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Lufthansa retires big jets, says rebound could take years

The Associated Press

FRANKFURT — German airline group Lufthansa said it was permanently removing some of its large aircraft from service and reducing capacity for the long term, saying it will take years ...

Health

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Life

Ask Ellie: Search for solutions when crisis creates stress

Life

Alcoholics Anonymous wrestles with challenge of physical distancing

Life

Stop-motion Lego video of Trudeau's recent message to children goes viral

Life

COVID-19 forces weekend warrior racers off the road, devastates race organizers

National

Cities grapple over whether to give more room to pedestrians to spread out

Business

Travellers, travel agents 'in agony' over refund policies and customer service

National

As COVID-19 triggers survival instinct, unwise decisions can result

National

Got COVID-19 symptoms? Avoid snuggling with Fluffy and Fido, experts advise

Food & Drink

Eric Akis: Get happy with halibut

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April 7: Your daily horoscope

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Travel

Canadians not allowed off Coral Princess cruise ship due to new CDC guidelines

Life

Keeping busy: Printable Sunday puzzles, crosswords, Sudoku

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 . . .

Local

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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Local

‘Out of nowhere,’ guests arrive for rocker’s wedding

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

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

Local

Silken Laumann: We are going to be OK

Silken Laumann / .

We are arming ourselves against this thing we cannot see, but we know is out there, and we know worse times lie ahead. At the same time, we are starting to absorb the losses — losses of our business, our social structures, our plans, and how we saw our future unfolding.

Food & Drink

Eric Akis: Get happy with halibut

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

A Times Colonist reader, Kevin, sent me an email asking if I had any recipes not requiring ingredients that are consistently out of stock at grocery stores during the pandemic. Those ingredients . . .

Local

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 . . .

Business

Pat Elemans, tireless ambassador for UVic business school, has died

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

Pat Elemans, the assistant dean of the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria, has died, taking with her a big piece of the school’s heart and its connection to the world. . . .

Blogs

Comment: Alternatives to toilet paper that are mostly not gross

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

There is plenty of toilet paper in town, but it mostly isn’t on store shelves. It’s stacked up in huge volume in homes. So, if you missed out on the great toilet-paper shopping spree, you might be . . .

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. . . .

Local

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 . . .

Local

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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