MV Zim Kingston leaving waters off Victoria en route to Nanaimo

The container ship MV Zim Kingston is being escorted from its anchorage off Victoria to Duke Point in Nanaimo. (Transport Canada photo)
Container ship lost 109 containers overboard and caught fire earlier this fall

A yuletide showing of eight maids-a-milking at a past Butchart Gardens Magic of Christmas display. American-based PNC Christmas Price Index explores the cost of the items in the popular song, The 12 Days of Christmas, with eight maids-a-milking coming in with a price tag of $58. (Black Press Media file photo)

12 Days of Christmas comes with hefty price tag as inflation drives up costs
Winter version of StoryWalk lines Sooke storefront windows
Gallery exhibit chronicles Nelson’s cannabis history

Gallery exhibit chronicles Nelson’s cannabis history
Netflix map marks Victoria-area sites where hit series Maid was filmed

Netflix map marks Victoria-area sites where hit series Maid was filmed

B.C.’s ambulance service has been stretched thin with COVID-19 and many calls to deal with drug overdoses, on top of the demands of an aging population. (Black Press Media)

B.C. adds paramedics, dispatchers, increasing treatment options
Several cases of COVID have been reported from a recent youth conference in Courtenay. (CDC image)

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Stuart Setch, director with Nanaimo Craft Beer Society, left, Jonny Ludtke, Bayview Brewery brewer, Harley Smith, Longwood Brewery partner, Tasha Ballantyne, Longwood assistant brewer, and Alfred Elviss, Bayview Brewery brewer, hold cans of 7 Belles Saison ale recently released to praise the efforts of health-care workers during the pandemic. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo Craft Beer Society raising 7 p.m. pints in praise of health-care workers
For Bailey McMillan, who is completing his carpentry apprenticeship with MAC Renovations, a career in construction is an opportunity to build something lasting, and to create something both he and clients are proud of. Photo courtesy MAC Renovations

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      Canada Post says contingency plan has been put in place

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      Heather Cadieux spent weeks felting animals and foods for the Netflix show Maid’s prestigious preschool. (Courtesy Heather Cadieux)

      PHOTOS: Netflix’s Maid features Victoria single mom’s felted creations

      Heather Cadieux spent weeks felting dragons, a toucan and an orangutan for the show’s preschool

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      Busy November provided some clarity for Blue Jays, now team must wait

      MLB’s first work stoppage threatens plans for spring training and opening day on March 31

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