Local filmmakers show diverse movies at Victoria Film Festival

The 32nd annual Victoria Film Festival (VFF) is recognizing and bringing to light bold, creative films and storytelling. From February 6 to 15, the festival will run films from local, regional, and international creators. This year, the VFF will screen 91 feature films and 39 short films that will be shown in nine locations, as […]

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New Music Revue: Annabelle Chairlegs go back in time with Waking up

Annabelle Chairlegs Waking Up (TODO Records) 3/5 Anyone that grew up in the ’90s like I did would be forgiven for wondering if they had ricocheted back through time while listening to Annabelle Chairlegs’ new album, Waking Up. Those were the days when DayGlo-coloured pleather covered everything, and soft breathy lyrics layered comfortably over gritty […]

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Maanomaa, My Brother tells tale of childhood friends reuniting in Ghana

This February the Belfry Theatre will serve as the backdrop for a highly praised theatrical production not yet seen on the west coast: Maanomaa, My Brother. Co-created by Tawiah M’Carthia and Brad Cook, the play tells the story of two childhood friends reuniting in Ghana after decades apart. Director Phillip Akin says that the vibrant […]

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25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 21, 2026 issue

Computer lab controversy: Nowadays practically every student brings their own tablet or laptop to school to work on assignments, but that wasn’t the case back in 2001, as we detailed in our January 22, 2001 issue. Tensions were already high between Computer Science students and Camosun faculty over the lack of computer labs on campus, […]

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Open Space: It’s time to overcome post-pandemic isolation

Over the past few years, the world around us has undergone changes faster than we can process. Global pandemics; televised wars; the decline of democracy as we know it—nothing is certain. Perhaps it never was. There are times it feels as though the world has ceased to spin. While days fly by on a constant […]

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