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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Residents of a village of 110 on the Alaska Peninsula see the occasional walrus in Bering Sea waters, but when 200 packed a beach just outside the community, it took them by surprise.

As Mount Kilauea unleashes a world-class show of geologic force on Hawaii’s Big Island, some Northwesterners are eyeing the Cascade Range with a new wariness.

The digital archives of the Canadian who made Johnny Cash a superstar are coming to the University of Victoria.

With calls to remove statues of controversial figures such as Sir John A. Macdonald, the University of Victoria is putting on a series of lectures about the historical characters in the news.

Canstruction, a fundraising and awareness event with teams constructing structures made entirely out of non-perishable food items, started last Friday and runs until May 14 at Hillside Shopping Centre.

If you were told you could have a say in how millions of dollars are distributed to local charities, would you be interested? If you could help guide important decisions made by governments, universities and organizations throughout Greater Victoria,

People unable to afford hearing aids will benefit from the Sound of Change Initiative, designed to provide refurbished aids to vulnerable and at-risk populations — including low-income seniors and adults.

Take in a weekend of music and workshops at the Hymn Festival and Choir Workshop, May 3 to 6 at various venues. The event will be led by David Cherwien, author and director of music at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, based in Minneapolis.

It won’t be cheap, but the former home of the Maritime Museum of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ could be edging toward a renovation that would once again make it a bustling place. The building, shuttered and empty, began its life as sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½