Sea lice outbreak in juvenile salmon prompts First Nations leaders to call for fish farm closures
Wild salmon have higher rates of the parasites when ocean fish farms are near, research showsZoe Ducklow / June 26, 2020
Month: June 2020
B.C. records 10 new COVID-19 cases, one more death
There have been 174 deaths due to COVID-19 since January in B.C.Ashley Wadhwani / June 26, 2020
Canadians fail quiz on prominent BIPOC figures in history
Only 160 of 1,000 respondents were able to pass a quiz on racialized CanadiansAshley Wadhwani / June 26, 2020
Victoria man OK after being trapped in truck bed during vehicle theft
VicPD looking for video footage of the incidentVictoria News Staff / June 26, 2020
Cannabis retailers call for change in B.C.’s legal sales regime
Online purchase and delivery monopoly exploited by black market in COVID-19 pandemicTom Fletcher / June 26, 2020
Kelowna officer at centre of punch-throwing arrest also faced 2018 complaint probe
Nathan Stroeder claims he filed a public complaint against Const. Siggy Pietrzak in 2018Jen Zielinski / June 26, 2020
Cowichan Lake island up for sale
listed by LandQuest Realty Corporation earlier this spring with an asking price of $479,000Kevin Rothbauer / June 26, 2020
Feds announce $2 million for Vancouver Aquarium for animal care costs
The aquarium found itself in financial trouble due to halting admissions because of COVID-19Ashley Wadhwani / June 26, 2020
Efforts by B.C. First Nations to keep COVID-19 rates low are working, says health officials
Concerns of a surge in cases still remainRebecca Dyok, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter / June 26, 2020
Group forms in opposition to spending on new RCMP building
Flaws in the voting process identified by North Cowichan residentsDon Bodger / June 26, 2020
Extradition cases never dropped for political, diplomatic reasons, Trudeau was advised
Trudeau is now under mounting pressure to terminate extradition proceedings against Meng WanzhouThe Canadian Press / June 26, 2020
COVID-19 increases risk for Canada’s ‘invisible’ homeless women: study
The study is the first ever comprehensive national portrait of women’s homelessnessThe Canadian Press / June 26, 2020
Canada almost self-sufficient in PPE as Canadian businesses step up
Canada has still not received anywhere near the quantities of PPE that have been orderedThe Canadian Press / June 26, 2020
Supreme Court sides with Uber driver seeking better pay, benefits
Man behind the planned class action, David Heller, is an Ontario driver for UberEatsThe Canadian Press / June 26, 2020
Police say person shot in Glasgow has died; 6 others injured
The wounded officer was in ‘a critical but stable condition’, according to police officialsAssociated Press / June 26, 2020
Business notes: Cafe owner dons astronaut suit to ensure customers’ safety during pandemic
A selection of news going on in the bustling Cowichan business communityRobert Barron / June 26, 2020
Gerald B. Freeman
February 13, 1928 - June 26, 2020Passed away at Cowichan District Hospital…Wire Service / June 26, 2020
Kathleen ‘Kay’ Heil
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Inga (Trudy) Textor
September 5, 1923 - June 26, 2020Mom passed away peacefully in the…Wire Service / June 26, 2020
Stephen Watson
December 26, 1925 - June 26, 2020Stephen Watson passed away peacefully at…Wire Service / June 26, 2020