Upstage Magazine highlights the Belfry Theatre's production of 'Women of the Fur Trade' by Frances Koncan, showcasing its themes of Indigenous history, female relationships, and societal challenges. T

Siobhan Robinsong will be celebrated at the Honouring Siobhan! concert June 29, presented by the Gettin’ Higher Choir and the Wavelengths Community Choir.

KIGALI Rwanda Dozens of women chatted while tod dlers played and babies cried in the waiting room at the downtown Kigali health clinic run by the U S based Women s Equity to Access for Care and Tr e…

Living Having lost the ability to hop on planes and trains during the pandemic, many of us finally began to appreciate the beauty in our own backyards. Cycle on a car-free stretch of highway Among the many oddities of 2020, there was this: A…

As part of the Martlet 70 Fundraiser, we’ve asked former Martlet staff to answer an important question: why do we need the Martlet? I walked into the cavernous SUB office of the Martlet newspaper in the summer of 2003 and spent the rest of my…

A 465-year-old forearm of St. Francis Xavier will come to Victoria’s Roman Catholic cathedral this month as part of a cross-country pilgrimage tour. “This relic rarely tours. It has a very prominent place at the main Gesù [Jesuit] church in Rome,”…

ON STAGE What: God’s Lake When: Thursday to Saturday Where: Metro Studio Theatre, 1411 Quadra St. Tickets: $22/15 For more information, visit: castlereigh.com Francesca Albright was scanning the news when she came across a story about an unsolved…

Vancouver Islanders love their mysteries and award-winning Canadian fiction, according to library statistics for 2017. The Island’s libraries have released their annual lists of the most-read books, providing a glimpse into the minds and interests of…

Hallie Rae Tuit made a dramatic entrance into the world on New Year’s Day with a surprise home birth and as the region’s first baby of 2018. “She was due on Dec. 27 so we thought she might be a Christmas baby,” said mom Elaine Tuit at Victoria…

The New Year’s Day levee at Government House was packed with people of all ages and backgrounds sipping soup and punch, nibbling goodies, enjoying the pipe bands and big bands, and greeting B.C.’s lieutenant-governor. “I’d just like to say I…

A 30-something man told his wife he was going to meet friends for a few drinks just before midnight in the spring of 2016. She saw that he was a bit drunk, but didn’t worry until after 2 a.m., when he hadn’t returned. It’s not clear what led her…

Article content A 30-something man told his wife he was going to meet friends for a few drinks just before midnight in the spring of 2016. She saw that he was a bit drunk, but didn’t worry until after 2 a.m., when he hadn’t returned. It’s not clear…

IN CONCERT What: A Child’s Christmas in Wales with Vox Humana When: 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24 Where: Saturday at St. Mary’s Anglican Church (1973 Cultra Ave., Saanichton) and Sunday at Alix Goolden…

What: Chicago the Musical When: Through to Dec. 23 Where: The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. Tickets: $89 and $99 For more information: rmts.bc.ca Rating: Four-and-a-half stars (out of five) If there were ever a chance to see a top-notch Broadway…

A vending machine that distributes hydromorphone pills to people with opioid addictions — who will likely crush and inject them — is one idea being explored in a pilot project to curb overdose deaths. “Right now, we’re asking people to go to an alley…

Article content VICTORIA — Tony Hunt Sr., a hereditary chief of the North Island Kwagiulth people, world-renowned artist, champion and ambassador of traditional Aboriginal knowledge, died Friday in hospital in Campbell River surrounded by loved ones.…

Tony Hunt Sr., a hereditary chief of the north Island Kwagiulth people, world-renowned artist, champion and ambassador of traditional Aboriginal knowledge, died Friday at the hospital in Campbell River surrounded by loved ones. He was 75. “He was…

ONSTAGE What: Chicago the Musical When: Monday to Dec. 23 Where: The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. Tickets: $89 and $99 For more information, visit: rmts.bc.ca Dylis Croman was 14 years old when she met two Broadway legends who helped define her…

IN CONCERT What: A Jann Arden Christmas When: Saturday, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. Where: Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. Tickets: $30 to $105 For more information, visit: victoriasymphony.ca Jann Arden expects this to be her mother’s last Christmas at home on…

More than 1,208 people have died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. this year, the coroners service reported Monday. Victoria and Vancouver Island continue to be in the top townships and health areas for overdose deaths. The latest death toll in the…