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Hand-drawn panorama of Victoria's Inner Harbour — lighthouse and cherry blossom on the left, a ferry on the water, Parliament and the park on the right.
Issue 1,258 · Monday, June 29, 2026PrivacyTermsEthics© Capital Daily Media Ltd. Victoria, BC
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🏛️News

One year after Victoria’s hottest day on record, here’s what’s changed—and what hasn’t

From death tolls, to heat alert systems, to calls for further policy changes

Martin Bauman·Sunday, June 26, 2022·3 min

🏛️News

Picnics, piggybacks, and (literally) stolen bases: Drag baseball returns on Canada Day

Following the recent violent threats against a Victoria drag event, performers are feeling defiant

Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, June 23, 2022·6 min

🏛️Features

How ‘water detectives’ are protecting cities from flooding and scarcity, one stream at a time

From San Francisco to Victoria, the key to taming water is giving it what it wants.

Erica Gies·Thursday, June 23, 2022·22 min

🏛️News

What the new museum’s cancellation means for returning Indigenous artifacts

First Nations across BC are seeking to repatriate items from the Royal BC Museum. This is what the process has been for the Haíłzaqv, Huu-ay-aht, and Tseshaht nations.

Hanna Hett·Wednesday, June 22, 2022·11 min

🏛️News

Fisheries minister renews BC salmon farming licences, maintains phase-out plans

Conservationists, salmon farm operators await final phase-out plans in spring 2023

Hanna Hett & Martin Bauman·Tuesday, June 21, 2022·5 min

🏛️News

How the RCMP convinced a court to censor Capital Daily

We have an RCMP document related to Fairy Creek that we think is important. No, you can’t see it.

Jimmy Thomson·Monday, June 20, 2022·5 min

🏛️News

‘What can I give?’: On Pender Island, a small-scale gift economy blooms

Meet the people seeking an alternative to ‘predatory capitalism’

Martin Bauman·Monday, June 20, 2022·13 min

🏛️News

Council roundup: Unbuilding, secondary suites, and that infamous View Royal gondola proposal

Here's what is happening at local councils this week

Capital Daily Staff·Sunday, June 19, 2022·8 min

🏛️News

To comfortably afford a Victoria one-bedroom, you now need to be making $75K

Victoria is the ninth-most expensive city in Canada to rent a one-bedroom apartment

Jolene Rudisuela·Saturday, June 18, 2022·2 min

🏛️Features

How a group of Black students are fighting racism in Greater Victoria school districts

Current and former Victoria high school students are hosting workshops with the hopes that they can make schools safer and more inclusive for Black students

Hanna Hett·Thursday, June 16, 2022·4 min

🏛️News

Caffe Fantastico cancels drag shows after anonymous caller threatens physical violence

Caller threatened staff, said someone should "shoot up the place with anyone in it"

Ryan Hook·Wednesday, June 15, 2022·4 min

🏛️News

Cruise ships could face heftier CRD waste fees in 2024

Environmental committee passes recommendation to increase cruise ship fees by up to $343 per tonne

Hanna Hett·Wednesday, June 15, 2022·3 min

🏛️News

If it's too windy to clean up an oil spill, is it too windy to ship oil?

Behind the plan to protect BC's coast from environmentally costly spills

Zoë Ducklow·Tuesday, June 14, 2022·3 min

🏛️News

BC Transit has a driver shortage. Here's what it means for your bus commute.

The transit service provider says it's working to recruit new operators

Martin Bauman·Tuesday, June 14, 2022·3 min

🏛️Politics

‘What they did was violent’: Witnesses decry VicPD treatment of mentally ill Black man

Last week, police were called to check on Michael, a 64-year-old Black immigrant from Grenada. What neighbours saw contradicts police reports about what happened next.

Brishti Basu·Tuesday, June 14, 2022·8 min

🏛️News

'Your home is not your castle': buyers face the unforeseen consequences of condo living

If you’re buying a condo or townhouse in BC, it’s probably a strata. But, from fistfights and fines to a fence that divided a community, stratas have been marked by stories of disappointment and rage

Tori Marlan·Monday, June 13, 2022·34 min

🏛️News

Islanders most reluctant to lower residential speed limits, BC survey finds

Meanwhile, progress stalls on regional speed limit pilot projects

Martin Bauman & Cameron Welch·Monday, June 13, 2022·3 min

🏛️News

Protester injured from ladder fall during Pat Bay Highway blockade

One in hospital, four arrested following old-growth logging protest

Martin Bauman·Sunday, June 12, 2022·3 min

🏛️News

Council roundup: Missing middle, blower bans, and bylaw exceptions

Here's what is happening at local councils this week

Capital Daily Staff·Sunday, June 12, 2022·6 min

🏛️News

Author Lyndsie Bourgon on BC’s connection to the larger problem of timber poaching

Illegal logging is a local problem, but a lack of understanding of its causes and effects will make it worse

Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, June 9, 2022·12 min

🏛️News

Microplastics don’t travel up the local marine food chain like other contaminants, study shows

This study is a bit of good news in an area that is still not well understood, researcher says

Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, June 9, 2022·5 min

🏛️News

As Island seaweed industry grows, new report questions the carbon benefits

Report suggests seaweed could release more carbon than it stores, but scientific opinions differ

Capital Daily Staff·Tuesday, June 7, 2022·4 min

🏛️Arts

Polaris Prize-nominated rapper Shad on disconnection, the death of discourse, and how we might turn things around

The Juno Award-winner visits Victoria's Capital Ballroom on June 8

Martin Bauman·Monday, June 6, 2022·10 min

🏛️News

Second Danbrook One engineer accused of contributing to the building's flaws

The senior engineer is accused of unprofessional conduct and incompetence

Zoë Ducklow·Monday, June 6, 2022·2 min
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