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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 1,259 · Tuesday, June 30, 2026PrivacyTermsEthics© Capital Daily Media Ltd. Victoria, BC
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Every story we’ve filed on Victoria and the South Island — newest first. 1,836 and counting.

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🏛️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

🏛️Features

Opinion: Trees make a city cool

Sandra Julian argues that densification and the benefits of trees are incompatible

Sandra B. Julian·Friday, July 23, 2021·4 min

🏛️News

Festival Afloat raises funds for Site C legal challenge

Unique semi-aquatic concert will return July 29

Emily Fagan·Thursday, July 22, 2021·4 min

🏛️News

‘Should not have happened’: new documents outline potentially catastrophic failures in Danbrook One design

What went wrong with Langford’s tallest high-rise, and how tenants were allowed to move into an unsafe building

Aaron Guillen·Wednesday, July 21, 2021·10 min

🏛️News

Should Victoria's pandemic patios stay for good?

Fernwood pegged for pilot project as patio culture looks to continue post-pandemic

Josh Kozelj·Tuesday, July 20, 2021·5 min

🏛️News

BC judge rules media has a right to access the Fairy Creek blockades

Capital Daily is part of a coalition of media partners that took the RCMP to court to ensure right to access

Jimmy Thomson·Monday, July 19, 2021·4 min

🏛️Features

Capital Letters: Cruise ships returning to Victoria

In a quiet summer, Capital Daily readers weigh in on the return of cruise ships to Victoria

Capital Daily readers·Monday, July 19, 2021·8 min

🏛️News

As air travel returns, the Victoria Flying Club looks to take off

Airlines are looking for pilots in their post-pandemic recovery

Josh Kozelj·Sunday, July 18, 2021·7 min

🏛️Explainer

Rage, red, removed: Understanding the future of Victoria’s monuments

Experts explore ways to productively move forward and contextualize monuments

Arrthy Thayaparan·Saturday, July 17, 2021·6 min

🏛️News

From patient to provider: Stephanie Renaas’s journey to audiology

Stephanie spent her childhood using services at Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre. Now she works as an audiologist at their Nanaimo office.

Jackie Lamport·Thursday, July 15, 2021·22 min

🏛️Features

A Victoria 10-year-old created a word for a linguistic oddity. Over the past four years, it’s come to mean so much more

Contests, poetry, games, and more have been inspired by Levi Budd’s levidromes

Emily Fagan·Thursday, July 15, 2021·5 min

🏛️News

'An arrest warrant should not be a death sentence'

Friends and family grieve the loss of Jay Lowndes, a father and uncle who was shot by Campbell River RCMP, while community parades to honour a Police Service Dog

Odette Auger (IndigiNews)·Wednesday, July 14, 2021·9 min

🏛️Features

More businesses are talking about burnout. How can they help employees deal with it?

COVID-19 brought issues of burnout back to the forefront for many folks—employers and employees

Josh Kozelj·Wednesday, July 14, 2021·6 min

🏛️Features

Penniless: why a Victoria man has gone two decades without money

David Johnston won’t touch money, except to destroy it

Tori Marlan·Tuesday, July 13, 2021·29 min

🏛️Features

Finding home: the story of a refugee who discovered safety in Victoria

After a childhood filled with conflict and upheaval, Coun. Sharmarke Dubow wants to make positive change

Brishti Basu·Sunday, July 11, 2021·11 min

🏛️News

Is TikTok the next must-have social media tool for Greater Victoria businesses?

Entrepreneurs are using the app to market authentic sides of themselves and their businesses

Josh Kozelj·Friday, July 9, 2021·5 min

🏛️News

Students and staff from Ditidaht Community School build new recycling centre to spearhead local sustainability

Converted shipping container houses the Nitinaht community's first recycling program

Emily Fagan·Thursday, July 8, 2021·4 min

🏛️Features

OCPs, affordable housing, and the perfect Victoria: Capital Daily’s first Community Council session

Panelists discussed how increased density and broadscale upzoning would change communities

Arrthy Thayaparan·Thursday, July 8, 2021·4 min

🏛️News

Capital Daily's Fairy Creek coverage, so far

We've been covering the old-growth blockades for months. Here's everything we've reported to date

Capital Daily Staff·Wednesday, July 7, 2021·15 min

🏛️News

Marginalized groups reeling from unequal financial impacts of COVID-19 restrictions in BC: report

Women, racialized groups, recent immigrants, and young people feeling the brunt of the COVID-caused economic recession

Brishti Basu·Wednesday, July 7, 2021·8 min

🏛️News

Inside Bolen Books' four-plus decades of success in Victoria

How the family run business competes with other bookstores (and Amazon) in 2021

Josh Kozelj·Tuesday, July 6, 2021·8 min
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