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Critic's Picks: Astrocolor; Victoria Symphony; Langford Food Truck Festival

Critic's Picks: Astrocolor; Victoria Symphony; Langford Food Truck Festival

Our art's reporters top picks for the week ahead. Oct. 27 to Nov. 2: A trio of Halloween-themed events.
British-Chinese cultural mash-up may explain B.C.'s fondness for Halloween fireworks

British-Chinese cultural mash-up may explain B.C.'s fondness for Halloween fireworks

91Ô­´´ historian and artist Michael Kluckner remembers saving up his pocket money as a child for three things: rides at the 91Ô­´´ National Exhibition, Christmas presents and Halloween firecrackers.
'He was my baby,' mom says, as Saanich police release name of 2nd person found dead last week

'He was my baby,' mom says, as Saanich police release name of 2nd person found dead last week

William Bradshaw’s body was found in a median between the northbound and southbound lanes of Blanshard Avenue, near Saanich Road
Eric Akis: Hearty, creamy-style onion soup has a comforting taste and texture

Eric Akis: Hearty, creamy-style onion soup has a comforting taste and texture

Try this hearty, creamy-style onion soup topped with cheesy, toasted rounds of baguette.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Ozette potato once grown by Indigenous people

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Ozette potato once grown by Indigenous people

Dear Helen : Have you heard of, or read about, the Ozette potato, once grown by Indigenous people on their territories prior to colonization, being grown again in British Columbia? I read about it, and wonder where I might purchase seed potatoes of t
Five things to watch for in B.C. as recession looms

Five things to watch for in B.C. as recession looms

Wednesday’s Bank of Canada interest rate announcement, Statistics B.C. GDP data and real estate board monthly reports are key to keeping track in changing economic times
Our good fortune: A new book from Jack Knox

Our good fortune: A new book from Jack Knox

Mechanical issue may have caused seaplane crash off Whidbey Island: investigators

Mechanical issue may have caused seaplane crash off Whidbey Island: investigators

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says it appears a critical part that moved the plane’s horizontal tail stabilizer came apart.
Eco-activist David Suzuki to retire from CBC’s ‘The Nature of Things’ in the spring

Eco-activist David Suzuki to retire from CBC’s ‘The Nature of Things’ in the spring

VANCOUVER — Eco-activist David Suzuki says it's time for him to pass the mantle to a new host of CBC’s “The Nature of Things.
Our Community: Program that helps people return to work celebrates five years, Government Street hosts Wicked Victoria

Our Community: Program that helps people return to work celebrates five years, Government Street hosts Wicked Victoria

Our WorkPlace, run by the Our Place Society, uses group training and one-to-one coaching to help participants develop skills to find work; the Wicked Victoria pedestrian-only event Oct. 30 features live performances