’s happy to have earned conditional status in 2026 for the PGA Tour Americas season, thanks to a top-20 finish at a tour Qualifying School (Q School) event March 31 to April 3 in California. On the other hand, the smile