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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.
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🏛️News

Capital Daily readers help raise more than $150,000 for Victoria families

In less than two weeks, the Capital Daily Holiday Donation Drive surpassed its original goal of $110,000, raising more than $150,000 for local families in need, as part of our collaboration with the United Way to benefit Neighbourhood Houses in Greater Victoria

Capital Daily Staff·Thursday, December 31, 2020·2 min

🏛️Health

What will it take for Vancouver Island to achieve herd immunity?

Vaccines are being rolled out, but the pace will need to dramatically increase to make a difference in everyday life

Brishti Basu·Wednesday, December 30, 2020·10 min

🏛️Features

‘The gaps become chasms’

Sequilla Stubbs needs supportive housing. All the province has offered is a hospital bed. Updated January 27, 2022.

Tori Marlan·Tuesday, December 29, 2020·25 min

🏛️City Hall

'The pandemic has really been a magnifying glass': a Q&A with Mayor Lisa Helps

The mayor talks housing, procurement, and plans for her final two years in office

Jimmy Thomson·Monday, December 28, 2020·12 min

🏛️News

From Iraq to Victoria: UVic student reunites with her family during the pandemic

The Al-Musawi family came together in Victoria after four years apart

Kate Korte·Wednesday, December 23, 2020·5 min

🏛️News

Central Park unhoused campers relocated for safety following harsh rain and snowfall

With Central Park 'untenable' following frozen flood, some campers to be moved into parking lot at Royal Athletic Park

Brishti Basu·Monday, December 21, 2020·4 min

🏛️Politics

Vancouver Island is doing great on COVID. Here’s how to not blow it

Cases are the lowest they’ve been on the Island since early November, but Christmas, done wrong, could change that

Brishti Basu & Harley Gordon·Saturday, December 19, 2020·7 min

🏛️Features

Many BC midwives had already reached their breaking point—then came COVID

The pandemic is only the latest pressure on the people who deliver a quarter of BC babies. Many are looking at the door.

Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, December 17, 2020·9 min

🏛️News

The retales: stories of resilience from Victoria's small businesses

It’s been a brutal year for small businesses. We spotlight just a few whose stories ring true for hundreds of others across the South Island.

Emmalee Brunt·Wednesday, December 16, 2020·21 min

🏛️News

Victoria’s homeless community faces winter with unclear housing options

With several uncertain proposals on offer, no one strategy is emerging to shelter people during the coldest months

Brishti Basu·Wednesday, December 16, 2020·6 min

🏛️News

How an estranged Victoria family has come together to find Sean Hart

Hart went missing 40 days ago today from a mental health facility in Saanich. No one has reported seeing him since, but his family has come together to make sure he's found

Brishti Basu·Tuesday, December 15, 2020·9 min

🏛️Politics

Stephen Andrew is finished campaigning

With a contentious campaign resulting in a decisive win, Andrew is ready to bring his 'pragmatic' approach to City Council

Jimmy Thomson·Sunday, December 13, 2020·4 min

🏛️News

Canada’s biggest community of little free libraries has only grown stronger through COVID-19

Some of the book exchanges have pivoted to hand sanitizer and puzzles, but books are still circulating

Emily Fagan·Friday, December 11, 2020·29 min

🏛️News

On rented time: the enduring appeal of Victoria's Pic-A-Flic

Movie rental isn't so much a dying business as a dead one. So why does Pic-A-Flic refuse to lie down?

Jimmy Thomson·Thursday, December 10, 2020·5 min

🏛️News

Two bucks an hour: pay for many BC paramedics stuck in a previous era

Many BC paramedics are paid on a system that only pays if they get a call—and they say it's driving people away

Jolene Rudisuela·Wednesday, December 9, 2020·9 min

🏛️News

Are you part of Victoria's One Percent?

Analysis of recent economics data shows a widening gulf between average workers and the top. That has been shown to sow social discontent and even worsen the spread of COVID-19.

Snejana Vorona·Tuesday, December 8, 2020·5 min

🏛️News

Lifesaving drug test not available to users on Vancouver Island

Fentanyl test strips are approved for use at home—but you can only get them in Vancouver and the BC Interior, baffling experts

Brishti Basu·Monday, December 7, 2020·8 min

🏛️News

Will your mask end up in the sea?

A new study estimates more than 1.5 billion masks will enter the oceans this year.

Tim Ford·Sunday, December 6, 2020·4 min

🏛️News

The dark money that built Victoria's Craigdarroch Castle

The Dunsmuir fortune was built on deadly mine conditions, strike-breaking, racist fearmongering, and stolen land

Ann Edelstein·Saturday, December 5, 2020·7 min

🏛️News

A COVID-19 vaccine is coming. The waiting list will be long.

The Pfizer vaccine could be approved within a week. What happens next?

Harley Gordon·Wednesday, December 2, 2020·8 min

🏛️News

You’re 64 and you’ve spent half your life incarcerated. Where can you call home?

Capital Daily spent a year following a “lifer” as he navigated the subsidized housing system in BC

Anna J. James·Monday, November 30, 2020·8 min

🏛️News

North Island ski hill documentary, Frozen in Time, a tale of community when we need it most

Open two days a week and run by volunteers, Mt. Cain is still ripping ahead despite COVID losses

Anna J. James·Thursday, November 26, 2020·3 min

🏛️News

Local conservation groups launch bid to buy North Pender Island forest

Currently owned by a Victoria pair, the 12.95-acre S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest is home to Coastal Douglas-fir, wetlands, and 35 species of birds

Emily Fagan·Wednesday, November 25, 2020·3 min

🏛️News

Victoria by-election voting starts next week. Here's what you need to know.

Ten candidates are vying for Laurel Collins's seat, offering competing policies on housing, transportation, climate change and more.

Omar Washington·Wednesday, November 25, 2020·6 min
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