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Victoria police seize two fake guns in COVID-19 dispute

Victoria police seize two fake guns in COVID-19 dispute

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.
Photos: Hopeful signs, practical signs, apology signs around Victoria

Photos: Hopeful signs, practical signs, apology signs around Victoria

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

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

‘You know you can’t kill them all, right?” She was on the deck, watching me uproot dandelions from the back lawn.
‘Out of nowhere,’ guests arrive for rocker’s wedding

‘Out of nowhere,’ guests arrive for rocker’s 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 — on the home front

Kids heading back to class — 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.