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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

How COVID-19 ends

From finding a vaccine to reaching herd immunity naturally, this is what the science says about how we return to normal

Harley Gordon·Friday, July 10, 2020·7 min

🏛️News

Are Victoria police chasing a sex trafficking ring that doesn't exist?

An operation seemingly built on a hunch, VicPD’s Project No More did not find any evidence of sex trafficking but did incense many of the city's sex workers, who insist they are working by choice

Anna J. James·Thursday, July 9, 2020·5 min

🏛️News

Even after dying loved ones become unresponsive they can still hear you: UBC Study

New study by Victoria-raised scientist monitored the brain activity of dying patients in their final moments

Tristin Hopper·Monday, July 6, 2020·3 min

🏛️News

Can Victoria fix homelessness without a return to institutionalization?

Only four hospital beds exist in Victoria for people presenting with an emergency mental health issue. If you’re non-violent but experiencing a severe psychiatric crisis in Victoria, there’s basically nowhere to go

Anna J. James·Friday, July 3, 2020·7 min

🏛️Politics

EXCLUSIVE: VicPD misconduct unit investigating alleged use of excessive force during Pandora arrest

Witnesses said officers dragged a man 50 metres by his arms which were handcuffed around his back

Sean Craig·Thursday, July 2, 2020·3 min

🏛️News

Time for a staycation: Our guide to Vancouver Island’s hidden gems

Spooky ruins, crashed planes, famous murder weapons and some very, very tall trees

Capital Daily Staff·Tuesday, June 30, 2020·5 min

🏛️Events

Vancouver Island Events for June 29th to July 5th

Canada Day events, a new slate of outdoor markets and of course the Big Gay Dog Walk

Ben Waterworth·Saturday, June 27, 2020·10 min

🏛️News

The Most Expensive Event In History: How the Death and Devastation of COVID-19 Ranks Against Prior Global Disasters

Even with nearly 500,000 dead, the world dodged a bullet in terms of what could have been. The economy, however, may never be the same.

Harley Gordon·Friday, June 26, 2020·7 min

🏛️News

Why BC Fared So Well Through COVID-19

Chinese-Canadians may have done more than any single community to shield Western Canada from the worst excesses of COVID-19

Tristin Hopper·Thursday, June 25, 2020·5 min

🏛️Health

Nearly Half of Victoria Seven-Year-Olds Not Up-to-Date on Immunizations

Victoria and Salt Spring Island show rock-bottom rates of childhood vaccination

Capital Daily Staff·Wednesday, June 24, 2020·2 min

🏛️Events

Vancouver Island Events for June 23rd to June 28th, 2020

Trivia nights, sessions to help reopen through COVID-19 and 'theatre home delivery' service

Ben Waterworth·Tuesday, June 23, 2020·9 min

🏛️Health

COVID-19 May Be Causing a Dramatic Rise in Penis Injuries: Victoria Study

A UBC study attributed the spike in broken male genitals to the unintended consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns

Cameron Welch·Saturday, June 20, 2020·2 min

🏛️News

Victoria's Forgotten Race Riot

Mobs had sought vengeance against the city's Germans, but succeeded only in shattering their own downtown

Ann Edelstein·Saturday, June 20, 2020·5 min

🏛️News

Prevent a Second Wave: Here’s More of What We Know on How to Avoid COVID-19

It doesn't stick to surfaces as much as we thought, and is particularly slow to spread outdoors

Tristin Hopper·Friday, June 19, 2020·5 min

🏛️News

Police Are Facing Ever-Rising Rates of Mental Health Calls, Raising the Risk of Tragedies Like the Shooting of Chantel Moore

Canadian police face a "significant increase" in mental health-related calls, and as the killing of Vancouver Island woman Chantel Moore shows, sometimes these calls can go terribly wrong

Capital Daily Staff·Friday, June 19, 2020·6 min

🏛️News

Why Victoria Paid $10 Million for a Pandora Avenue Property That Cost $3.7 million in 2016

Rise is due in part to the city’s own decision to greenlight rezoning for the site

Sean Craig·Thursday, June 18, 2020·3 min

🏛️News

The Pandemic Has Been Terrible for People, but Great for Orcas

According to experts, BC’s embattled killer whales are now enjoying quieter seas and increased fish

Tristin Hopper & Natasha Simpson·Thursday, June 18, 2020·3 min

🏛️News

How Aging Equipment Endangers the Canadian Military

In peacetime, one of the leading causes of death and injury for Canadian Forces members is the catastrophic failure of aging hardware

Ian King·Tuesday, June 16, 2020·5 min

🏛️Investigative

The behind-the-scenes story of how ignored warnings at William Head allowed a killer to escape

Our months-long investigation into the correctional system failures now alleged to have resulted in a Metchosin man murdered in his home

Tori Marlan·Friday, June 12, 2020·11 min

🏛️News

The Attractions, Parks, Galleries, Gardens and Museums That Are Back Open in Greater Victoria

Get your Butchart fix, visit an art gallery, go axe throwing or even take in a movie

Lee Walker·Friday, June 12, 2020·6 min

🏛️News

Victoria City Council Reluctantly Bails Out the Fairfield Hotel

City had given the notoriously chaotic and run-down facility $500,000 in 2017, only to see minimal improvements followed by its premature closure

Sean Craig·Thursday, June 11, 2020·2 min

🏛️News

May Was BC’s Deadliest Month Ever for Overdoses

The month’s 170 overdose fatalities alone surpassed the province’s total COVID-19 deaths

Cameron Welch·Thursday, June 11, 2020·3 min

🏛️Politics

Victoria Police Chief Rebuffs Calls for Police Defunding

“I just can't see that in any sense of reality,” Chief Constable Del Manak told city councillor Ben Isitt

Sean Craig·Wednesday, June 10, 2020·2 min

🏛️News

Island Health Asks People to Stop Harassing Its Staff Over False Rumours Of A Racist Employee

Online mobbing spurred by a racist post from a woman who was falsely alleged to work for the health agency

Sean Craig·Wednesday, June 10, 2020·2 min
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