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Salt Spring-based romance novelist Karina Halle has published more than 60 novels—but can't escape 'porn' snobbery
Halle's most recent work, The Royals Next Door, has been optioned for a movie
Gabrielle Drolet·Tuesday, July 19, 2022·8 min
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The age gap: Deaths exceed births in the Capital Region in 2021
Island-wide numbers point to a 20-year trend: There aren’t enough people being born to replace those who are dying
Hanna Hett·Tuesday, July 19, 2022·3 min
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Historian calls for TELUS Ocean developers to conduct archaeological survey
Land at Douglas and Humboldt was formerly part of historic and oft-overlooked Kanaka Row
Martin Bauman·Monday, July 18, 2022·5 min
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CRD board rejects Central Saanich request to back out of climate action service
Capital Regional District’s belief that its ability to fight climate change is better than municipalities ‘misguided,’ Windsor says
Jimmy Thomson·Sunday, July 17, 2022·3 min
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Council roundup: Refugee housing, short-term rentals, and tree protection
Here’s what is happening at local councils this week
Capital Daily Staff·Sunday, July 17, 2022·11 min
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Invasive species, biosolids, and algae blooms: how are Victoria’s lakes doing?
In close proximity to urban settlement, Victoria's lakes are facing increased pressures
Adam Ungstad·Friday, July 15, 2022·7 min
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Airport delays on the rise at Victoria International Airport
Flight delays in 2022 up 11% to 23% from pre-pandemic levels
Hanna Hett & Martin Bauman·Thursday, July 14, 2022·4 min
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Sooke dentist going mobile to bring dental care to underserved Juan de Fuca communities
In smaller, remote communities where a physical clinic may not be feasible, mobile dental offices may be the answer
Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, July 14, 2022·7 min
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Sooke spent $200K on an Official Community Plan consultant. But what did they get?
Final draft was “full of typos and errors,” Sooke mayor says
Zoë Ducklow·Wednesday, July 13, 2022·4 min
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Third Omicron wave will bring an onslaught of new COVID-19 patients by end of July: new expert report
A predicted rise in cases driven by BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants could see 40 to 60 new hospital admissions per day
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, July 13, 2022·4 min
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Victoria hospitals, long COVID clinic brace for summer wave of COVID-19 reinfections
New subvariants that can get past antibodies are on the rise in BC, while new research shows reinfections increase overall health risks
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, July 13, 2022·10 min
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46 South Island schools are due for seismic upgrades—but first, they need funding
Some school boards have been re-submitting capital funds for years
Hanna Hett·Tuesday, July 12, 2022·5 min
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Victoria nursing student kicked out of program for staying home while COVID-positive
Helen missed four days of clinical work at a long term care facility to protect vulnerable patients from the virus. Sprott Shaw College failed her for it.
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, July 12, 2022·7 min
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Safe supply advocates, healthcare workers, and anti-vaccine demonstrators vie for attention as premiers meet in Victoria
Premiers gathered in Empress Hotel for second day of meetings
Martin Bauman & Ryan Hook·Monday, July 11, 2022·6 min
Opinion
Opinion: Finding middle ground on missing middle
Missing middle offers real promise—but there's a lot we can do to make it work better for everyone
Jeremy Caradonna·Monday, July 11, 2022·6 min
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Victoria will have its lowest tides in a generation this week
Tide-pool spelunkers rejoice: lunar cycles are aligning to drag the water to rare lows Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Jimmy Thomson·Sunday, July 10, 2022·4 min
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Council roundup: Safe speed studies, health-care housing, and a rail request
Here’s what is happening at local councils this week
Capital Daily Staff·Sunday, July 10, 2022·8 min
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Lower residential speeds coming to Victoria
Council votes to have staff change traffic bylaw to make more streets 30km/h
Tori Marlan·Sunday, July 10, 2022·4 min
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Trutch to Truth: Victoria officially unveils Su’it Street
Years-long effort replaces name of infamous early-BC politician
Cam Welch, Tori Marlan & Martin Bauman·Sunday, July 10, 2022·4 min
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Why Greater Victorians are turning their yards into meadows
Local residents are battling invasive species and cultural norms to restore the Garry oak ecosystem
Hanna Hett·Thursday, July 7, 2022·5 min
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BC offers fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses this summer—but discourages uptake until fall
Meanwhile, province seeks spike in cases and hospitalizations due to Omicron surge
Brishti Basu·Thursday, July 7, 2022·3 min
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Here are the 15 most dangerous intersections in Greater Victoria
The intersections were home to a combined 1,527 crashes that resulted in injuries or deaths over four years
Jimmy Thomson·Wednesday, July 6, 2022·2 min
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‘It smelled like death’: One year after the heat dome killed billions of marine animals, scientists watch for signs of life
There are reasons for hope, scientists say—but another heat wave could prove disastrous
Martin Bauman·Wednesday, July 6, 2022·11 min
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Everything we know about the Saanich shootout so far—and what we're still waiting to learn
Some answers have trickled out over the past week. Many have not.
Jimmy Thomson & Martin Bauman·Wednesday, July 6, 2022·12 min