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Esi Edugyan, whose kids’ book Garden of Lost Socks comes out Tuesday, says it’s been hard to find time to write because as chair of the Man Booker Prize, she has read 163 books in the past eight months

A statement noted Drake was "ready and excited to perform."

Drake spotting is the sport of the week in Vancouver

By Frazier Moore The Associated Press Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half century of hosting “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died. He was 99.

Singer-songwriter among the top acts as the B.C. Smoke Shop Harbour Blues ‘n Roots Festival returns this weekend with an eclectic mix blues, bluegrass, folk, country — and even full-on rock.

Our Arts reporter’s favourite upcoming events in the Greater Victoria area, including Nurse Blake on Tuesday at the Royal Theatre.

A roundup of upcoming events in the Greater Victoria area, including the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival, Japanese Cultural Fair, and CRD Parks programs on butterflies and reptiles.

Kim Blank, a professor at the University of Victoria, has just published a novel, The Watcher’s Club. The Times Colonist asked Blank to tell us about how the work came to be.

String ensemble based at UVic set for final performances this weekend. They formed as a quartet in 1986.

The Victoria Fringe, which gets underway Wednesday with the Fringe Preview event at Market Square, runs for 11 days at nine venues. All told, there will be 150 performances by 30 local, national and international artists or companies.