Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

The Victoria Tenant Action Group and Landlord B.C. are each calling for more government support as the COVID-19 crisis hammers many renters and property owners.

More than 150 years ago, Charles Dickens began his classic novel A Tale of Two Cities with the familiar statement that “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” That same line could be used to describe our COVID-19 context today.

British Columbia researchers are going to be looking at people’s susceptibility to COVID-19, the transmission routes the virus takes and also searching for a vaccine. But they’re also researching the “infodemic” that’s accompanying the pandemic.

Bus trips will be free until the end of April as B.C. Transit continues efforts to make social-distancing easier for drivers and passengers. Passengers will also continue to board through the back doors. The measures are part of B.C.

Hundreds of seniors in Saanich Peninsula care homes are able to connect with their families virtually via tablets thanks to a donation from Telus.

Victoria police stepped in Friday night after a report that a firearm was produced during an argument about social distancing and alleged COVID-19 symptoms.

Some windows have essays, reflecting on why the business has been forced to temporarily close, and urging us to stay healthy and to stay safe.

‘You know you can’t kill them all, right?” She was on the deck, watching me uproot dandelions from the back lawn.

Scott and Salina Stanton thought they would tie the knot Saturday with just two guests and an officiant, but their friends had another plan.

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