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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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Sooke homeowners irked by district’s draft community plan

High-tide buffer bothers waterfront owners

Zoë Ducklow·Wednesday, May 4, 2022·4 min

🏛️Opinion

Opinion: Victoria's fleeing families are a product of our housing decisions

New statistics show the ratio of kids added per unit of housing—and it seems what we're building is not what families want

Luke Mari·Wednesday, May 4, 2022·6 min

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The Peninsula Paradox: Sidney is growing, but losing its young families

Can the seaside town make room for everyone?

Martin Bauman·Tuesday, May 3, 2022·13 min

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'The wrong tool for the job': Victoria police have a fraught history with mental health calls. What's the alternative?

A new report calls for changes to the way police respond to mental health emergencies

Brishti Basu & Alec Lazenby·Monday, May 2, 2022·11 min

🏛️News

Victoria is the non-binary capital of Canada

The city has Canada's highest proportion of transgender and non-binary residents, Statistics Canada finds

Capital Daily Staff·Monday, May 2, 2022·2 min

🏛️Features

Libraries are open to all, but are library staff equipped to help everyone who comes through the doors?

As communities deal with multiple crises, libraries are increasingly filling the gaps in the social safety net

Jolene Rudisuela·Sunday, May 1, 2022·13 min

🏛️News

RAD Recreation Adapted Society helps BC disabled people reach new heights in outdoor recreation

By renting and loaning expensive adaptive gear like handcycles or ParaGolfers, the society is providing access to people who otherwise may miss out on the outdoors

Emily Fagan·Thursday, April 28, 2022·5 min

🏛️News

Bylaw battles: Surrounded on all sides, the nonprofit Point Ellice House fights for survival

The challenges of running a national historical site within one of Victoria’s few remaining industrial zones

Michael John Lo·Thursday, April 28, 2022·9 min

🏛️News

An internment camp ‘comedy’ opens in Victoria next week

Kunji Ikeda’s show, Sansei, explores his family’s connection to the Japanese internment camps

Tim Ford·Tuesday, April 26, 2022·5 min

🏛️News

Greater Victoria builders say they can’t find workers to build new homes, because they can’t find homes for the workers

The ‘vicious circle’ has deepened a persistent worker shortage during a period of record demand. Part seven of our labour series, Pay Check

Zoë Ducklow·Monday, April 25, 2022·8 min

🏛️News

UPDATED: Greater Victoria hospitals considering hotels for patients as capacity limits reached

An unannounced COVID surge is blending with ongoing staff shortages to create an “extreme overcensus situation” in local hospitals, weeks after COVID measures and regular data sharing were scrapped

Brishti Basu·Sunday, April 24, 2022·5 min

🏛️Opinion

Opinion: A four-part plan to revive downtown Victoria

From housing to supporting small businesses, there are concrete and simple steps we can take to bring downtown Victoria back

Jeremy Caradonna·Sunday, April 24, 2022·7 min

🏛️News

Victoria group attempts pierogi-making world record

The online event will raise money for Ukraine

Emily Fagan·Thursday, April 21, 2022·3 min

🏛️News

Victoria clothing companies wrestle with fashion's wooliest questions

Anian has taken over Victoria with recycled wool clothes, even expanding to Vancouver—and it's not alone in the city's green fashion movement. How far can it grow without sacrificing its core values?

Ayesha Habib·Thursday, April 21, 2022·15 min

🏛️News

Westshore AVI substance use clinic set to merge with a community care centre

AVI will close its standalone clinic as of July 15 and transition to the new Colwood community care centre

Zoë Ducklow·Wednesday, April 20, 2022·3 min

🏛️News

Victoria faces growing need for inhalation services at overdose prevention sites

Inhalation is the most common means of consuming drugs, but only two sites allow it—putting more users out on the street

Alec Lazenby·Wednesday, April 20, 2022·7 min

🏛️News

Capital Letters: Cruise ships return after two-year hiatus

Will they be welcome in Victoria? Readers weigh in on the ships’ return

By Capital Daily readers·Friday, April 15, 2022·8 min

🏛️Features

This Sooke bunny rescue has saved more than 500 rabbits

Amy’s Bunny Barn has hopped to the rescue when bunnies are in need of a home

Emily Fagan·Thursday, April 14, 2022·5 min

🏛️News

‘Never seen it this bad’: new long COVID clinic opens in Victoria, as emergency rooms fill up

At the Saanich Peninsula Hospital ER, a doctor says more patients without family doctors are showing up with post-COVID complications and other, worsening afflictions

Brishti Basu·Wednesday, April 13, 2022·5 min

🏛️News

Capital Letters: COVID-19 mandates lifting in BC amid 6th wave

As Canada’s top doctor announces the country is in a sixth wave of COVID-19, Capital Daily readers weigh in on the province’s decision to lift vaccine and mask-related mandates

Capital Daily readers·Monday, April 11, 2022·8 min

🏛️Features

How Greater Victoria candidates are preparing for another pandemic election

Adaptability is top of mind for municipal candidates as they get ready for election day on Oct. 15

Jolene Rudisuela·Sunday, April 10, 2022·7 min

🏛️News

Pacific FC won a championship—then lost half its roster

What happens now for the Langford team?

Martin Bauman & Cameron Welch·Friday, April 8, 2022·10 min

🏛️Features

Victoria’s popular blossoms are a tribute to efforts by the deep-rooted Japanese community

Blossoming trees like cherry and plum account for nearly one in four public trees in Victoria

Emily Fagan·Thursday, April 7, 2022·4 min

🏛️Features

Langford’s growth, mapped

See our interactive map to keep track of what's happening in your neighbourhood

Zoë Ducklow·Wednesday, April 6, 2022·5 min
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