Explainer
Vancouver Island is in a risk area for Lyme Disease. Here’s where the risk is highest.
Climate change has expanded the range of blacklegged ticks—but the Island still fares better than much of Canada
Hanna Hett·Thursday, June 2, 2022·3 min
News.
Every story we’ve filed on Victoria and the South Island — newest first. 1,856 and counting.
News
Meet some of the people bringing food to Victorians—for free
From food shares to small producers and how they prepare thousands of meals a week
Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, June 2, 2022·8 min
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News
Island UPCCs, PCNs, and CHCs are at just 39% of staffing goals—the lowest in BC
Health minister defends progress, says quality of care without recent investments ‘would have been considerably less’
Capital Daily Staff·Wednesday, June 1, 2022·3 min
Opinion
Canada’s Online News Act must be transparent, fair, and include news innovators
Without amendments, Bill C-18 risks disproportionately benefitting large news organizations and shutting out digital startups and independent media.
Capital Daily Staff·Monday, May 30, 2022·4 min
News
BC becomes first Canadian jurisdiction to decriminalize possessing small amounts of certain illicit drugs
Critics say the announcement is a step in the right direction but the maximum amount that can be carried is too low
Brishti Basu·Monday, May 30, 2022·5 min
News
Victoria has a bike theft problem. Here’s how to fix it.
From secure lockers to bike valets, and what the City of Victoria is doing
Martin Bauman & Hanna Hett·Monday, May 30, 2022·12 min
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News
Island snowpacks are 90% higher than normal. Is that good or bad news for us?
Cool, wet spring could bode well for surviving summer droughts, hydrologist says
Martin Bauman·Saturday, May 28, 2022·3 min
Features
Tori Marlan wins CAJ award—her fourth award for her Sooke Harbour House investigation
The Man Who Stole a Hotel has won awards and recognition nationally and internationally
Capital Daily Staff·Saturday, May 28, 2022·2 min
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News
Police reform could have improved Victoria airport incident response
The airport shutdown earlier this week could’ve been handled better if police had shared information faster and used resources close at hand, says MLA Adam Olsen
Brishti Basu·Friday, May 27, 2022·4 min
Features
How a piano found its way back home after 80 years
The Takata family left some of their possessions, including a piano, with friends in Victoria when they were forced into an internment camp in 1942
Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, May 26, 2022·11 min
News
‘It may never happen’: Vote reversal could turf Victoria’s ‘missing middle’ initiative
Council votes to refer initiative back to public engagement
Martin Bauman & Brishti Basu·Thursday, May 26, 2022·5 min
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Capital Ideas
Nicholas Kristof on the hidden solutions to Victoria’s increasingly visible problems
Kristof will be speaking in Victoria on June 27, part of Capital Daily's speaker series
Jimmy Thomson·Wednesday, May 25, 2022·9 min
Features
‘The unstoppable wave’: how youth climate activists are making a difference
New award aims to inspire more youth to take steps against climate change
Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, May 19, 2022·6 min
News
Patients and nurses are feeling the squeeze of staffing shortages—but they don't feel free to talk about it
Shortages have meant overworked staff, a slide in patient care, and even temporary hospital ward closures
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, May 18, 2022·9 min
Features
How a Victoria choir is helping people living with dementia
Research on Voices in Motion showed singing with the choir reduced some symptoms of dementia by half
Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, May 12, 2022·6 min
News
Father of murdered real estate agent Lindsay Buziak sued for defamation
Buziak's father, Jeff, is among three people named in the lawsuit filed in BC Supreme Court. In exclusive interviews, the Zailo family is speaking out for the first time in more than a decade
Zander Sherman·Wednesday, May 11, 2022·10 min
Features
Off-leash dog debate out-of-hand at Cadboro Bay beach
Whether dogs should or shouldn’t wear a leash has become so contentious at this neighbourhood beach, police have gotten involved
Ryan Hook·Monday, May 9, 2022·7 min
News
Sooke’s Official Community Plan might not get passed before October election, Mayor says
Council to review the draft OCP page by page
Zoë Ducklow·Monday, May 9, 2022·3 min
News
Police announce fines—but no criminal charges—in December hit-and-run caught on video
A lawyer tells us the bar for criminal charges is difficult to meet, even with video evidence
Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, May 5, 2022·5 min
Features
Gaining Momentum: local volleyball club brings home first provincial gold
Victoria's Momentum Volleyball launched six years ago with a goal of teaching the sport differently
Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, May 5, 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
News
Sooke homeowners irked by district’s draft community plan
High-tide buffer bothers waterfront owners
Zoë Ducklow·Wednesday, May 4, 2022·4 min
News
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
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