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Vancouver Island adds 26 more COVID-19 cases

Health officials have confirmed 26 more cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region Friday.

Dr. Bonnie Henry is given the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (Government of B.C.)

2nd Victoria restaurant closes in wake of sex abuse allegations

Another Victoria restaurant has abruptly closed its doors in the wake of social media posts accusing a staff member of sexual abuse.

E:Ne Raw Food and Sake Bar in Victoria says it will remain closed until further notice after abuse allegations were leveled against an employee (Google Maps)

Optimism abounds with approval of 4th vaccine and early delivery of more Pfizer doses

News that Pfizer is accelerating delivery of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine was one of two pieces of encouraging news on the vaccine front Friday.

'It's happening': Pamela Anderson selling Malibu home to live permanently on Vancouver Island

Celebrity actress and animal rights activist Pamela Anderson is selling her Malibu home and will live full-time on Vancouver Island.

New Victoria airport taxi-way unusable due to blind spot

A new taxi-way completed as part of the Victoria International Airport’s terminal expansion is not in use because it can’t be seen from the airport’s control tower.

'The current solutions aren’t working': Victoria police union calls for more support from government

The union representing Victoria police officers is calling on the city and provincial government to address rising challenges with homelessness and mental health issues after an officer was threatened by a man with a metal pipe last weekend.

B.C. tax changes affecting sugary drinks, vaping products coming into effect April 1

Tax changes targeting sugary drinks and e-commerce services based outside of B.C. will come into effect on April 1 after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Malahat highway reopens to traffic after rockslide

Traffic was brought to a standstill on the Malahat highway after large rocks fell onto the roadway Friday.

Investment advisor at Canaccord Genuity charged in Vancouver pizzeria confrontation

One of the men charged following a heated confrontation over masks at a Vancouver pizza restaurant is an investment advisor at Canaccord Genuity.

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Canada authorizes one-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson

The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has been authorized by Health Canada, making it the fourth vaccine that can be administered to Canadians.

Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, holds a technical briefing in Ottawa on Friday, March 5, 2021, on the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccines in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

One-on-one with Dr. Bonnie Henry: Where she thinks Canada stands in the fight against COVID-19

CTV's Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme sat down with British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Friday to discuss her upcoming book detailing the first four weeks of the pandemic, and where Canada stands a year later in the fight against COVID-19.

8M vaccine doses to land in Canada by end of March after Pfizer moves up delivery

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Pfizer-BioNTech has agreed to move up a portion of its vaccines scheduled for the summer, with an additional 1.5 million doses arriving in March.

Toronto and Peel Region will enter grey zone of Ontario's reopening framework Monday. Here's what can reopen

Ontario has announced Toronto and Peel Region will move into the grey zone of the province's COVID-19 reopening framework Monday, lifting the stay-at-home order and allowing some businesses to open their doors for the first time since last November.

Are you lonely or alone? Experts say some Canadians not getting enough time by themselves amid COVID-19

While public health measures to help limit the spread of COVID-19 have made some Canadians feel lonely or isolated, experts say these restrictions have had the opposite effect on others, leaving families and couples who live and work in the same space with little time for themselves.