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Cat standoff over blender box leads to fanciful feline fun on internet

Cat standoff over blender box leads to fanciful feline fun on internet

Yes, there might be an easy solution, but ...
Music by the Sea festival returns with 'intimate' musical experience

Music by the Sea festival returns with 'intimate' musical experience

Reduced capacity makes this year’s fest "more of a privilege, a rare thing," organizer says
Chronic pain sufferers need more support to avoid injection drug use, study shows

Chronic pain sufferers need more support to avoid injection drug use, study shows

Some patients being prescribed opioid drugs for chronic pain are moving toward self-injecting, such painkillers they get from friends, family or drug dealers
Adorable pups saved from 'deplorable conditions' need help with emergency care costs

Adorable pups saved from 'deplorable conditions' need help with emergency care costs

"Chuck and Stu are the sweetest little bundles of fur with so much love to give."
UVic law team triggers landmark decision over plastic coffee pods

UVic law team triggers landmark decision over plastic coffee pods

Keurig Canada Inc. has been fined $3 million by the Competition Bureau. It turns out K-Cup coffee pods are "way more complicated to recycle" than originally claimed.
Dave Obee: After a life well lived, she chose her time to go

Dave Obee: After a life well lived, she chose her time to go

She believed in assisted dying, especially after seeing her husband suffer in his final months.
Pandemic restrictions deny Victoria couple of 63 years a birthday visit

Pandemic restrictions deny Victoria couple of 63 years a birthday visit

Restrictions were put in place Jan. 1 amid soaring cases of COVID-19 allow residents one "essential visitor" — but not everyone gets one approved.
First Nation wants Royal B.C. Museum to return its totem pole

First Nation wants Royal B.C. Museum to return its totem pole

RBCM says it has always been clear that repatriation of the pole would take time because there’s no clear path to remove it from its third-floor setting in the building
Eric Akis: Get a taste of Germany with schnitzel and spaetzle

Eric Akis: Get a taste of Germany with schnitzel and spaetzle

Schnitzel served with a hearty mushroom sauce and fresh German dumplings makes for a hearty — and tasty — meal for two.
Empathy for others and ourselves is key right now, says therapist

Empathy for others and ourselves is key right now, says therapist

Tips for coping as pandemic lurches toward the end of its second year.