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Capital Daily is independent, locally owned, and member-funded. Your membership covers reporter salaries, the living guides, and the briefing 52,000 Victorians wake up to.
The daily briefing in your inbox at 7am.
or $10 / monthTwo months free
Everything in Reader, plus the member-only briefings, AMA threads, and the early-access guides.
Underwrites local reporting. Gets your name in the patrons page if you like.
Cancel anytime. We never share your information.
Capital Daily is a Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization, so an annual membership may be eligible for the federal digital news subscription tax credit. We issue a receipt for your records.
Reporter salaries
62%
Four full-time, two part-time, plus contributors.
Newsroom operations
18%
Editor desks, the studio, transcription, tools.
Platform & guides
13%
The website, the audio brief, the guides infrastructure.
Member events & care
7%
The annual party. The reader call-ins. The small gestures.
Tip jar
No account, no commitment. A few dollars goes straight to the reporting.
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It's the only newsletter I keep open. The way they handle housing alone is worth the membership.
— Mei C.Fernwood resident · Member since 2022
I work in city hall. They cover the council better than anyone else in town. That's not nothing.
— Devon T.Civic communications · Patron
We're a small business and the Friday Food Dispatch has driven more customers than any ad we've run.
— Saveur BistroCook Street Village
Because the stories aren't free to make. The newsletter is free because we want to be the city's daily habit. Membership is what lets us keep going — paying reporters, maintaining the guides, and keeping the archive open.
Reporter salaries first. The newsletter platform. Living guides. The audio brief. Membership covers about 40% of our annual budget; the rest is partner sponsorships and event revenue.
We're a Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization, so an annual membership may be eligible for the federal digital news subscription tax credit — check the current year's rules with your accountant. We issue a receipt either way, and plenty of members expense it through work as professional development.
Yes. Email members@capitaldaily.ca with the recipient and we'll set it up.
We don't sell, share, or rent any reader data. Period. Our privacy policy is one page — read it.
Capital Daily, since 2019
Independent, locally owned, member-funded. Your membership keeps the reporting going.