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This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in a scene from "A Haunting in Venice." (20th Century Studios via AP)

Nun2 repeats as box office champ, Venice second in quiet movie weekend

“The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the…

This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in a scene from "A Haunting in Venice." (20th Century Studios via AP)
This bright light on the bottom of this picture was a series of three lights Campbell River resident Dean Berg captured on video May 29. Photo from Dean Berg

B.C. ‘UFO’ video explanation not exactly out of this world

Video shot in Campbell River has an ordinary, unscientific explanation B.C. woman says

This bright light on the bottom of this picture was a series of three lights Campbell River resident Dean Berg captured on video May 29. Photo from Dean Berg
Tyler and Kayleen (right) reach the mat to win the semi final leg of The Amazing Race Canada season 9. The couple advanced to the season finale as a result, and will compete to win in the last episode, which will air on Sept. 19. (Photo by CTV)

As finale looms, a Q&A with B.C. finalists of The Amazing Race Canada

TV show’s season finale will air Sept. 19. Tyler and Kayleen talk what’s next

Tyler and Kayleen (right) reach the mat to win the semi final leg of The Amazing Race Canada season 9. The couple advanced to the season finale as a result, and will compete to win in the last episode, which will air on Sept. 19. (Photo by CTV)
A firefighter approaches a very happy pup for rescue from a Victoria rooftop. (Victoria Firefighters IAFF Local 730/Instagram)

‘Breaking stereotypes’: Firefighters rescue dog from Victoria rooftop

Firefighter greeted with wags and wiggles during rescue

A firefighter approaches a very happy pup for rescue from a Victoria rooftop. (Victoria Firefighters IAFF Local 730/Instagram)
Authors Kennedy Stewart and Margot Fedurok. (supplied photos)

PODCAST: Authors Kennedy Stewart and Margot Fedoruk discuss new books

TODAY IN B.C.: ‘Decrim’ and ‘Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives’

Authors Kennedy Stewart and Margot Fedurok. (supplied photos)
Two views of the #DearTerry shirt designed by actor Ryan Reynolds in collaboration with Fox family members. (Photo: shop.terryfox.org/collections/2023-terry-fox-run-shirt)

QUIZ: How much do you know about Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope?

The run from 1980 continues to inspire a nation

Two views of the #DearTerry shirt designed by actor Ryan Reynolds in collaboration with Fox family members. (Photo: shop.terryfox.org/collections/2023-terry-fox-run-shirt)
Spectators fill a Vancouver shoreline to watch competitors in the bathtub races from Nanaimo in 1971. (Reel Life still)

B.C. videographer shares 1971 Nanaimo bathtub race

VIDEO: Races shore up in Vancouver, people watching Kits Beach, and sailing in English Bay

  • Sep 16, 2023
Spectators fill a Vancouver shoreline to watch competitors in the bathtub races from Nanaimo in 1971. (Reel Life still)
Kevin Stone and wife Michelle were putting the finishing touches on a 17,000-pound, stainless-steel T. rex on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, just days before it was to be shipped from Chilliwack to Penticton. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

17,000-pound metal T. rex ready to move from Chilliwack to Penticton

Massive stainless-steel dinosaur will overlook Okanagan Lake, be visible to public

Kevin Stone and wife Michelle were putting the finishing touches on a 17,000-pound, stainless-steel T. rex on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, just days before it was to be shipped from Chilliwack to Penticton. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Diana is among seniors whose photo will be in a soon-to-be-released pin-up calendar. (Pelays Photography photo)

PHOTOS: B.C. seniors’ pin-up project captures ‘unbelievable’ transformation

Calendar to raise funds for continuation of Surrey Shares storytelling project

Diana is among seniors whose photo will be in a soon-to-be-released pin-up calendar. (Pelays Photography photo)
This combination of images shows cover art for “Bigger Houses” by Dan & Shay, left, and “Victor” by Vic Mensa. (Warner Music Nashville/Roc Nation via AP)

What’s streaming now: Summer blockbuster ‘Barbie’ moves to small screens

Newly released online for your entertainment this week

This combination of images shows cover art for “Bigger Houses” by Dan & Shay, left, and “Victor” by Vic Mensa. (Warner Music Nashville/Roc Nation via AP)
FILE- In this Monday March 30, 2020, file photo, the exterior of the Singer Museum is seen in Laren, Netherlands. A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been recovered more than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was shut to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Van Gogh’s “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring,” which was painted in 1884, was snatched in an overnight raid in March 2020 from The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam. It was there on loan from the Groninger Museum. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Stolen Dutch van Gogh recovered more than 3 years later

1884 painting was snatched in an overnight raid in March 2020 from a museum east of Amsterdam

FILE- In this Monday March 30, 2020, file photo, the exterior of the Singer Museum is seen in Laren, Netherlands. A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been recovered more than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was shut to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Van Gogh’s “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring,” which was painted in 1884, was snatched in an overnight raid in March 2020 from The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam. It was there on loan from the Groninger Museum. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
FILE - Workers on scaffolding repaint the NASA logo near the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. After a yearlong study into UFOs, NASA is releasing a report Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, on what it needs to better understand unidentified flying objects from a scientific point of view. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

New NASA UFO report urges shift in science, perception of their study

Space agency completes year-long review of ‘unidentified anomalous phenomena’

FILE - Workers on scaffolding repaint the NASA logo near the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. After a yearlong study into UFOs, NASA is releasing a report Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, on what it needs to better understand unidentified flying objects from a scientific point of view. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
The Juno Awards have introduced new “AI Eligibility” submission guidelines for music creators to specify how much artificial intelligence technology can be used in recordings. A video camera is silhouetted as people gather for a press conference for the 2023 Juno Award nominee announcement in Toronto, on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Plug pulled on Fake Drake as Junos add AI guidelines

Eligible recordings can use AI, but it can’t be the ‘sole or core component’

The Juno Awards have introduced new “AI Eligibility” submission guidelines for music creators to specify how much artificial intelligence technology can be used in recordings. A video camera is silhouetted as people gather for a press conference for the 2023 Juno Award nominee announcement in Toronto, on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Bryan Adams rocks his sold out show in Penticton where an appreciative audience enjoyed every minute of it. (Andrea DeMeer)

B.C. megastar Bryan Adams still delivering the goods on provincial tour

Review: ‘It felt like having a few thousand friends over for a casual jam in a really big garage’

Bryan Adams rocks his sold out show in Penticton where an appreciative audience enjoyed every minute of it. (Andrea DeMeer)
The red carpet is pictured prior to the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Taylor Swift the ‘Anti-Hero’ of surprise-flavoured Video Music Awards

Swift took home 9 of the 11 awards she was up for, including artist of the year

The red carpet is pictured prior to the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from “Wonder Woman 1984.” (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. via AP)

Calgary trying to entice Gal Gadot to Wonder Woman statue unveiling

Calgary’s Bow Valley College Centre displays statue of iconic superhero

This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from “Wonder Woman 1984.” (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. via AP)
FILE - The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in the city center of Munich, Germany, Dec. 16, 2020. Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed at giving more people more reasons to buy the technology trendsetter’s marquee product. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Apple unveils iPhone 15 Pro Max as it tries to reverse mild slump

New iPhones get faster chips, better cameras and new charging ports

FILE - The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in the city center of Munich, Germany, Dec. 16, 2020. Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed at giving more people more reasons to buy the technology trendsetter’s marquee product. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
FILE - A statue of the MTV Moon Man appears on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. The MTV Video Music Awards return Tuesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and will celebrate 50 years of hip-hop with a star-studded, multi-generational finale performance. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Women take centre stage as MTV Video Music Awards return

Only women up for artist of the year award as 50 years of hiphop celebrated

FILE - A statue of the MTV Moon Man appears on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. The MTV Video Music Awards return Tuesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and will celebrate 50 years of hip-hop with a star-studded, multi-generational finale performance. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
The big guy is 704 pounds as he starts prepping for fall snacking. (Instagram)

Last chance to see Boo the bear in Golden before winter slumber

Visit Boo the bear until Sept. 23

The big guy is 704 pounds as he starts prepping for fall snacking. (Instagram)
A package of Paqui OneChipChallenge spicy tortilla chips is seen on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Boston. Authorities are raising the alarm about a OneChipChallenge social media trend that encourages people to avoid seeking relief from eating and drinking for as long as possible after eating the chips, days after a Massachusetts teenager died hours after taking part in the challenge. The dare is popular on social media sites, with scores of people including children unwrapping the packaging, eating the chips and reacting to the heat. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

Death of U.S. teen raising questions about spicy food challenges

Food challenges have a long history, but have they become too extreme?

A package of Paqui OneChipChallenge spicy tortilla chips is seen on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Boston. Authorities are raising the alarm about a OneChipChallenge social media trend that encourages people to avoid seeking relief from eating and drinking for as long as possible after eating the chips, days after a Massachusetts teenager died hours after taking part in the challenge. The dare is popular on social media sites, with scores of people including children unwrapping the packaging, eating the chips and reacting to the heat. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)