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Monthly archives for October 2020

Food and Drink, Local

UBC Apple Festival moves online for 2020

October 10, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
UBC Apple Festival moves online for 2020

As most events have either cancelled or rescheduled into 2021, the UBC Apple Festival has moved online, albeit with a much scaled down setup. The annual celebration of the tree fruit is another casualty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Usually …

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Barred Owl

October 10, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Barred Owl

Late Sunday afternoon, a crowd had gathered outside the Qualicum Foods grocery store in quaint town of Qualicum Beach on central Vancouver Island. A barred owl had taken up residence in a tree at the entrance and proved popular with …

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Anime

Fifth season of My Hero Academia coming Spring 2021

October 3, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
My Hero Academia header

This morning, it was revealed that a fifth season of the anime My Hero Academia will begin broadcasting in Japan on Yomiuri TV and NTV in the spring of 2021. The announcement was made on social media with the North …

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Gaming, Videos

Minecraft’s Steve and Alex joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

October 3, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Steve

On Thursday morning, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai introduced a new fighter as part of “Challenger Pack 7” — the familiar characters Steve and Alex from the popular video game Minecraft. Nintendo shared an extended video after the …

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