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UVic to offer drive-in theatre screenings

UVic to offer drive-in theatre screenings

The University of Victoria will welcome moviegoers back to campus for three nights of drive-in theatre screenings this week, joining a growing list of exhibitors turning to the decades-old format as a viable entertainment option.
Pacific FC gets back to training in small groups

Pacific FC gets back to training in small groups

Pacific FC became the first Island team to return to officially practising in groups Monday in perhaps a sign of the turning of the tide for sports following the phased-in lifting of provincial COVID-19 restrictions.
Students slowly begin to make their way back to the classroom

Students slowly begin to make their way back to the classroom

Erin Bremner-Mitchell says her daughter, seven-year-old Claire, was full of excitement Monday as she returned to Grade 2 at Sidney Elementary, while mom was happy to be going back to the office at Cascadia Seaweed after weeks of working from home.
Photo gallery: Showing off your face masks

Photo gallery: Showing off your face masks

Push on for decrease in Island post-secondary tuition

Push on for decrease in Island post-secondary tuition

A growing chorus of university and college students on Vancouver Island is calling for tuition-fee reductions, saying they鈥檙e not receiving the same quality of education through online programs.
Feelings of loss, desperation grow; advocates urge easing of visits to care homes

Feelings of loss, desperation grow; advocates urge easing of visits to care homes

When 86-year-old Don Malcolm tried to reach through the glass window of his seniors鈥 home to his wife on the other side, it was almost too painful to bear for her.
Jack Knox: Two on the Upside, outside and on lighter side

Jack Knox: Two on the Upside, outside and on lighter side

Ed Bain and Jeff King are idiots. I mean that in a positive way. When they cheerfully goofball their way through the Upside on CHEK, it鈥檚 as though somebody gave Brent and Hank from Corner Gas their own segment on the TV news.
Lawrie McFarlane: Government鈥檚 evolving role in the coronavirus crisis

Lawrie McFarlane: Government鈥檚 evolving role in the coronavirus crisis

It appears the COVID-19 outbreak is receding, at least for now. The sa国际传媒 Centre for Disease Control reported on May 21 that 鈥渕ost regions have reported very few cases, deaths and hospitalizations.鈥 However, that might be only a temporary relief.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Waiting for elective surgery

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Waiting for elective surgery

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Vic Theatre reopening in June with reduced seating, other precautions

Vic Theatre reopening in June with reduced seating, other precautions

Greater Victoria will get its silver-screen groove back next month with two options for audiences 鈥 both inside and out.