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    Cafe owner sells beans to help laid-off staff

    Café owner sells beans to help laid-off staff

    Air Date: April 5, 2020
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    Pharmacy gives away free sanitizer

    Pharmacy gives away free sanitizer

    Air Date: April 5, 2020
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    B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announces another five deaths from the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

    ‘We are in the thick of it’: Henry on new cases

    Air Date: April 4, 2020
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    Nanaimo pulp mill doubles production for face masks, gowns amid COVID-19 pandemic

    A Nanaimo mill has doubled its production of medical-grade pulp to ship to a company in the U.S., just as a dispute over medical equipment flares up between the United States and Canada.

  • Current Taxi’s Tesla-only fleet allows the company to offer a touchless experience during COVID-19. (Current Taxi)

    B.C. taxi company offers free rides to and from work for health-care workers

  • Fort Royal Pharmacy spent the weekend giving out free hand sanitizer to anyone who brought a bottle to fill. (CTV)

    Victoria pharmacy offers free hand sanitizer for community

  • When they arrived, firefighters saw "heavy black smoke" and flames coming from the back of the station, where several tires had caught fire. (CTV)

    Police seek witnesses, video of arson at Victoria gas station

  • BC Ferries vessels are seen at Tsawwassen ferry terminal. (Murray Titus)

    Transport Canada announces new rules for ferries due to pandemic

  • Victoria police say they were forced to evacuate multiple floors of an apartment building Friday night because residents were engaged in a confrontation over the COVID-19 pandemic. (CTV)

    'How not to handle social isolation concerns': VicPD investigating confrontation over COVID-19

  • A farm worker is seen in this undated file photo.

    Advocates warn of 'disaster' without more COVID-19 protections for migrant workers

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  • Employees of the Lifestyle Markets store on Douglas Street say they are stressed by understaffing and ongoing health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CTV News)

    Victoria grocery workers demand hazard pay amid COVID-19 pandemic

    Derik Lord, shown in this file image, was serving a life sentence for the 1990 murders of Sharon Huenemann and Doris Leatherbarrow. (CTV News)

    Vancouver Island murderer Derik Lord granted day parole

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    Island grocery clerks describe job amid pandemic

    Island grocery clerks describe job amid pandemic

    Air Date: April 2, 2020
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    How are islanders managing haircuts in isolation?

    How are islanders managing haircuts in isolation?

    Air Date: April 2, 2020
    A Vancouver Island family is desperately searching for their missing dog, Deak, who was swept up in the waters of the Sooke Potholes earlier this week: (FLED)

    Family searching for dog swept away in Sooke Potholes

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    A roadside art display featuring homemade knights aboard tractors and tricycles is lifting spirits in the mid-island: (CTV News)

    Comox knight display becomes local attraction

    Air Date: April 3, 2020

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    Swiss army soldier Arthur, right, helps medical worker by disinfecting a medical trolley in the coronavirus and COVID-19 unit at the HiB Hospital (Hopital intercantonal de la Broye) in Payerne, Switzerland, Monday, April 6, 2020. (Laurent Gillieron/Pool/Keystone via AP)

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    In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his State of the State address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center, in Albany, N.Y. (AP / Hans Pennink, File)

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    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves following his address to Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Monday, March 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Here's what you need to know when applying for CERB benefits

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    Sawatsky Sign-Off: Joke Tree

    "It brought a smile to my face and then a smirk!" Adam finds out the story behind a tree that seems to be responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by 'growing' jokes.

    Air Date: April 2, 2020

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    Feb. 18, 2020: Long Beach (Photo: Leam Williams)

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    Sawatsky Sign-Off: Safety and Smiles

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    Air Date: March 31, 2020
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    In light of the news that the lone wolf of Discovery Island was sighted in Victoria's James Bay neighbourhood Saturday, here's a look at some photos of the animal taken by Cheryl Alexander (Instagram: @cher_wildawake)

    Discovery Island's lone wolf

     
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