News In Victoria: Latest Stories

Healthcare

Plans for new youth mental health program at Royal Jubilee Hospital veiled in secrecy

By Brishti Basu
December 27, 2022

A child psychiatrist for Indigenous people attributes the changes to ongoing reporting by Capital Daily

Snow

How local toy stores managed when snow hit during the holiday rush

By Cameron Welch
December 26, 2022

Staffing, supply, and safety challenges made the already chaotic time even more intense

Weather

Victorians struggle to get home—or away—amid winter weather disruptions

By Cameron Welch
December 25, 2022

Locals spent their holidays in layover cities, with travel plans upended and extended by snow and ice

Good news

100+ volunteer drivers across Vancouver Island battle snow and ice to give healthcare workers free rides to work

By Emily Vance
December 23, 2022

The Vancouver Island Toyota 4x4 & Island Health Staff Transportation group fulfills hundreds of ride requests each day during historic snowfall

Addiction

Text alerts about Island toxic drugs signals deepening crisis, but not an informative tool: experts

By Brishti Basu
December 21, 2022

A dashboard that would tell people what street drugs are being sold each week is in the works, but stalled by lack of funding

Policing

Report clears officers of wrongdoing in Saanich bank robbery response while revealing new details

Independent Investigations Office describes moment-by-moment events that left six officers shot and two suspects dead

Municipal

Closed council meetings are routine. They can also be lightning rods for public ire

By Shannon Waters
December 20, 2022

Victoria’s recent in camera decision drew backlash but closed door meetings are not unusual