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Premier calls for 鈥榗ommon sense鈥 after seeing video of large gatherings

Premier calls for 鈥榗ommon sense鈥 after seeing video of large gatherings

鈥淐鈥檓on 鈥 you鈥檙e better than that.鈥 That鈥檚 how sa国际传媒 Premier John Horgan opened his weekly press briefing on Thursday.
Affordable child care seen as essential to getting parents back to work

Affordable child care seen as essential to getting parents back to work

When Victoria mom Lisa Weighton finished her maternity leave in May, she took an extra six weeks off work because she couldn鈥檛 find daycare for her 14-month-old son Robin.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: CERB

Adrian Raeside cartoon: CERB

Emergency benefits program becomes a flashpoint as businesses reopen
sa国际传媒 tourism sector seeks $680M stimulus package from province

sa国际传媒 tourism sector seeks $680M stimulus package from province

sa国际传媒鈥檚 tourism and hospitality sector is asking the provincial government for a $680-million stimulus package to help businesses and workers devastated by the pandemic and its crippling travel restrictions. The Tourism Industry Association of sa国际传媒
Camosun鈥檚 鈥楿Ven鈥 allows N95 masks to be sanitized, used again

Camosun鈥檚 鈥楿Ven鈥 allows N95 masks to be sanitized, used again

Camosun College has developed another device to help in the fight against COVID-19: a portable 鈥渙ven鈥 that uses ultraviolet light to sterilize N95 masks so they can be reused by health-care workers.
Pandemic speeds up Canadians鈥 switch from cash to cards

Pandemic speeds up Canadians鈥 switch from cash to cards

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way Canadians buy and sell. The move to tap, swipe and insert cards, use electronic transfers and pay via mobile devices has all but rendered obsolete the idea of handing over a wad of cash for any kind of item.
Victoria mayor deactivates Twitter account after slew of criticism

Victoria mayor deactivates Twitter account after slew of criticism

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps has deactivated her Twitter account in response to negative comments about homelessness in the city that she says were distracting from her attempts to highlight positive initiatives.
Jack Knox: Quarantine 15? Coronavirus or not, we are trending tubbier

Jack Knox: Quarantine 15? Coronavirus or not, we are trending tubbier

We eat when we鈥檙e stressed. You know this from your lurching, cursing effort to (deep breath, don鈥檛 exhale) pull on the jeans that used to fit five months and 15 pounds ago. But wait, says Jim Swaffield, it鈥檚 more nuanced than that.
Parking fees in downtown Victoria could go back up as spaces become harder to find

Parking fees in downtown Victoria could go back up as spaces become harder to find

Motorists could start paying more to park downtown next month as Victoria ponders a return to pre-COVID-19 rates in some areas.
Victoria, YVR, other airports on alert after coronavirus contact: Henry

Victoria, YVR, other airports on alert after coronavirus contact: Henry

COVID-19 concerns have affected a number of flights in and out of Victoria, Vancouver and Kelowna, and alerts have been issued, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday.