Compared to the Forte, the 2025 Kia4 features a sleeker profile and distinctive rake back. Courtesy Kia

Life

2025 KIA K4 is not designed to be another cute ute

KIA is renowned for its cute utes for the city and big guy sport utes, built for those…

B.C. Premier David Eby in Langford on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (B.C. government)

News

B.C. to file stay to pause Cowichan Tribes implementation of land-case decision

The decision is set to go to the B.C. Court of Appeals

An inmate was assaulted at Pacific Institution’s Regional Treatment Centre on Oct. 25. (Contributed)

News

Abbotsford assault sends inmate to hospital

The injured inmate is now back at Pacific Institution’s Regional Treatment Centre

Snuneymuxw Chief Mike Wyse announces Thursday, Oct. 30, that the First Nation’s economic development group has reached agreements to purchase River Rock Casino Resort and Chances Maple Ridge. (Jessica Durling/News Bulletin)

News

First Nation in Nanaimo buying River Rock Casino

Snuneymuxw’s economic development group announces agreement to buy Richmond casino as well as a Maple Ridge casino

The Vikes knocked down Ottawa 41-8 in the U Sports quarterfinals on Oct. 29. (Connor Hood/UVic Vikes website)

Regional News

Undefeated UVic rolls into U Sports women’s rugby championship final 4

UVic faces Guelph, UBC plays Queens in the national semifinals on Oct. 31 at UBC

Elks Field will undergo improvements to increase safety.

News

Elks Field Improvement Project moving along

Plans are moving forward to improve the baseball fields at Elk's Park in Smithers. Smithers town Council recently…

Entertainment

Feminine rage and ‘scum’ songs drive B.C.’s twin sister pop-rock act Fionn

New album, fans and U.S. tour dates for Alanna and Brianne Finn-Morris

Susan Mowbray, partner at MNP, delivers the State of the Island economic report on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at Vancouver Island Economic Alliance’s summit at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. (Jessica Durling/News Bulletin)

News

‘Starting to crumble’: Vancouver Island economic report is a warning

State of the Island report presented at economic summit in Nanaimo

Turi Duhamel, 17, with the School District 19 bus he bought and is converting into a camper and workshop for his Revelstoke Secondary School capstone project, pictured Wednesday, Oct. 29. (Evert Lindquist/Revelstoke Review)

News

B.C. high school student builds ‘skoolie’ home for his post-grad adventures

With help from others, Revelstoke’s Turi Duhamel plans to take his Grade 12 capstone project on the road

City of Surrey sign shows Senator Reid Park, which has been renamed North Ridge Park. (Photo: surrey.ca)

News

B.C. city scrubs senator’s name from park for Second World War ‘injustices’

Senator Patrick Reid’s name is also on a Surrey elementary school