2 months COVID-19 outbreak declared at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the largest hospital in the Mid-Island earlier this week.
6 months Novavax touts non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, hopeful to meet domestic production deadline The last remaining manufacturer to offer an alternative to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Canada is hopeful it will meet the government's 2024 deadline to make the shots domestically.
6 months COVID outbreak declared at Victoria General Hospital, 11 cases confirmed An outbreak has been declared at the Victoria General Hospital after 11 health-care-acquired cases have been confirmed from one unit.
7 months Highest court refuses to hear appeal from B.C. churches opposed to COVID-19 ruling The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from three British Columbia churches that argued their constitutional rights were violated when provincial restrictions banned indoor religious services at the height of the[...]
11 months Removal of healthcare mask mandate violates right to equal participation: human rights commissioner B.C.'s Human Rights Commissioner says the healthcare mask mandate removal infringes on vulnerable people's rights to equal participation.
1 year Ottawa ends shipments of rapid COVID-19 tests as millions set to expire The federal government has stopped shipping rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to provinces as millions are set to expire within the year, and experts say the once-essential tool has lost its importance in the pandemic. There[...]
1 year Long-COVID clinic closing in Victoria as care transitions to virtual care Less than one year after the long-COVID clinic opened at Royal Jubilee Hospital, the province is closing it and moving three of the province's four clinics to virtual care. Island Health announced RJH's clinic would[...]
1 year COVID critic Mak Pahar had illness but died of drug overdose: B.C. coroner Parhar's death occurred soon after he shared a video online where he admitted to having COVID-like symptoms, but denied having "CONVID" and said he was treating himself with over-the-counter medications.
2 hours Lawyer says 'tsunami' of Indigenous identity fraud already playing out in criminal courts Convicted criminals are suddenly claiming Indigenous heritage for the purpose of lowered sentences. Who is responsible for finding the truth?
2 hours Community working group, job opportunities could come to Victoria's Caledonia Place Victoria councillors will soon decide if a community working group, which would help ease concerns for residents in and around Caledonia Place, will come to fruition.
2 hours Province taking steps ahead of what could be another busy wildfire season More planes and helicopters will fight the fires as new technology is also employed to predict the movement of wildfires.
3 hours Greater Victoria man turns 105, raises more than $450K for charity A Greater Victoria man marked a milestone on Monday as he turned 105 years old, but what's more impressive is his commitment to helping children in need.