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BCers Accessing Mental Health Resources in Record Numbers

By Sean Craig
June 3, 2020

Stresses of COVID-19 have caused a 100% increase in mental health referrals in some cases

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Photo Gallery: Inside the Places Still Closed By COVID-19

By James MacDonald
May 31, 2020

More than two months after their sudden closure, the Royal Theatre, Craigdarroch Castle, Saanich Commonwealth Place and others remain eerily empty

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The Avoidable Tragedy: How Canadian Public Health Failed to Curb the Carnage of COVID-19

By Tori Marlan
May 30, 2020

It wasn't inevitable that Canada would see 7,000 dead from COVID-19. This is the story of the missed decisions and ignored warnings of the greatest Canadian public health failure of modern times.

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Victoria to Spend Balance of COVID-19 Money On Renting Hotel Rooms for the Homeless

By Sean Craig
May 29, 2020

New plan comes after Victoria had previously pushed for hotel rooms to be forcibly seized by the province

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Our Mega-Guide to What Stores Are Open in Greater Victoria

Here's where to find everything from books to bikes to blouses (as well as hand sanitizer and face masks)

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Shift to Takeout Has Resulted in "Overflowing" Garbage Cans

By Sean Craig
May 22, 2020

On Vancouver Island alone, COVID-19 has spawned tonnes of extra takeout garbage

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Love in the Time of Coronavirus: What Health Experts Are Saying About Re-Entering the Dating Market

By Nykole King
May 21, 2020

Abstention is ideal, but experts caution that celibacy as public policy can only last for so long

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Vancouver Island Beachgoers Being Hit With Mysterious Texts Ordering Them to Self-Isolate

By Sean Craig
May 20, 2020

Texts are triggered by cell phones picking up US towers, but federal agencies could not confirm to The Capital that they were the ones sending it