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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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    Island couple refusing to isolate sparks concern

    Island couple refusing to isolate sparks concern

    Air Date: April 3, 2020
  • 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

    A local taxi company is opening its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic to help health-care workers with free rides to and from hospitals.

  • 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

  • B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announces another six people have died from the novel coronavirus during her daily briefing on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

    B.C. health officer announces 3 more deaths, capping deadliest week of pandemic so far

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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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    In this image taken from video and made available by Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II addresses the nation and the Commonwealth from Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Sunday April 5, 2020. Queen Elizabeth II made a rare address, calling on Britons to rise to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, to exercise self-discipline in an ’increasingly challenging time’. (Buckingham Palace via AP)

    Queen offers a message of hope in address to the nation

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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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    Sawatsky Sign-Off: Safety and Smiles

    Air Date: April 1, 2020
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    Sawatsky Sign-Off: Maria’s Song

    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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