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7-Eleven ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ says there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 at its Ladysmith store.

Eight new COVID-19 cases reported on Vancouver Island, bringing total to 30

All playgrounds in the Greater Victoria School District are closing to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The decision follows the direction of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s Provincial Public Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, the district said.

The lack of hand sanitizer on store shelves, in hospitals and for first responders during the COVID-19 outbreak has spurred a pair of distillers on Vancouver Island to start producing it.

When Vivian Moreau and her husband left ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ just over a week ago, the world was different. She was the only one wiping down every inch of her airplane seat with antibacterial wipes on their U.K.-bound flight.

Behind Dr. Bonnie Henry, who has rocketed to household name status in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ due to her medical leadership, there are offices where a pandemic has been pondered for years.

A new financial-assistance package for Canadians losing income because of COVID-19 doesn’t address the needs of those who will suffer most from the financial fallout, says an anti-poverty advocate.

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The COVID-19 outbreak has forced the cancellation of the Island Farms Victoria Day Parade — an event that, until now, has run every year for 122 years, making it the longest-running annual parade in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½.

To deal with COVID-19 fallout the City of Victoria is considering wide-ranging moves to assist the homeless, renters, businesses and taxpayers.