Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

A provincial state of emergency has been extended for another two weeks, and is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, B.C. Premier John Horgan said Wednesday.

People are free to travel by ferry to and from Alert Bay on Cormorant Island after a local state of emergency was lifted Saturday, but the village mayor is advising visitors and residents to stay home.

The B.C. government has launched a survey to learn more about how residents are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 75,000 people have completed the Your Story, Our Future survey, which went live on Tuesday. It will be available on the B.

Short-term tenting sites with a “family cluster” of campers are going to be set up for homeless people in North Cowichan in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

As we wrap up the most important fundraising project in Times Colonist history, it is important that we acknowledge and thank the people who helped to make the Rapid Relief Fund a great success. The fund ( RapidReliefFund.

A University of Victoria student has launched a class action lawsuit against the university over its refusal to refund parking pass fees after face-to-face classes ended due to COVID-19. The lawsuit, filed in B.C.

Prohibitions on non-essential travel between the United States and Canada “have to continue into the future,” says B.C.’s health minister. “B.C.’s position could not be more crystal clear,” Health Minister Adrian Dix said Tuesday.

An investment based largely on cruise ship business is now paying off handsomely for a local cleaning firm and the community despite Victoria’s empty cruise ship terminal.

As Greater Victoria businesses anxiously await further reopening of the economy, a new forecast Tuesday suggests the B.C. capital will weather the pandemic storm slightly better than most cities in Canada.

If you want to launder your money, soap and water is best, the Bank of Canada says.