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This image released by Disney shows Zawe Ashton as Dar-Benn in a scene from “The Marvels.” (Laura Radford/Disney-Marvel via AP)

Making movies Marvelous again: can The Marvels give superhero franchise a jolt?

Driector Nia DaCosta hopes to make mark on Marvel history as ‘The Marvels’ opens this weekend

This image released by Disney shows Zawe Ashton as Dar-Benn in a scene from “The Marvels.” (Laura Radford/Disney-Marvel via AP)
Hullo has announced the launch of a shuttle bus to bring people to and from the fast ferry terminal on Nanaimo’s waterfront. (Submitted photo)

Hullo launches shuttle bus to get passengers to and from Nanaimo terminal

Shuttle will connect foot ferry dock with public transit exchange and Coast Bastion Hotel

Hullo has announced the launch of a shuttle bus to bring people to and from the fast ferry terminal on Nanaimo’s waterfront. (Submitted photo)
Mona Consignment store owner Deanne Young by the loungewear racks. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

B.C. consignment store sees surge in people dumping COVID-19 clothing

Many no longer wear the leisure wear they purchased during the pandemic, so they consign it

Mona Consignment store owner Deanne Young by the loungewear racks. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
The steam clock is an iconic market in historic Gastown in downtown Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

QUIZ: How much do you know about keeping time?

Daylight Saving Time has come to an end for another year

The steam clock is an iconic market in historic Gastown in downtown Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Dogs Daisy, left, and Maggie race through fresh snow near Cremona, Alta., Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. While many people can experience health and sleep complications that come with seasonal time changes, many don't realize their furry friends can feel the effects too. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Pet peeve: time change can be extra hard on Rover and Fluffy

Switching the clock back is going to throw of the daily rhythm for your pet

Dogs Daisy, left, and Maggie race through fresh snow near Cremona, Alta., Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. While many people can experience health and sleep complications that come with seasonal time changes, many don't realize their furry friends can feel the effects too. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
This image released by Netflix shows Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, left, and Jodie Foster as Bonnie Stoll, in a scene from the film “Nyad.” (Kimberley French/Netflix via AP)

Latest from country star Aldean, last from Jimmy Buffett among fresh releases

What’s new for your entertainment pleasure this week

This image released by Netflix shows Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, left, and Jodie Foster as Bonnie Stoll, in a scene from the film “Nyad.” (Kimberley French/Netflix via AP)
Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/San Francisco Chronicle via AP/Jessica Christian)

Swift excitement sweeps B.C. as fans celebrate Taylor’s impending return

Pop superstar has not visited Vancouver in nearly a decade

Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/San Francisco Chronicle via AP/Jessica Christian)
FILE - Don Cornelius poses at his Los Angeles office on March 6, 2006. The late “Soul Train” creator will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Missy, Willie and Chaka Khan honoured in Rock hall of fame’s latest class

Ceremony streamed live tonight will also salute the late George Michael

FILE - Don Cornelius poses at his Los Angeles office on March 6, 2006. The late “Soul Train” creator will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Teddy and Indy are new arrivals at the Honour Ranch, and will be part of the equine program offered there. (Photo credit: Barbara Roden)

How a $10,000 toque is helping horses heal B.C.’s hurt heroes

Honour Ranch near Ashcroft set to offer equine therapy program to help first responders

Teddy and Indy are new arrivals at the Honour Ranch, and will be part of the equine program offered there. (Photo credit: Barbara Roden)
FILE -The Beatles, foreground from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr on drums perform on the CBS “Ed Sullivan Show” in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has enabled the release of a “new” Beatles song.“Now And Then,” will be available Thursday, Nov. 2. (AP Photo/File)

‘Now and Then’: the last Beatles song now available for your ears

Lennon demo reworked by Starr and McCartney with old Harrison bits and the help of AI

FILE -The Beatles, foreground from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr on drums perform on the CBS “Ed Sullivan Show” in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has enabled the release of a “new” Beatles song.“Now And Then,” will be available Thursday, Nov. 2. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - Musician Huey Lewis attends the “Back To The Future” 25th anniversary reunion in New York on Oct. 25, 2010. Lewis, who with his band The News stormed radio in the 1980s with such rock-pop hits as “The Power of Love” and “I Want a New Drug,” is about to take his music to a Broadway stage with “The Heart of Rock & Roll,” starting March 2024.(AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

Huey Lewis’ ‘Heart of Rock & Roll’ will beat on Broadway in spring

’80s pop-rocker about to enjoy a rebirth with new rom-com musical

FILE - Musician Huey Lewis attends the “Back To The Future” 25th anniversary reunion in New York on Oct. 25, 2010. Lewis, who with his band The News stormed radio in the 1980s with such rock-pop hits as “The Power of Love” and “I Want a New Drug,” is about to take his music to a Broadway stage with “The Heart of Rock & Roll,” starting March 2024.(AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
FILE - People pass through Salt Lake City International Airport, June 27, 2022, in Salt Lake City. The cost of travel has fluctuated sharply in recent years, but travelers expecting high prices now might be in for a pleasant surprise. Data show that many travel expenses, including airfare, have decreased recently. Domestic flights in particular have been less expensive, and while international airfare remains elevated, it too is coming down as airlines slowly add more capacity. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)

Complicated market dealing travellers a mixed hand

Some travel costs flying against general inflation trends

FILE - People pass through Salt Lake City International Airport, June 27, 2022, in Salt Lake City. The cost of travel has fluctuated sharply in recent years, but travelers expecting high prices now might be in for a pleasant surprise. Data show that many travel expenses, including airfare, have decreased recently. Domestic flights in particular have been less expensive, and while international airfare remains elevated, it too is coming down as airlines slowly add more capacity. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)
Saturday’s (Oct. 28) sunset over Canoe is highlighted by what mountain biker/photographer Kevin Silverson believes to be meteor. (Kevin Silverson photo)

Mountain biking takes a meteoric turn in Shuswap

Kevin Silverson witnesses burning object falling from the sky

Saturday’s (Oct. 28) sunset over Canoe is highlighted by what mountain biker/photographer Kevin Silverson believes to be meteor. (Kevin Silverson photo)
The Twin City Brewing team celebrates their BC Beer Awards wins, including Brewery of the Year. (PHOTO COURTESY BC BEER AWARDS)

Port Alberni’s Twin City Brewing wins BC Brewery of the Year

Brewery picked up four prizes in total at BC Beer Awards

The Twin City Brewing team celebrates their BC Beer Awards wins, including Brewery of the Year. (PHOTO COURTESY BC BEER AWARDS)
Angus Reid Institute’s latest poll says 54 per cent of Canadians believe there are fewer kids trick-or-treating in their neighbourhood compared to a decade ago. Dinah Zengilou from Botan Ramen n’ Bar hands out candy during Downtown Everett Association’s trick-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry/The Herald)

54% of Canadians believe fewer kids are trick-or-treating in 2023: Poll

Police put out annual reminders for a safe, fun-filled Halloween

Angus Reid Institute’s latest poll says 54 per cent of Canadians believe there are fewer kids trick-or-treating in their neighbourhood compared to a decade ago. Dinah Zengilou from Botan Ramen n’ Bar hands out candy during Downtown Everett Association’s trick-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry/The Herald)
More people are paying for Victoria real estate in cash. (Canadian Press photo)

‘Big jump’ in people who are paying cash for pricey Victoria real estate

Unclear what’s motivating it, says expert

More people are paying for Victoria real estate in cash. (Canadian Press photo)
Nikki Davenport poses with her friend Kevin Mills at the Country Maples RV Park. Davenport floated the idea of the two embarking on a cross-country handcycling tour, and left from Cape Spear, Newfoundland in May. The pair camped for the night near Chemainus before heading to Mill Bay the following day and completing their journey in Victoria on Sept. 30. (Chadd Cawson/Citizen)

Spinal cord injury survivor makes Island stop on cross-Canada handcycle trip

Kevin Mills left Cape Spear on May 24, and completed his mission in Victoria on Sept. 30.

Nikki Davenport poses with her friend Kevin Mills at the Country Maples RV Park. Davenport floated the idea of the two embarking on a cross-country handcycling tour, and left from Cape Spear, Newfoundland in May. The pair camped for the night near Chemainus before heading to Mill Bay the following day and completing their journey in Victoria on Sept. 30. (Chadd Cawson/Citizen)
The Pescada home in Trout Creek was one of many Summerland homes decorated for Halloween on Oct. 31. This display included a haunted house tour and a smoke display. (Black Press file photo)

QUIZ: Are you ready for thrills and chills for Halloween?

Oct. 31 is a day for pumpkins and Jack O’Lanterns, bats, spine-tingling tales and more

The Pescada home in Trout Creek was one of many Summerland homes decorated for Halloween on Oct. 31. This display included a haunted house tour and a smoke display. (Black Press file photo)
Weather vagaries this year caused by climate change have turned the Halloween pumpkin harvest spooky. Pumpkins are displayed outside of a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Nam Y. Huh

Pumpkin patches across Canada spooked by the howling of climate change

Heavy rains following droughts have created challenges for pumpkin growers across country

Weather vagaries this year caused by climate change have turned the Halloween pumpkin harvest spooky. Pumpkins are displayed outside of a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Nam Y. Huh
FILE - David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc pose after “Friends” won outstanding comedy series at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards Sept. 22, 2002, in Los Angeles. Perry, who starred Chandler Bing has died. The actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. Both outlets cited unnamed sources confirming Perry’s death. His publicists and other representatives did not immediately return messages seeking comment. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

‘Utterly devastated’: Friends cast releases statement about Matthew Perry

Chandler Bing actor was discovered dead at his Los Angeles home Saturday

FILE - David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc pose after “Friends” won outstanding comedy series at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards Sept. 22, 2002, in Los Angeles. Perry, who starred Chandler Bing has died. The actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. Both outlets cited unnamed sources confirming Perry’s death. His publicists and other representatives did not immediately return messages seeking comment. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)