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Giant hornet stings like ‘red-hot thumbtacks,’ says Island man who knows firsthand

Giant hornet stings like ‘red-hot thumbtacks,’ says Island man who knows firsthand

Officials in B.C. and Washington state worry that the apex predators could be building underground nests
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B.C. looking for ‘sweet spot’ when it comes to opening province back up

B.C. looking for ‘sweet spot’ when it comes to opening province back up

Safe contacts could double from current levels and still be manageable if done right, says Dr. Bonnie Henry
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B.C. study shows warning labels on alcohol decrease sales

B.C. study shows warning labels on alcohol decrease sales

Study led by University of Victoria researchers focused on a test in Whitehorse
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Schools, parents both on learning curve with COVID-era education

Schools, parents both on learning curve with COVID-era education

Move to online learning has been a challenge
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Majority agree with provincial plans to ease lockdown restrictions

Majority agree with provincial plans to ease lockdown restrictions

Only 13 per cent of those surveyed think it would be wise to allow live sporting events
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Ottawa earmarks $252m to bolster food security

Ottawa earmarks $252m to bolster food security

Funding falls short of industry requests
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B.C. confirms 53 new cases of COVID-19 since Saturday

B.C. confirms 53 new cases of COVID-19 since Saturday

B.C.'s provincial health officer also reported three new deaths over the past 48 hours
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B.C. extends temporary COVID-19 layoff period

B.C. extends temporary COVID-19 layoff period

The extension delays when temporarily laid-off employees become permanently laid off under provincial employment law
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VIDEO: Veteran shares his memories liberating the Netherlands, 75 years later

VIDEO: Veteran shares his memories liberating the Netherlands, 75 years later

Seventy-five years ago, when frontlines really did mean frontlines, and the Second World War was coming to an end in Europe, Sgt. Norman Kirby was there. Tuesday this week marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands.
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Opinion: Internet giants should pay their share

Opinion: Internet giants should pay their share

Newspapers have never been so loved, and never been so neglected. The thirst for coverage of how the COVID-19 pandemic is turning the world upside-down has doubled, even tripled, the audiences of news publishers over the past two months.
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