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

Dirk Meissner / The Canadian Press

VICTORIA — The novel coronavirus threatens the health of Canadians, but to some people the pandemic stokes fears of a government plot to subvert freedoms, say experts who study ...

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Bereaved Canadians struggle and adapt to grieve under COVID-19 measures

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Home becomes school and workplace as students switch to online learning

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Eric Akis: A back-to-basics pasta meal

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Keeping busy: Printable Sunday puzzles, crosswords, Sudoku

Life

Vital People: Flight of the Hummingbird a message of moral courage

Life

Sandra Richardson: Citizens step up in time of need

Life

Vital People: Dance project aims to aid cognitive function

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For some, a scramble to adjust birth plans after Island Health restricts delivery supports

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Rick Steves: Catholic Church put Avignon on the map

Health

Your Good Health: Osteopenia result too low for drug

Life

Ask Ellie: Mother worried about girl after breakup

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March 30: Your daily horoscope

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March 29: Your daily horoscope

Homes

Debbie Travis: Wallpaper, stencils can enliven columns

Life

Victoria Hospitals Foundation: You bring the big picture into focus

Avery Brohman / Executive Director, Victoria Hospitals Foundation

Now more than ever, healthcare remains the primary focus in the world, and in our community. When a pandemic like COVID-19 is impacting healthcare systems, the work in hospitals can intensify . . .

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Cancer turned personal for Victoria Hospitals Foundation supporter

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Glenys Berry and her husband, Reg, are longtime supporters of the Victoria Hospitals Foundation, but their commitment to the cause grew even deeper after the lifesaving treatment she received from . . .

Local

‘Life-saver’ gives full scope of girl’s painful condition

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

It’s tough being 12 when you can’t eat what you want. But Makenna Tayler makes the most of it as she deals with a condition called eosinophilic esophagitis, which one of her doctors has . . .

Local

Doctor became grateful patient, thanks in part to new MRI technology

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Everything turned out fine when the doctor became the patient, thanks to some fine work by his peers and a boost from technology. Dr. Ralph Lapp, who describes himself as “an orthopedic surgeon . . .

Local

After he was paralyzed, a grateful patient gets an injection of hope

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Peter Yeo was an active 32-year-old in summer 2017 when a freak accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He was at his front door, looking for his keys. Both hands were in his pockets and . . .

Local

For cancer survivor, life is about a ‘hero’ and early detection

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Cancer had already taken a personal toll on Jill Niessen when her own diagnosis came. Her brother had lost his battle with lung cancer, and she was heading to the doctor because she was having . . .

Local

Man saved after fall thanks to first aid and medical imaging

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Mitch Lepore had no way of knowing a hike on Galiano Island would change the course of his life. Then a 19-year-old university student, he was camping with some buddies — their third year in the . . .

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

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

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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. . . .

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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 . . .

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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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