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This RV is being advertised as a “one-bedroom” rental. (Screenshot/Facebook Marketplace)

‘Utterly depressing’: $1K Victoria 1-bedroom rental actually just an RV

Renter cries foul about amount charged for an RV

This RV is being advertised as a “one-bedroom” rental. (Screenshot/Facebook Marketplace)
There are many types of mushrooms to be found in the fall forests of the B.C. coast. (Lake Cowichan Gazette file)

Mushroom bloom returning to B.C.’s Sunshine Coast after drought?

Some pickers say early returns promising, but climate raising ongoing concerns

There are many types of mushrooms to be found in the fall forests of the B.C. coast. (Lake Cowichan Gazette file)
Buffy Sainte-Marie performs at the Toronto International Film Festival’s kick off event in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. CBC says legendary musician Buffy Sainte-Marie’s birth certificate, other documents and details from family members contradict the singer’s claim that she is Indigenous. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul

Documents contradict Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous heritage: CBC report

Singer called herself ‘a proud member of the Native community with deep roots in Canada’

Buffy Sainte-Marie performs at the Toronto International Film Festival’s kick off event in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. CBC says legendary musician Buffy Sainte-Marie’s birth certificate, other documents and details from family members contradict the singer’s claim that she is Indigenous. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
Buffy-Sainte Marie arrives to the Toronto International Film Festival’s Tribute Award, in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Sainte-Marie, a musician known for decades of Indigenous activism, says she’s always been honest that she doesn’t know the identity of her birth parents ahead of a CBC report that’s expected to question the icon’s First Nations ancestry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

‘I know who I am:’ Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous identity questioned

Iconic singer calls questions hurtful as CBC poised to release probe into her First Nations ancestry

Buffy-Sainte Marie arrives to the Toronto International Film Festival’s Tribute Award, in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Sainte-Marie, a musician known for decades of Indigenous activism, says she’s always been honest that she doesn’t know the identity of her birth parents ahead of a CBC report that’s expected to question the icon’s First Nations ancestry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
An alligator swims at the Everglades National Park, Fla., April 23, 2012. A group of Floridians plan to host a series of competitions themed according to the collective antics of the beer-loving, gator-possessing, rap-sheet heavy, mullet-wearing social media phenomenon known as “Florida Man.” The games will poke fun at Florida’s reputation for producing strange news stories involving guns, drugs, booze and reptiles — or some combination of the four. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, file)

Florida men embrace ‘Florida Man’ in ‘most insane athletic showdown on Earth’

Games will poke fun at Florida’s reputation for producing strange news stories

An alligator swims at the Everglades National Park, Fla., April 23, 2012. A group of Floridians plan to host a series of competitions themed according to the collective antics of the beer-loving, gator-possessing, rap-sheet heavy, mullet-wearing social media phenomenon known as “Florida Man.” The games will poke fun at Florida’s reputation for producing strange news stories involving guns, drugs, booze and reptiles — or some combination of the four. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, file)
Dillon Klena and company of the North American Tour of “Jagged Little Pill” are shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS /HO-Mirvish Productions

Jagged Little musical filled with themes that still resonate for Morissette

Broadway show based on classic album works under guidelines its artist set

Dillon Klena and company of the North American Tour of “Jagged Little Pill” are shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS /HO-Mirvish Productions
This image released by A24 shows Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla, in a scene from “Priscilla.” (Sabrina Lantos/A24 via AP)

REVIEW: ‘Priscilla’ charts move from teen fantasy to surreal reality

Not many false notes in Coppola’s richly layered look at the bride of Elvis

This image released by A24 shows Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla, in a scene from “Priscilla.” (Sabrina Lantos/A24 via AP)
Rob Forde (right), seen here with Mark Gore and seven-year-old Jack Gore on Oct. 21, 2023, transformed the Gore family’s crawl space into a dungeon. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

PHOTOS: Designer builds dungeon in B.C. home in time for Halloween

Rob Forde transformed crawl space corridor into dungeon for Chilliwack homeowners

Rob Forde (right), seen here with Mark Gore and seven-year-old Jack Gore on Oct. 21, 2023, transformed the Gore family’s crawl space into a dungeon. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Pumpkin seeds appear on a kitchen counter in New York in 2019. (Cheyenne M. Cohen via AP)

Pumpkins share the insider’s taste of Halloween treats

How to turn your your jack-o-lantern project into a tasty snack

Pumpkin seeds appear on a kitchen counter in New York in 2019. (Cheyenne M. Cohen via AP)
Boo folicks in the snow before his nap at the Grizzly Bear Refuge near Golden. (Instagram)

Boo settles down for a long winter’s nap in Golden

Boo lives at the Grizzly Bear Refuge at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

Boo folicks in the snow before his nap at the Grizzly Bear Refuge near Golden. (Instagram)
This image shows a bowl of candy corn in Westchester County, N.Y. on Oct. 23, 2023. Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate over candy corn is on. (AP Photo/Julia Rubin)

Feelings run high over candy corn come Halloween

Love it or hate it, people are buying tons of it and it doesn’t inspire mixed feelings

This image shows a bowl of candy corn in Westchester County, N.Y. on Oct. 23, 2023. Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate over candy corn is on. (AP Photo/Julia Rubin)
TV, video games and movies dominate adult costumes. (Glen Butcher/BlackPress Media)

‘Kidults’ – thrilling ways adult Islanders are having fun on Halloween

Adults embrace the latest costume fads and spooky celebrations

TV, video games and movies dominate adult costumes. (Glen Butcher/BlackPress Media)
Bruce Hornidge with his memoir, Logger Heads. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Ex-logger recalls Vancouver Island’s War in the Woods in new memoir

Author Bruce Hornidge shares behind-the-lines view in ‘Loggerheads’

Bruce Hornidge with his memoir, Logger Heads. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
After a long journey starting from Port Hardy in June, the Indian Residential School Memorial Monument, created by artist Stanley C. Hunt, has arrived at the Canadian Museum of History. (Canadian Museum of History Facebook photo)

Monument for residential school children arrives at Canadian Museum of History

‘This powerful memorial is a tangible reminder of events from our shared past’

After a long journey starting from Port Hardy in June, the Indian Residential School Memorial Monument, created by artist Stanley C. Hunt, has arrived at the Canadian Museum of History. (Canadian Museum of History Facebook photo)
FILE - Tom Cruise attends the premiere of “Mission: Impossible, Dead Reckoning — Part One” at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, July 10, 2023, in New York. On Monday, Oct. 23, Paramount Pictures shifted the release date of the eighth installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, “Dead Reckoning — Part Two,” from June 28 next year to May 23, 2025, signaling a new wave of release-schedule juggling for Hollywood studios as the SAG-AFTRA strike surpasses three months of work stoppage. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Getting films made becomes ‘Mission: Impossible’ as actors strike drags on

Latest installment of Tom Cruise blockbuster franchise the latest film delayed

FILE - Tom Cruise attends the premiere of “Mission: Impossible, Dead Reckoning — Part One” at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, July 10, 2023, in New York. On Monday, Oct. 23, Paramount Pictures shifted the release date of the eighth installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, “Dead Reckoning — Part Two,” from June 28 next year to May 23, 2025, signaling a new wave of release-schedule juggling for Hollywood studios as the SAG-AFTRA strike surpasses three months of work stoppage. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Anne Bruinn stands dressed as a Barbie doll inside a box in an attempt to entertain motorists driving past her home in Vancouver, on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The would-be Mrs. Dressup, who regularly dresses up as a variety of characters to greet people, likes to call herself the “queen of the cosplay corner,” referencing the performance art of costume play. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Cosplay corner: B.C. woman adding weirdness and smiles to busy street

Vancouver’s Anne Bruinn has been entertaining commuters with her dress-up for 3 years

Anne Bruinn stands dressed as a Barbie doll inside a box in an attempt to entertain motorists driving past her home in Vancouver, on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The would-be Mrs. Dressup, who regularly dresses up as a variety of characters to greet people, likes to call herself the “queen of the cosplay corner,” referencing the performance art of costume play. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Photographer Steve Heer captured Penticton’s famous Canada goose Kevin spreading his wings at Okanagan Lake. To see more of Heer’s photography go to @sheer.photo on Instagram. (Steve Heer photo)

Penticton’s famous broken-winged goose living his best celebrity life

A local photographer recalls a recent visit where Kevin posed for the camera

Photographer Steve Heer captured Penticton’s famous Canada goose Kevin spreading his wings at Okanagan Lake. To see more of Heer’s photography go to @sheer.photo on Instagram. (Steve Heer photo)
Walter Decker, 99, of Hamilton, Ont., climbed 1,776 steps to the top of the CN Tower over the weekend for the third time in support of charity. Decker is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-United Way of Greater Toronto, Daria Perevezentsev

99-year-old climbs 1,776 steps to conquer the CN Tower for charity

Walter Decker first started stair climbing a decade ago

Walter Decker, 99, of Hamilton, Ont., climbed 1,776 steps to the top of the CN Tower over the weekend for the third time in support of charity. Decker is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-United Way of Greater Toronto, Daria Perevezentsev
(Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)Alejandro Moro has owned his motorcycle La Poderosa Betsy since 2016 and has ridden her across South America, Central America and most recently the Pacific Northwest. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)

Rider roams from Argentina to the Arctic, via B.C.’s Cariboo

Motorcycle odyssey brings South Cariboo visitor a new world view

(Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)Alejandro Moro has owned his motorcycle La Poderosa Betsy since 2016 and has ridden her across South America, Central America and most recently the Pacific Northwest. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)
Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, with son Brett. (Submitted photo)

PODCAST: Nanoose Bay’s Shelly Stouffer to enter BC Golf Hall of Fame

PQBEAT: Athlete won 2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur

Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, with son Brett. (Submitted photo)