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The police tape is gone and all the tents have been cleared from Pandora Avenue after Victoria police enforced an evacuation order of the street on the weekend.

One day in the distant past, legendary Victoria street cop Doug Bond tried to persuade a suspect in a credit union robbery to confess. C’mon, Bond told less-than-co-operative criminal, you match the description given by the tellers.

A Syrian family’s hopes of reuniting with relatives in Victoria this year have been put on hold indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bishr settled in Victoria with his wife, widowed sister and young nephew in 2018.

Capital region residents are turning out in high numbers at farm stands and markets to buy locally grown and freshly picked produce.

Island communities on the 250-kilometre stretch between Campbell River and Port Hardy could lose their daily bus service this month if the operator’s application to abandon the route is approved. Tofino Bus Services Inc.

Since apparently the COVID-19 shut-in has led to unprecedented amounts of home cooking, I thought I might set aside my usual Jeremiads and offer a couple of ethnic recipes.

Charities and not-for-profits serving Victoria’s most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for more than $1.6-million in federal funding through the Emergency Community Support Fund.

Greater Victoria construction projects are continuing, despite some hiccups when new anti-virus protocols came into effect.

A retrofitted van to transport doctors and nurses to key spots around the city — and get care to vulnerable people — is one of many benefits the Rapid Relief Fund is bringing to the Victoria Cool Aid Society with its most recent round of grants.