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A sign announces Black Friday specials on luggage sets inside a Macy's department store on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, in Denver. Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Retailers pumped for Black Friday, not sure consumers feel the same way

Buying trends show dwindling resources in face of the economy leading to shopping pullback

A sign announces Black Friday specials on luggage sets inside a Macy's department store on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, in Denver. Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
This photo shows the PlayStation 5. Gamer gifts make good options for the holidays. (Sony Interactive Entertainment via AP)

So you need some help with your Christmas list this year?

From saving elephants to pleasing football fans, here are some holiday gift ideas for all

This photo shows the PlayStation 5. Gamer gifts make good options for the holidays. (Sony Interactive Entertainment via AP)
The barrage of Black Friday advertisements might have many tempted to whip out their wallets, but experts caution against unnecessary discretionary purchases this year amid inflation and the skyrocketing cost of living. People navigate through Yorkdale Mall in search of Black Friday sales in Toronto, Nov. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

‘Not every deal is a good one’: Black Friday shopping caution urged

‘When it comes to cash flow, that’s really how it needs to be framed’

The barrage of Black Friday advertisements might have many tempted to whip out their wallets, but experts caution against unnecessary discretionary purchases this year amid inflation and the skyrocketing cost of living. People navigate through Yorkdale Mall in search of Black Friday sales in Toronto, Nov. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Loïc creates his antigravity under the sea cake. CBC/Geoff George

Sweet victory: B.C. schoolteacher wins the Great Canadian Baking Show

Creston’s Loïc Fauteux-Goulet serves up Torta Diplomatica, Passionfruit Mille Crepe Cake for win

Loïc creates his antigravity under the sea cake. CBC/Geoff George
A worker helps package products for Fishwife, a Los Angeles-based tinned fish company, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at a cannery in Bay Center, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Canned seafood moves beyond tuna sandwiches in pandemic trend that stuck

Tinned fish, as it’s called in Europe, now a regular offering on American menus

A worker helps package products for Fishwife, a Los Angeles-based tinned fish company, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at a cannery in Bay Center, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, drops the puck for San Jose Sharks’ Tomas Hertl, left, and Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes during a ceremonial faceoff prior to an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Monday, November 20, 2023. The Invictus Games, founded by the Duke of Sussex, are scheduled to be held in Vancouver and Whistler in 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Prince Harry drops the puck for the Canucks and the Invictus Games

Canuck coach Rick Tocchet bumps fists with prince as he works to draw attention to 2025 event

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, drops the puck for San Jose Sharks’ Tomas Hertl, left, and Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes during a ceremonial faceoff prior to an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Monday, November 20, 2023. The Invictus Games, founded by the Duke of Sussex, are scheduled to be held in Vancouver and Whistler in 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - The Rolling Stones perform at a celebration for the release of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds,” Oct. 19, 2023, in New York. On Tuesday, Nov. 21, the legendary English band announced that they’re taking “Hackney Diamonds,” their first album of original material in 18 years, on the road. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Rolling Stones to play Vancouver as part of 2024 Hackney Diamonds tour

Date one of 16 announced for North America in the spring and summer of 2024

FILE - The Rolling Stones perform at a celebration for the release of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds,” Oct. 19, 2023, in New York. On Tuesday, Nov. 21, the legendary English band announced that they’re taking “Hackney Diamonds,” their first album of original material in 18 years, on the road. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - A shopper carries bags down Fifth Avenue on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in New York. Holiday sales rose as shoppers showed some resilience during the most important shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File )

Black Friday, Cyber Monday shoppers to focus on quality, timing: experts

Analyst says inflation, economy will make shoppers more intentional about what they buy

FILE - A shopper carries bags down Fifth Avenue on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in New York. Holiday sales rose as shoppers showed some resilience during the most important shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File )
This cover image released by Monacelli shows “Milton Glaser: Pop,” by Steven Heller, Mirko Ilić and Beth Kleber. (Monacelli via AP)

Coffee table reads that might make a great Christmas present

Pop art to ballet, reach for a coffee-table read when choosing holiday gifts

This cover image released by Monacelli shows “Milton Glaser: Pop,” by Steven Heller, Mirko Ilić and Beth Kleber. (Monacelli via AP)
Salt and Pepper were donated to a Terrace animal shelter after temporarily spending the summer munching weeds outside a Prince Rupert hotel. Photo courtesy Teresa Lee

Weed-munching goats win temporary home in downtown Prince Rupert

Hotel owner gets permit to keep the animals on site as a way to keep the vegetation down

Salt and Pepper were donated to a Terrace animal shelter after temporarily spending the summer munching weeds outside a Prince Rupert hotel. Photo courtesy Teresa Lee
This image released by Netflix shows Jeffrey Mackenzie Jordan, left, and Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in a scene from “Rustin.” (Parrish Lewis/Netflix via AP)

What’s streaming now: Godzilla stomps as ‘The Crown’ returns

A look at what’s new this week for your entertainment pleasure

This image released by Netflix shows Jeffrey Mackenzie Jordan, left, and Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in a scene from “Rustin.” (Parrish Lewis/Netflix via AP)
Diane Wensel rides Tuffy the horse into the lobby of a hotel as the annual tradition kicks off Grey Cup festivities ahead of the 110th CFL Grey Cup between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes in Hamilton, Ont., on Thursday, November 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Tuffy Nuff has arrived, let the Grey Cup festivities begin

Calgary Stampeders equine mascot has been crashing hotels since 1948

Diane Wensel rides Tuffy the horse into the lobby of a hotel as the annual tradition kicks off Grey Cup festivities ahead of the 110th CFL Grey Cup between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes in Hamilton, Ont., on Thursday, November 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Employees of Yellow Point Cranberries work up to their waists in the fields to gather some of this year’s crop. (Duck Paterson photo)

Vancouver Island cranberry farm bringing in the harvest

Yellow Point Cranberries floods fields to float berries for processing

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Employees of Yellow Point Cranberries work up to their waists in the fields to gather some of this year’s crop. (Duck Paterson photo)
FILE - A wildfire burns south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, near Highway 63 on Saturday, May 7, 2016. A book about an inferno that ravaged a Canadian city and has been called a portent of climate chaos has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize. John Valliant’s “Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World” was awarded the 50,000 pound ($62,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at a ceremony in London on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Jonathan Hayward /The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Devasting Fort Mac blaze account earns B.C. author top UK writing prize

John Vaillant’s ‘Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World’ wins Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize

FILE - A wildfire burns south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, near Highway 63 on Saturday, May 7, 2016. A book about an inferno that ravaged a Canadian city and has been called a portent of climate chaos has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize. John Valliant’s “Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World” was awarded the 50,000 pound ($62,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at a ceremony in London on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Jonathan Hayward /The Canadian Press via AP, File)
This image released by Lionsgate shows Jason Schwartzman in a scene from “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” (Lionsgate via AP)

Hunger Games prequel attempts to create a new hunger

Katniss-free, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes explores young man’s descent into darkness

This image released by Lionsgate shows Jason Schwartzman in a scene from “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” (Lionsgate via AP)
A young Bryan Reid Sr. building a Pioneer log home. (Photo submitted)

B.C.’s original Timber King reflects on 50 years of log homes

Williams Lake’s Pioneer Log Homes founder Bryan Reid Sr. said he did not regret one second

A young Bryan Reid Sr. building a Pioneer log home. (Photo submitted)
Actor Ryan Reynolds is shown during a roast at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass on Feb. 3, 2017. Ryan Reynolds is the newest member of the Order of British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Charles Krupa

Ryan Reynolds headlines list of latest names added to the Order of B.C.

B.C. Hollywood ‘heavyweight’ received honour in private ceremony ahead of today’s in Victoria

Actor Ryan Reynolds is shown during a roast at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass on Feb. 3, 2017. Ryan Reynolds is the newest member of the Order of British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Charles Krupa
Operational technician Erin Aranda handles flasks containing mushroom spores at the production facility for Meati Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Thornton, Colo. Eventually, the company expects to produce more than 40 million pounds of meat annually at its 100,000-square-foot Mega Ranch in Thornton. That’s about 160 million four-ounce servings, or half the amount of beef served each year at Chipotle, one of Meati’s biggest investors. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Plant-based meat could solve climate woes – if more people would eat it

Removing meat from your diet might do wonders for the planet, but what about the taste buds?

Operational technician Erin Aranda handles flasks containing mushroom spores at the production facility for Meati Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Thornton, Colo. Eventually, the company expects to produce more than 40 million pounds of meat annually at its 100,000-square-foot Mega Ranch in Thornton. That’s about 160 million four-ounce servings, or half the amount of beef served each year at Chipotle, one of Meati’s biggest investors. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
This image released by Apple TV+ shows a scene from “Napoleon.” (Apple TV+ via AP)

REVIEW: Scott’s Napoleon has no clothes in searing takedown of male ego

Don’t mistake “Napoleon” for your average historical epic

This image released by Apple TV+ shows a scene from “Napoleon.” (Apple TV+ via AP)
The Snowbirds will be part of an air show returning to 19 Wing Comox in May 2024. (Black Press/Erin Haluschak photo)

Comox Valley airshow returning next year after decade-long absence

Airshow is set for May 18 at 19 Wing Comox in celebration of RCAF centennial

The Snowbirds will be part of an air show returning to 19 Wing Comox in May 2024. (Black Press/Erin Haluschak photo)