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Can’t carry a tune? This Vancouver Island newcomer is launching choirs for the joyful but tone deaf
The first tuneless choir was launched in January 2016 in West Bridgford, England, thanks to a woman by the name of Nadine Cooper.
Meet the family of dart throwing champions living in B.C. and Newfoundland working to grow the sport
Darts has kept the Hammond-Hope family connected from opposite coasts — and it may even become a career for 17-year-old Peyton, who just won a world championship.
People running unlicensed kitchens in B.C often do so because business start-up costs too high, experts say
Officials are raising concerns about illegal food businesses. But what’s the story behind these unlicensed kitchens?
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He went missing on Vancouver Island. A whistle and a makeshift sledge got him home
Dallin Beaumier recalls the harrowing trek up and down from Della Falls, B.C., including car troubles, wildlife encounters and an unexpected ending to the whole ordeal.
Hallmark's mark on B.C.
He had 'the worst idea' for a Hallmark movie — and turned it into a career
Zac Hug not only writes scripts, but teaches courses on how you can do it too.
Hallmark's mark on B.C.
Hallmark Channel loves making movies in B.C. What makes this province the perfect spot for cozy rom-coms?
Location, location, location! Oh, and not to mention great tax incentives and 'unbelievable' talent.
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Pamela Anderson planned to make pickles at home in B.C. Then, she was offered the role of a lifetime
Having just finished her Broadway stint as Roxie Hart in Chicago, Pamela Anderson was looking forward to spending time in her garden, and making pickles and jam — like a page out of her cookbook, I Love You: Recipes from the Heart, which came out in 2024. But then, her son brought her the script for The Last Showgirl.
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As white-nose syndrome threatens bats nationwide, this scientist's probiotic ‘cocktail’ could save them
Canadian research scientist Cori Lausen is studying probiotics as a treatment for white-nose syndrome, which is caused by a fungus called Pseudogymnoascus destructans.
Hallmark's mark on B.C.
Hallmark movies bring more to B.C. than just film work. They impact the broader economy, too
Love it or hate it, Hallmark movies are big business in B.C., where the company films the vast majority of its content — both Christmas and year-round programming.
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This B.C. man was rejected from military service in Ukraine. Now, he's saving pets hurt and abandoned by war
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a plea for foreign volunteers to go help his country fight.
Bruce Perry heard the call — but after the B.C. senior was rejected from military service, he turned to helping hurt and abandoned pets.