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COVID-19

COVID cases surge in Victoria temporary housing—but residents and staff say they have only ‘whispers and rumours’ for information

By Jolene Rudisuela
September 22, 2021

One housing worker says facilities aren’t prepared for outbreaks. The province, meanwhile, has released no information

Environment

Covid? Vancouver Island's foresters have another disease to worry about

By Andrew Findlay
September 20, 2021

A few years ago, Swiss needle cast wasn’t even listed as a pathogen of concern. Now, with help from climate change, it's everywhere.

Housing

Capital Ideas: Housing supply should be a priority for Victoria council and voters

By Jeremy Schmidt
September 19, 2021

When society is faced with shortages, the typical response is to produce more of that thing, not constrain it

Health

Updates to Victoria emergency psychiatric care are insufficient, say teen advocates

By Zoë Ducklow
September 18, 2021

After taking on the province in a public battle last spring, Ella Hale and Emma Epp feel brushed off by the system that promised change

Good news

Victoria-based Susan Sanford Blades's debut novel, Fake It So Real, earns awards and nominations

By Emily Fagan
September 17, 2021

The novel takes an authentic, Munro-esque look at the lives of a former punk rocker and her family

Environment

Could Fairy Creek change court precedent?

By Zoë Ducklow
September 16, 2021

Lawyers for the blockaders want public interest to be considered in judge's decision over injunction

Business

Steve Wallace had a reputation for sexually harassing teenage girls in Quesnel decades before launching his Victoria driving school

As Wallace rose through Quesnel—from teacher, to mayor, to provincial candidate—more than a dozen women say he was sexually harassing them in school, in cars, and in beauty pageants

Healthcare

BC’s surgery wait times are still rising, while a Victoria company says private facilities have a part to play

By Jolene Rudisuela
September 15, 2021

Private care has been touted as a solution to surgery wait times. But some say it could be at the cost of public health care