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Guy Simmons wants to give back to the community with magic. (Ben Fenlon/Sooke News Mirror)

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VIDEO: Giving back just the trick to rekindle spark for B.C. magician

Sooke’s Guy Simmons wants to use his lifetime of magical talents to brighten the lives of others

Vernon Mayor Victor Cumming rocks out on stage with The Beaches Nov. 27 at Kal Tire Place. (Steph Montani/SiriusXM)

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VIDEO: Vernon mayor kicks it up with The Beaches on stage

Canadian girl band rocked the city Nov. 27, after community rallied and won SiriusXM contest

While TinyKittens rescues feral cats locally, it also strives to inspire compassion globally. (TinyKittens/Special to Langley Advance Times)

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VIDEO: B.C.’s TinyKittens marks decade of cat care, compassion

Lower Mainland non-profit goes global with message of unconditional love of feral felines

Wyatt Johnston (left), Jamie Benn and Sam Steel pose after an 8-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Benn scored his 400th career NHL goal in the victory. (Photo courtesy of Dallas Stars/X)

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B.C.’s leading active NHL goal scorer becomes 6th to crack the 400-goal mark

Victoria’s Jamie Benn trails only Mike Modano on Stars franchise scoring list

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks outside of the B.C. legislature Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 following Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signing a memorandum of understanding earlier in the day to prioritize new pipeline to B.C.’s coast. (Mark Page/Black Press Media)

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B.C. Premier Eby doesn’t want Alberta’s proposed pipeline to be ‘energy vampire’

Alberta signed a pipeline memorandum of understanding with the feds on Thursday, Nov. 27

On the morning of Nov. 26, a group of lumberjacks and legislative staff worked together to unload a 30-foot-tall grand fir from a trailer into the capital building’s lower rotunda. (Olivier Laurin/Victoria News)

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O Tannenbaum!: Annual Christmas tree goes up at B.C. Legislature in Victoria

Standing 30 feet tall, this year’s tree is a 15-year-old grand fir sourced near Shawnigan Lake

Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society (VFFS) has cancelled the Honda Celebration of Light indefinitely, saying only a long-term government funding commitment will resurrect the event in the future. (Dan Ferguson photo)

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Farewell, fireworks: No more summer light display shows in Vancouver

Free, public Honda Celebration of Light fireworks shows cancelled indefinitely

Ennio Titarenko and Andrew Wierzbicki are startled by a lunging bull sea lion during an early morning cold dip at Esquimalt Lagoon Nov. 24. (Courtesy of Ennio Titarenko)

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VIDEO: Lunging sea lion startles sunrise swimmers at B.C. beach

The close encounter occurred at Colwood’s Esquimalt Lagoon Monday morning, Nov. 24

BCCOS Insp. Kevin Van Damme provided an update on a bear attack that injured three children and one adult close to Bella Coola on Thursday, Nov. 20. (Conservation Officer Service/Facebook)

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UPDATE: Three school children, 1 adult injured in Bella Coola grizzly bear attack

The attack happened on Nov. 20 around 1:35 p.m.

Graffiti artist Smokey Devil at work on the Brookswood memorial to Breallan Dawne Franks. Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Tmes)

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VIDEO: A wall and a plea remember B.C. overdose victim

Graffiti artist James Hardy creates Langley memorial for Breallan Dawne Franks