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Karlee Friesen brings all the bugs to the social media spotlight, to educate, inform and have a little fun along the way. (The Victoria Bug Zoo/TikTok)

B.C. zoo staffer elevates #bugsoftiktok buzz with salute to Taylor Swift

Victoria Bug Zoo adapts Swifty kitty social media trend to critters outside the cat kingdom

Karlee Friesen brings all the bugs to the social media spotlight, to educate, inform and have a little fun along the way. (The Victoria Bug Zoo/TikTok)
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

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There are many types of mushrooms to be found in the fall forests of the B.C. coast. (Lake Cowichan Gazette file)
Annika Van Vliet poses on the stairs at the Hotel Bristol? (Lisa Van Vliet photo)

PHOTOS: B.C. teen model shines on Paris runway

Fashion-week experience one of true inclusion: mom

Annika Van Vliet poses on the stairs at the Hotel Bristol? (Lisa Van Vliet photo)
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)
Annie Ohana is one of 10 teachers chosen from around the world as outstanding educators. She, along with the other nine, now has the chance to win US$1 million for her students. (Contributed photos)

Surrey teacher only Canadian in Top 10 for US$1 million global award

Annie Ohana recognized for efforts to ensure all students seen and heard

Annie Ohana is one of 10 teachers chosen from around the world as outstanding educators. She, along with the other nine, now has the chance to win US$1 million for her students. (Contributed photos)
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)
“Cherished” artwork given to the Coopers by one of their daughters, who has been in foster care with them. <tcxspan tcxhref="tel:20232210" title="Call 2023-22-10 with 3CX Click to Call"> </tcxspan>(Artwork/Supplied)

VIDEO: B.C. family says fostering not about fixing, it’s about love

Victoria’s Cooper family has been fostering for 15 years

“Cherished” artwork given to the Coopers by one of their daughters, who has been in foster care with them. <tcxspan tcxhref="tel:20232210" title="Call 2023-22-10 with 3CX Click to Call"> </tcxspan>(Artwork/Supplied)
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)
A fan of Halloween, Oak Bay resident and municipal councillor Hazel Braithwaite goes all out in terms of yard decor. She intentionally sought out a more wildlife-friendly cobweb option. (Courtesy Hazel Braithwaite)

Spooky B.C. home highlights need for bird-friendly spiderwebs

Fibrous fake webbing can injure wildlife: BC SPCA

A fan of Halloween, Oak Bay resident and municipal councillor Hazel Braithwaite goes all out in terms of yard decor. She intentionally sought out a more wildlife-friendly cobweb option. (Courtesy Hazel Braithwaite)
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)
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
Jennifer Bonnell posing with her book Stewards of Splendor: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

‘Stewards of Splendor’: new book charts history of B.C.’s people and wildlife

The 496-page book presents B.C. findings from 1774 to the present

Jennifer Bonnell posing with her book Stewards of Splendor: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
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