Entertainment

Two stand-up comics making multiple Island stops as part of West Coast tour

Duane Goad and John Beuhler play Qualicum Beach, Port Alberni, Nanaimo, Lake Cowichan and Parksville

Oct 16, 2022 1:05 PM Read more >

Iranian-Canadian director prevented from leaving Tehran to attend London film fest

Mani Haghighi had criticized Iran’s mandatory hijab law a couple weeks earlier

Oct 16, 2022 10:30 AM Read more >

‘Halloween Ends’ wins box office but renews streaming debate

Film earned over $40 million in North American theaters

Oct 16, 2022 10:30 AM Read more >

Victoria’s book prize winners celebrated at gala

Esi Edugyan won the city’s Butler book prize while Wendy Proverbs took home the children’s book prize

Oct 14, 2022 4:30 PM Read more >

Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard a risk to public, Crown says at sentencing hearing

Crown: psychiatric report shows Hoggard has not shown any remorse and has not taken responsibility

Oct 14, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

‘‘Embracing the suck’: B.C. chef takes on the wild for Disney+ series

Four nights trying to make a 5-star dinner in the woods an eye-opener for chef Jade Berg

Oct 14, 2022 11:10 AM Read more >

Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, dies at 72

Coltrane came to fame as a hard-bitten detective in the 1990s series ‘Cracker’

Oct 14, 2022 10:30 AM Read more >

Netflix sets $7 monthly price for its ad-supported service

Service available at a discount if you are willing to watch ads

Oct 14, 2022 10:30 AM Read more >

‘American Idol’ finalist dies in vehicle crash

Willie Spence, 23, hit the rear of a tractor-trailer in Tennessee

Oct 13, 2022 7:30 AM Read more >

Sooke Philharmonic takes a swing at classical heavyweights

Orchestra performs in Metchosin Oct. 29 and Sooke Oct. 30

Oct 12, 2022 1:30 PM Read more >