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    Dead whale discovered tangled in island crab traps

    Dead whale discovered tangled in island crab traps

    Air Date: April 9, 2020
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    Victoria announces dramatic changes to 2020 budget

    Victoria announces dramatic changes to 2020 budget

    Air Date: April 9, 2020
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    B.C. gives online mental health programs $5M boost

    B.C. gives online mental health programs $5M boost

    Air Date: April 9, 2020
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    Island communities urge visitors to stay home

    Island communities urge visitors to stay home

    Air Date: April 9, 2020
  • City Hall (CTV News Vancouver Island)

    No property tax increase for Victoria homeowners, city announces

    Commercial and residential property owners will see a zero-per-cent increase in their taxes this year, as Victoria responds to COVID-19.

  • With churches and synagogues closed and services cancelled because of the novel coronavirus, religious leaders across Vancouver Island have found new ways to connect with people. (CTV)

    People of faith find new ways to worship during pandemic

  • Provincial health officer Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix continue their daily live updates on COVID-19 Thursday: (CTV News)

    Health officials announce 2 more dead from COVID-19 in B.C., bringing death toll to 50

  • A juvenile humpback whale carcass was discovered entangled in crab traps along the west coast of Vancouver Island: (Tracey Gosselin)

    Researchers investigating after juvenile Humpback found dead on Island's west coast

  • The Cowichan Valley Regional District is restricting trail and park use to local residents only, amid the COVID-19 pandemic: April 9, 2020 (CTV News)

    Cowichan Valley Regional District restricts park use to locals only

  • The Victoria Police Department is investigating 9 suspicious fires that were lit in March and early April: (VicPD)

    VicPD investigating 9 suspicious fires

  • A film set in Victoria in 2019. (CTV News)

    'Hollywood is looking': Horgan says B.C. could emerge from COVID-19 as preferred film destination

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    Sawatsky Sign-Off- Carl's Cart

    Sawatsky Sign-Off: Carl’s Cart

    Air Date: April 9, 2020
    The Golden Cecilie is pictured in Vancouver's English Bay after the collision.

    Ocean freighters collide, tangle anchors off Pender Island

    Workers are seen at a construction site in Victoria in this file photo from 2015. (CTV)

    'We are just assuming everybody has it': Construction companies call for more COVID-19 testing

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    Mid-island fire displaces 86 tenants

    Mid-island fire displaces 86 tenants

    Air Date: April 9, 2020
    The Greater Victoria School District plans to provide roughly 10,000 meals per week to students during the COVID-19 pandemic: (Greater Victoria School District / Twitter)

    Victoria school district providing 10,000 meals per week to students

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    B.C. requiring isolation plans from travellers

    B.C. requiring isolation plans from travellers

    Air Date: April 8, 2020

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    The entrance to the Almonte Country Haven long-term care home is shown in Almonte, Ont. on Thursday, April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Canada marks over 500 deaths to COVID-19, over 20,000 cases

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    People wear protective face masks as they clean the sidewalks and streets in Vancouver's downtown eastside, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

    Canada loses over 1 million jobs amid COVID-19 pandemic

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    Men wearing masks walk through a rain storm in New York's Times Square, Thursday, April 9, 2020, during the coronavirus epidemic. (AP / Mark Lennihan)

    New COVID-19 hotspots emerging in U.S. as death toll climbs

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    Neil Hetherington, CEO of The Daily Bread Food Bank sorts through groceries in Toronto on Wednesday March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

    Food banks struggling to keep up with surge in demand

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    Teen girl dead after officer involved shooting

    Winnipeg teen dead after officer involved shooting

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    "Everyone comes out to see him and send encouragement to all the medical staff." Adam finds out the story behind an 82-year-old who blows a bugle on a golf-cart every night to rally his neighbours to show appreciation for frontline workers.

    Air Date: April 9, 2020

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

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    Sawatsky Sign-Off: Pants Kicker

    Air Date: April 8, 2020
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    Air Date: April 7, 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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