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Jack Knox: Strange new word 鈥 flattening the curve, one dandelion at a time

Jack Knox: Strange new word 鈥 flattening the curve, one dandelion at a time

鈥榊ou know you can鈥檛 kill them all, right?鈥 She was on the deck, watching me uproot dandelions from the back lawn.
鈥極ut of nowhere,鈥 guests arrive for rocker鈥檚 wedding

鈥極ut of nowhere,鈥 guests arrive for rocker鈥檚 wedding

Scott and Salina Stanton thought they would tie the knot Saturday with just two guests and an officiant, but their friends had another plan.
Silken Laumann: We are going to be OK

Silken Laumann: We are going to be OK

A commentary by the author, four-time Olympian, and founder of online story-sharing platform Unsinkable My parents lived through the Second World War, the post-war depression, and then immigrated to Canada, moving into a tiny one-bedroom apartment wi
Downtown break-ins and burglaries surge as pandemic-hit businesses shutter

Downtown break-ins and burglaries surge as pandemic-hit businesses shutter

Break-ins and burglaries have spiked in Victoria this year, leaving downtown business people wondering if they can ever bounce back. Victoria police report a 119 per cent increase in break-ins from Jan.
Union looking to grieve B.C. Ferries layoffs

Union looking to grieve B.C. Ferries layoffs

The union representing B.C. Ferries workers is gathering evidence in order to file a grievance after the company started laying off employees Saturday. Graeme Johnston, president of the B.C.
Show us your hearts

Show us your hearts

Saturday's paper included a full-page flag to show appreciation for front-line workers and everything they're doing during the pandemic. Send us your photos of the flag in your window, and we'll share some of our favourites in the paper and online.
29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 3 additional deaths

29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 3 additional deaths

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there have been 29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C. in the past 24 hours. There are now 1,203 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C.
Kids heading back to class 鈥 on the home front

Kids heading back to class 鈥 on the home front

Now that spring break is over, the Nixon kids have headed back to class. But like many other students across the province, their learning for the moment is being done at home.
Retired Vecima CEO donates $50,000 to Rapid Relief Fund on family鈥檚 behalf

Retired Vecima CEO donates $50,000 to Rapid Relief Fund on family鈥檚 behalf

Donate at RapidReliefFund.ca . More options below.
B.C. pumps $10M into protecting care homes

B.C. pumps $10M into protecting care homes

The province announced $10 million on Friday to enhance infection prevention and control equipment in B.C. seniors homes, 22 of which have had outbreaks of COVID-19.