Folk fundraiser for Our Place

"The Old Folksinger," Bob Bossin leaves his self-imposed exile on Gabriola Island for a special fundraising concert for Our Place Society tomorrow at 8 p.m. Bossin co-founded Stringband, the legendary Canadian folk band and later toured the world with Bossin's Home Remedy for Nuclear War.

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A deep look at ship's sinking

SS Atlantic: The White Star Line's First Disaster at Sea

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From behind the walls

Contained within 16 pallets of shrink-wrapped wooden boxes was a cornucopia of objects used by prisoners and staff. The collection, which took museum staff several months to sort, is a mirror of daily life within our corrections system. There are, for example, metal food trays, keys, handcuffs and sewing ma

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Polanski to spend one more weekend in jail

Roman Polanski has not come up with 4.5 million dollars bail to allow him to be moved to house arrest in his Swiss chalet, and will stay in jail till after the weekend, Swiss authorities said Friday.

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Mike Devlin

Mike Devlin writes about music and popular culture. He previously worked in radio after graduating from Camosun College's Applied Communication Program in broadcasting.

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Michael D. Reid

Michael D. Reid writes about film and the entertainment industry. Raised in Montreal, Reid has written for a variety of publications over the years and early on was active in musical theatre.

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