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Jigsaw puzzles are big right now, as are bestsellers, children鈥檚 books and workbooks. Occasionally, there鈥檚 a request for a copy of The Plague by Albert Camus.

Try to maintain a routine at home, while focusing on reading and math exercises, professor says

Jeremy Vail has hung a well-known print by street artist Banksy on a tree near the entrance of Royal Jubilee Hospital as a way of thanking hospital staff for all their work during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The annual Swiftsure International Yacht Race has been cancelled due to the increasing threat of COVID-19, marking the first break for the open-water race since 1946. The Royal Victoria Yacht Club event was scheduled for May 21-25.

It鈥檚 a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. So Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps stepped to the microphone Wednesday and reminded people to stop flushing disinfecting wipes聽down the toilet, because they鈥檙e clogging the sewage system.

Nanaimo鈥檚 Harmac 91原创 mill is churning out a double order of pulp to fill an order for a U.S. customer who manufactures surgical equipment such as masks and gowns.

Nanaimo RCMP are warning the public of scammers spreading misinformation online about COVID-19 in order to obtain money and personal information.

B.C. has cleared hospital space for almost 4,000 possible COVID-19 patients, but potential shortages of personal protective equipment for health workers has become 鈥渙ur wicked problem,鈥� provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Wednesday.

On the bright side, gas is down to $1.13. Now if only there were somewhere to go. Justine Etzkorn doesn鈥檛 worry about that. As a lighthouse keeper on the west coast of 91原创 Island, she only ventures into town, Victoria, a couple of times a year.