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COVID-19 continues to spread as domestic travel restrictions come into effect

The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — COVID-19 continued its unforgiving march into new areas of the country on Monday, sweeping through long-term care homes and religious communities and into vulnerable regions ...

North American stock markets trade higher at late-mornings, loonie down

Big Oil's interest in renewable energy investments expected to waver: report

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

With workers ill and traffic down 70%, B.C. Ferries looks at reducing service

Major residential landlords signal flexibility for tenants in need during outbreak

Rest stops barring washroom access to truckers a 'huge problem' as virus spreads

Oilsands producers in the red as blended bitumen price dips below $4 per barrel

Ontario court rules against CIBC in overtime class-action lawsuit

WestJet extends international flight suspensions into May amid COVID-19 pandemic

Macy's to furlough majority of its 130,000 workers

Owners of Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine permanently close underground operation

Freshii delays financial results, cuts head office staff to reduce costs

Parkland Fuel drains$300M from budget to deal with COVID-19 demand impact

Airline analysts unfazed by competition watchdog's warning about Air Canada deal

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Businesses, non-profits, charities eligible for wage subsidy, Trudeau says

School board adds caution tape to reminder: Please don’t use closed playgrounds

'Worse than any flu': Canadians describe how it feels to have COVID-19

An urgent call for relief; a message from a group of community and business leaders

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B.C. cases at 884, with 17 deaths; reminder to keep distance

COVID-19 testing still targeted at health system, identifying ...

Pandemic conspiracy theories test truth, evidence, government, say ...

B.C. death toll rises to 16 while more long-term care homes hit with ...

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 5-11

Yemeni-American poet Threa Almontaser wins Whitman award

Eilish, Carey and more sing from home, raise funds for virus

Financial help on the way for arts groups affected by virus

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N.S. woman describes struggles of a beloved father on a ventilator with COVID-19

Hospitality workers hit 'first and hit hardest,' says union seeking more support

Two inmates, nine employees at Quebec prison test positive for COVID-19

Canadian military ready to mobilize 24,000 troops for COVID-19: defence minister

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She’s 95. He’s 102. Their love still shines through the window

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Hilda Duddridge made a promise to her husband of nearly 75 years and she won’t let the COVID-19 pandemic get in the way. “I said I’d look after him until the day he died,” said Hilda, 95. When . . .

Local

Takaya, lone wolf of Discovery Island, killed by hunter: conservation service

Richard Watts / Times Colonist

The lone wolf that once made his solitary life on Discovery Island before being tranquillized and transported elsewhere has been shot dead by a Vancouver Island hunter, setting off worldwide waves . . .

National

Injured Humboldt Bronco player launches lawsuit against drivers in deadly crash

The Canadian Press

CALGARY — A hockey player paralyzed from the chest down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has launched a lawsuit that names both drivers involved in the deadly collision. Ryan Straschnitzki is . . .

Homes

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Spirit of help, sharing shines in pandemic

Helen Chesnut / Times Colonist

I was working on the boulevard when a neighbour driving by pulled over to say: “Anything you need — just let me know.” Noting the puzzled look on my face, Kim explained she could do some grocery . . .

Homes

House Beautiful: 1980s-era home on Tanner Ridge transformed

Kim Pemberton / Times Colonist

From the outside, this one-level bungalow in the suburban Saanich neighbourhood of Tanner Ridge looks like a typical 1980s-era builder’s special, with a double-car garage dominating its facade. . . .

Covid-19

Jack Knox: How about we just stay home when we’re sick

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

“Just try wearing it for awhile,” I told my colleague. “Honestly, it’s barely noticeable.” This was a lie, of course. You can’t strap on a human version of the Cone of Shame and not draw the . . .

Local

At 77, devoted nurse at Victoria General Hospital calls it a day

Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

If you’ve given birth at Victoria General Hospital in the past 37 years, you might have run into Stella Morris. Morris, 77, has worked in the hospital’s mother and baby unit as a registered nurse. . .

Local

She got her gun back, then she killed herself

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

Cpl. Brent Robertson was at his desk in Langford on the morning of July 11, 2018, when he overheard people talking about the suicide of former RCMP officer Krista Carlé a few days earlier. . . .

Local

Man missing for eight years, family finds him in Victoria

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

For eight gut-wrenching years, Dan Thanh Vo’s family thought he was dead. Then, in November, came the stunning news: Dan, living with severe mental illness, had been found on the streets in . . .

Local

How the Island landed in the vanguard on medically assisted dying

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

No one can say exactly why Vancouver Island has had more medically assisted deaths per capita than anywhere else in the country, but doctors and advocates say there are a number of factors likely . . .

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