Politics
Election 2021: Meet your Victoria candidates
Candidates spoke to Capital Daily about their priorities, from transportation to climate—and we asked them all for their housing solutions
Jimmy Thomson·Tuesday, August 24, 2021·10 min
News.
Every story we’ve filed on Victoria and the South Island — newest first. 1,856 and counting.
Business
Program offering free tech certification training for underprivileged youth launches in Victoria
Booming tech sector draws NPower Canada to the West Coast
Brishti Basu·Monday, August 23, 2021·6 min
Features
Taking space: how a trans comedian is owning their narrative with jokes
Host of Vicious Poodle's Queer Comedy Night Zane Oak tells honest, sometimes uncomfortable, accounts of being trans in a binary world
Ryan Hook·Friday, August 20, 2021·6 min
News
Fair hair: Community Salon’s ‘hair bank’ provides barrier-free haircuts to Victoria locals
Salon owner donates cuts without questions, stigma, or cost
Emily Fagan·Thursday, August 19, 2021·4 min
News
Victoria creates pilot project to send crisis teams in place of police to some mental health calls
The Oregon model it's based on has shown more than 30 years of success
Emily Fagan·Wednesday, August 18, 2021·6 min
News
How Aaron Miller used his culinary background to launch a career with Flight Cannabis
Burned out in the high-stress culinary world, now he’s chilling out in the world of cannabis
Josh Kozelj·Monday, August 16, 2021·8 min
News
Unions representing UVic employees call for provincial mandatory mask, vaccine policies
Victoria businesses are mulling how to handle mandates of their own, though few have made decisions, according to chamber president
Brishti Basu·Friday, August 13, 2021·5 min
News
Family-run charity Fateh Care brings free access to food, medical care, and more to hundreds of Vancouver Island residents
The family sets aside income and time to feed neighbours—just as they were fed when they arrived in Calgary in the dead of winter
Emily Fagan·Thursday, August 12, 2021·6 min
News
Victoria rental housing market bracing for impact of post secondary students’ return
More than 20,000 students are returning to a housing market that's already extremely tight. How did we get here?
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, August 11, 2021·8 min
Features
OPINION: CRD must push province to fund rapid bus instead of expanding highways
New climate action policy sets important precedent for other regions
Eric Doherty & Jane Welton·Tuesday, August 10, 2021·6 min
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Features
When your team wins Olympic gold—but you’re not there
Olympic athletes train for years, some missing medals by milliseconds. Victoria rower Rebecca Zimmerman missed her shot at gold for another reason
Richard Dal Monte·Tuesday, August 10, 2021·5 min
News
Victoria’s crime severity index went up. What does that mean?
The number reflects crime type, population size, and this year, possibly the effects of the pandemic
Arrthy Thayaparan·Saturday, August 7, 2021·5 min
News
New research strikes a balance between the Wuikinuxv Nation, salmon, and the grizzly bears
Scientists and the First Nation say grizzly bear diets could be largely protected if the human salmon catch were decreased by 10%
Arrthy Thayaparan·Friday, August 6, 2021·7 min
News
New UVic engineering expansion will be a place to learn—and a structure to learn from
The building will be a living lab, embedded with sensors and controls that invite students' experimentation
Capital Daily Staff·Thursday, August 5, 2021·3 min
News
The beginning of Vancouver Island’s fourth wave is here
Every new case on the Island has for weeks been the faster-spreading Delta variant. Here's what that means
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, August 4, 2021·7 min
Events
UPCOMING EVENTS: Go behind-the-scenes with our investigative reporter Tori Marlan
In this one-of-a-kind event, you'll get an exclusive look into the making of our investigative report, The Man Who Stole a Hotel, and learn more about the people involved in this ongoing saga
Capital Daily Staff·Tuesday, August 3, 2021·2 min
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News
Businesses opt to continue mask policies as province moves ahead in restart plan
Will Victoria customers and businesses still use masks in the fall?
Josh Kozelj·Tuesday, August 3, 2021·5 min
News
Salt Spring Island's duelling crises
Housing is at a breaking point. But to understand why there’s nowhere to live, first we need to understand why it’s getting harder to get water
Jimmy Thomson·Monday, August 2, 2021·21 min
Business
Tech that goes beyond support
How a Victoria IT company gives back to Indigenous communities
Brishti Basu·Friday, July 30, 2021·6 min
News
Victoria sees its homegrown ice cream shops through pandemic deep-freeze
Here's the inside scoop on some of Victoria’s favourite locally owned ice cream eateries
Emily Fagan·Thursday, July 29, 2021·7 min
Features
iPhones? iPads? Toys and games are still king with children (and some adults)
Teri Hustins has been selling toys, puzzles, and books in Victoria for over three decades
Josh Kozelj·Wednesday, July 28, 2021·9 min
Features
A couple fought for their right to marry 20 years ago. Now, Alzheimer's is a different kind of fight.
Diana Denny and Robin Roberts are working through an unproven method of dealing with the disease, focusing on its root causes
Jolene Rudisuela·Tuesday, July 27, 2021·12 min
Features
Opinion: Private gardens are fine, but public space is better
A response to a previous essay, arguing in favour of a denser city with greenspace for everyone
Leigh Stickle·Monday, July 26, 2021·6 min
Business
Socks were boring, but Rob Fraser is proving they can be a viable business
Victoria’s endūr grew from an initial $1,000 investment to a company that earns over $5,000,000 in sales in five years
Josh Kozelj·Saturday, July 24, 2021·8 min