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'Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down' promises triumphs, tears in competition series

'Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down' promises triumphs, tears in competition series

VANCOUVER — A muddy and sometimes explosive reality show is coming to Canadian TV this week as 10 contestants vie to become the country'stop amateur potter.
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Pedestrians and police band together to save man clinging to Nanaimo bridge

Pedestrians and police band together to save man clinging to Nanaimo bridge

Police responded to reports of a man in distress at the Bastion Street bridge, which connects downtown to the old city quarter over Terminal Avenue, shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday.
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NDP MLAs banned from some B.C. mosques after 'crappy' land comment from minister

NDP MLAs banned from some B.C. mosques after 'crappy' land comment from minister

VANCOUVER — Representatives from more than a dozen British Columbia mosques and Islamic associations have sent a letter to Premier David Eby calling for the minister of post-secondary education to be removed from her role.
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77-year-old cobbler the longest tenant at Richmond mall and is still going

77-year-old cobbler the longest tenant at Richmond mall and is still going

Ali Akhlaghi and his family left everything behind during the Iran-Iraq War and started a new life in Canada in the 1980s
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Prince George Rusty Nuts team keeps aging players on the ice

Prince George Rusty Nuts team keeps aging players on the ice

Rusty Nuts team organizer, Dave Bellamy, and player, Gord Flewelling, talk about their time with the Prince George hockey team whose players range in age between 59 and 77 years old.
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A legendary 75-km Island hiking trail full of challenges: If you've hiked it, Maritime Museum wants to hear from you

A legendary 75-km Island hiking trail full of challenges: If you've hiked it, Maritime Museum wants to hear from you

The exhibit No Walk in the Woods: The History of the West Coast Trail, will runs April 11 to Oct. 26.
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Unforgotten: ID specialist hunts for clues to put names to unidentified bodies

Unforgotten: ID specialist hunts for clues to put names to unidentified bodies

“You always want to bring closure to a file, and to the people who knew them,” says Laura Yazedjian, a Victoria-born forensic pathologist
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North Vancouver man turns life around with successful soda brand

North Vancouver man turns life around with successful soda brand

Kirk Buxton started his probiotic drink business with $100 of Ikea jars while in recovery for substance use
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First intake of critical care paramedics trained in Prince George put down roots

First intake of critical care paramedics trained in Prince George put down roots

Eric Konkin, Joseph Balfour and Spencer Ovenden took their BCEHS paramedic training to highest level and are staying put to help save lives in northern B.C.
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Do you need to remove your underground oil tank? It depends on where you live

Do you need to remove your underground oil tank? It depends on where you live

Homeowners with underground oil tanks are under no obligation to remove them in most of Greater Victoria, but leaving them in the ground carries a risk
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