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Yukon inspires Vancouver Chamber Choir’s True North concert series

A northern-inspired choral program took centre stage in Dawson and Whitehorse this month, as the Vancouver Chamber Choir tailored its True North concert series around its visit to the Yukon. The choir performed in Dawson City and Whitehorse between Oct. 15 and 20, with the program designed to reflect northern landscapes and composers. Artistic director

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Retiree sentenced to 5 years prison for cutting wife’s throat in Keremeos

A retiree and former Rotarian will spend five years in jail after he sliced open his then-wife’s throat just 55 days after they were married. Brian Gene Reum, 69, appeared in Penticton Provincial Court on Oct. 20 to hear the judge’s decision on his fate after previously entering a guilty plea to aggravated assault earlier

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Iconic Victoria Inner Harbour totem pole returning home to Fort Rupert

A piece of history from Victoria’s Inner Harbour will soon be on the move. The Kwakiutl Bear Pole, which has stood at the corner of Belleville and Government streets since 1966, is to be respectfully returned to the family of the artist who carved it, Henry Hunt of the Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation, says the Greater

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