Sports

WHL, BCHL close in on return-to-play plan

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

There are indications the Western Hockey League and B.C. Hockey League could open play amid the pandemic in early October. Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles ...

Victoria Grizzlies' newcomer Maia brings winning pedigree

Grizzlies veteran Westhaver lands on Long Island

Officials digest reopening guidelines for B.C. sports

Ex-Dodgers star Carl Crawford arrested on assault charge

Canadian golfer Maddie Szeryk slides out of top five to 16th following 5-over 76

Canada's Plante humbled by Cannes selection for film "Nadia, Butterfly"

Decorated coach Melody Davidson leaves Hockey Canada, joins Own The Podium

Hooker Andy Ackers leaves Toronto Wolfpack for the Salford Red Devils

Calgary Flames' Mikael Backlund gets a head start on return in Sweden

Pittsburgh Penguins player tests positive for COVID-19

Major League Soccer lifts moratorium, allows full team training

Toronto FC captain says Donald Trump doesn't have 'a moral bone in his body'

Olympiques with three of top four picks, Wildcats look to restock cupboard at draft

NHL unveils further details on its return-to-play plan

B.C. Lions players Burnham, Johnson admit they feel safer in Canada than in U.S.

NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan

More local sports

WHL, BCHL close in on return-to-play plan

Grizzlies veteran Westhaver lands on Long Island

Victoria Grizzlies' newcomer Maia brings winning pedigree

Officials digest reopening guidelines for B.C. sports

Pacific FC gets back to training in small groups

Canadian Premier League may base soccer season at Pacific FC's home in Langford

Grizzlies captain Westhaver’s NCAA dream back on track

Mackenzie Tour shelves season; DCBank Open looks to 2021

See More World News

US unemployment drops unexpectedly to a still-high 13.3%

NYC calmer as Buffalo police draw ire for protester injury

Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change

Attorneys: 2 ex-cops charged in Floyd's death were rookies

See More Business

Saanich cleaning-wipes firm sees advantage with compostable approach

Scammers take advantage of virus lockdown

Monthly rise in home sales and prices north of Malahat

Comment: The Bottle Depot continues important recycling service during pandemic

See More Entertainment

UVic to offer drive-in theatre screenings

Victoria bus shelters to display work by local artists

Pop-up drive-in coming to Duncan, Victoria

Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus

See More Life

Ask Ellie: Mother’s frequent calls becoming unbearable

Your Good Health: Intramuscular injection safe, but it can go wrong

Ask Ellie: Xenophobia hurts Canada-U.S. couple

Your Good Health: Vascular access port left untended in pandemic

See More Opinion

Comment: How will councils deal with the cash crunch?

Comment: Local businesses bear brunt of social problems

Comment: Pandemic, fishing restrictions push coastal communities to the brink

Comment: The Bottle Depot continues important recycling service during pandemic

See More National News

Floyd mourned in Minneapolis and march in Ottawa; In The News for June 5

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Supporting role: Indigenous activists want focus to stay on black demonstrators

Homes

House Beautiful: A blooming portrait by the sea

Grania Litwin / Times Colonist

Jim English has always loved gardens and plants — something he inherited from his grandparents, mother and sisters, who all had green thumbs and gumboots. After graduating from high school, he . . .

Op-Ed

Dave Obee: Struggling to mourn after a friend’s death

Dave Obee / Times Colonist

“It is always difficult to experience loss; it is extremely difficult in these circumstances,” Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a Twitter message the other day. “We are with you.” Dix was . . .

Local

Obituary: Nagasaki survivor loved life — and won our hearts

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Rudi Hoenson had every reason to be an angry man. Taken prisoner as an 18-year-old Dutch soldier in what is now Indonesia, he spent the last 3 1/2 years of the Second World War in slave labour in . . .

News

Married for 74 years, this North Van couple with COVID-19 died 37 hours apart

Andy Prest / North Shore News

Picture this: a man and a woman out together in a little rowboat. They’ve been married for more than half a century, still loving each other’s company. She rows, as she likes to do, and he fishes. . .

Local

Paddler fights to save turkey vulture after eagle attack

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

Hilary Eastmure learned first-hand that nature is both beautiful and brutal on a kayaking trip around Newcastle Island on the Victoria Day long weekend. The former CFAX news anchor was paddling . . .

Local

Pacific Rim park set to reopen, but Tofino mayor would still like visitors to stay away

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

More than half of Canada’s national parks — including Vancouver Island’s Pacific Rim — are set to open for day use next week but Tofino’s mayor is urging non-residents to wait for direction from . . .

Editorials

Editorial: After pandemic, we should keep option of seeing doctor by phone

Times Colonist

Several readers have noted how much easier it is to get medical advice now that doctors are doing consults by phone. The cause, of course, is the COVID-19 outbreak, which has made traditional . . .

Local

Neighbours report more disruptions after homeless campers move into hotel

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Residents of a Gorge Road condo building say they are afraid for their safety and have seen a spike in social disorder since former residents of Topaz Park moved into a neighbouring hotel. . . .

Business

Save-on-Foods ends hazard pay for staff, other grocers continue it

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

Essential service workers in the grocery sector receiving extra pay during the pandemic will be watching their paycheques in the coming weeks as companies re-evaluate how they compensate employees.. . .

Local

VIDEO: Nanaimo man’s stop-motion Schitt’s Creek spoof catches eye of Dan Levy

Megan Lalonde / Vancouver Is Awesome

Schitt’s Creek may have aired its final episode this spring, but a Nanaimo man is keeping the sitcom’s spirit alive with a new short film set to the show’s No. 1 (in our hearts) hit song, A Little . . .

Previous Story Next Story

Photo galleries from the Times Colonist

Photo gallery: Showing off your face masks

Photo gallery: Victoria Day parades of years past

Photo gallery: Thank-you signs of the times

Photo gallery: Day 5 and 6 of pipeline protests in Victoria

Photo Gallery: Pipeline activists rally in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

Photo Gallery: Images from the Vancouver Island floods

Photo gallery: A winter wonderland through our photographers' lenses

Photo gallery: Greater Victoria loves a snow day!

2019: The year in pictures, as chosen by Times Colonist senior photographer

Photo gallery: Labour Day long weekend fun at the Saanich Fair

Saturday photo gallery: Paint-In and Deuce Days

Photos: 2019 Victoria Pride Parade

Photo gallery: Island Farms Victoria Day Parade

Photo Gallery: Welcome to the world Archie Harrison!

Gallery: Kids' weather art

Photo gallery: Student climate strike in Victoria and around the world

Photos: In search of the Spirit Bear

Photo gallery: Readers' snow photos

Photo gallery: Greater Victoria gets a taste of winter

Photo gallery: Victoria's Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year with parade