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Sex bait seen as useful tool in tracking, trapping 'murder hornets' in B.C.

Sex bait seen as useful tool in tracking, trapping 'murder hornets' in B.C.

Researchers at the University of California in San Diego have been testing the powerful pheromones in traps and results show it’s impossible for males to resist.
Head of pickleball group predicts conflicts as players moved to Victoria's Central Park

Head of pickleball group predicts conflicts as players moved to Victoria's Central Park

Noise complaints have prompted an end to pickleball playing at James Bay's Todd Park
Q&A: B.C. medical health officer on COVID-19 vaccine side effects

Q&A: B.C. medical health officer on COVID-19 vaccine side effects

Dr. Meena Dawar with 91Ô­´´ Coastal Health Authority is encouraging people who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccine to have a "heart-to-heart conversation" with their local pharmacist to see what product would work for them.
Casting call for 91Ô­´´ version of Family Feud is open to 91Ô­´´ Island residents

Casting call for 91Ô­´´ version of Family Feud is open to 91Ô­´´ Island residents

Family Feud Canada is looking for families — including contestants from 91Ô­´´ Island — to compete on a homegrown version of the popular U.S. game show.
Church of Flying Spaghetti Monster leader's ICBC pirate hat fight continues

Church of Flying Spaghetti Monster leader's ICBC pirate hat fight continues

Gary Smith, the B.C. leader of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, wants to wear a pirate hat in his driver's licence photo. ICBC has deemed the headgear "unacceptable."
Papal apology ripples through Island First Nations: It's a start, but more 'actions' essential

Papal apology ripples through Island First Nations: It's a start, but more 'actions' essential

First Nations leaders on 91Ô­´´ Island react to the pope's apology for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools.
ICBC bill to cyclist reinforces need for riders to have insurance, advocates say

ICBC bill to cyclist reinforces need for riders to have insurance, advocates say

The ICBC bill is sobering news to a lot of cyclists and reinforces the need for avid riders to have some form of insurance, advocates say.
Jack Knox: A basement full of disembodied heads, looking for a home

Jack Knox: A basement full of disembodied heads, looking for a home

Ken Lane has more than 300 disembodied heads in his Saanich basement — packed away since the Royal London Wax Museum was chased out of the Inner Harbour’s CPR Steamship building in 2010.
The ground is moving beneath our feet, but it's not an earthquake

The ground is moving beneath our feet, but it's not an earthquake

More than 4,200 tiny tremors — too small to feel — have been recorded on 91Ô­´´ Island since March 20.
Eric Akis: Irresistible pork chops, prepared Parmigiana-style

Eric Akis: Irresistible pork chops, prepared Parmigiana-style

Plump and appealing cuts of meat inspire chef Eric Akis’s twist on a classic Italian-American dish.