News In Victoria: Latest Stories

Business

Play isn’t just chronicled but celebrated at the National Toy Museum of Canada

by Jamie Christensen
February 14, 2021

For the past 17 years, B. Woodward has run a shop and museum featuring toys and pop culture memorabilia old and new

Crime

Rape allegations connected to a popular bar lead to a reckoning for Victoria’s restaurant culture

Workers say sexual harassment and assault are endemic among the city’s bars and restaurants—and that their managers know it’s happening

Good news

More Victorians than ever want pets during the pandemic, and shelters are emptying

By Emily Fagan
February 12, 2021

Owners seeking solace and companionship in animals have adopted record numbers of pets

In your words

Letters to the editor: Clover Point

By Capital Daily readers
February 11, 2021

Readers weigh in on the pros and cons of replacing Clover Point parking with a park

Know Your Neighbour

The Victoria physicist predicting the future of the pandemic

By Brishti Basu
February 10, 2021

Dr. Dean Karlen has thus far accurately predicted which way the pandemic will go. We talked to him about how he's done it and what he expects now

COVID-19

Some First Nations in BC will now get COVID-19 case data from nearby communities

By Brishti Basu
February 9, 2021

The First Nations that will get data include 14 Nations on Vancouver Island. The agreement, however, is highly restrictive

In your words

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 8

By Capital Daily readers
February 8, 2021

A selection of letters we received this week, on forestry and development

Housing

Victoria Airbnbs are disappearing through the pandemic, returning rentals to the market

By Leo Spalteholz
February 6, 2021

How the pandemic did what regulators couldn’t, and how that’s played out in the rental market