Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

The approximately 20,000 students in Greater Victoria aren’t the only ones finding new ways to keep busy while schools in the area remain closed.

Twenty-five new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in B.C., four additional deaths

Victoria’s StarFish Medical is on the front lines of an effort to manufacture 30,000 ventilators in Canada to meet an expected shortage of the life-saving medical equipment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A heart flag is now flying in front of the Times Colonist building, a show of support for front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An earlier version of this story included a photo that showed a downtown residential tower. We apologize for the use of that photo. Its use was not meant to imply that people living in that building might be ignoring self-isolation orders.

Donate at RapidReliefFund.ca . More options below. The money keeps coming in, and it’s going out just as quickly. The Rapid Relief Fund — for those most acutely hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic — has been a huge success.

Harmac Pacific is winning attention for the medical-grade pulp it produces for a U.S. customer and is assessing interest from potential new customers.

Dozens of testing and referral-only COVID-19 assessment centres have been set up on Vancouver Island as the health authority ramps up its efforts in the face of the pandemic.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps is defending a council decision to have parks staff grow vegetable seedlings for those in need during the COVID-19 outbreak.