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Victoria reallocates $10M to deal with downtown street crime
City responds to rising public safety concerns by hiring additional personnel and funding community safety initiatives.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, July 1, 2025·4 min
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Saanich group says it may have the numbers to stall operations centre AAP
The group of Saanich residents says it delivered 8,276 hard-copy electoral response forms (ERFs) to Saanich Municipal Hall on Wednesday, the final day to vote to reject Saanich’s ask to borrow $150M for the project.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, June 25, 2025·4 min
Features
It's been 50 years: Are you ready to go back into the water?
Victoria author-journalist Mark Leiren-Young remembers seeing Jaws as a kid in a movie theatre in Vancouver and being 'frigging terrified.' He wasn’t alone.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, June 18, 2025·6 min
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Province ends treatment funding for terminally ill Langford girl
Clinical evidence indicates that once a patient’s motor and language functions begin to slow, Brineura therapy is no longer beneficial in slowing the disease, the provincial health minister said.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, June 17, 2025·3 min
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Broken Butterfly is a mother-daughter story of love, pain, and terror
The story is peppered with Erin’s first-hand insight in the form of despairing journal excerpts describing three years of captivity, drugs, and sexual exploitation.
Mark Brennae·Monday, June 2, 2025·6 min
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Moviegoers petition city to keep downtown movie experiences
If both theatres were to close, it would leave the IMAX in the Royal BC Museum as the lone theatre screening major releases, and Silver City at Tillicum the closest multiplex cinema.
Mark Brennae·Monday, May 12, 2025·3 min
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Victoria YMCA-YWCA moving to Bay Centre
The new Y won’t have a pool, gymnasium, or any racquet sport courts, something an estimated 10-15% of the membership uses.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, May 6, 2025·3 min
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Want to hold an event here? There are rules
Event organizers can’t drive poles or stakes into the ground and if their event is to go longer than two hours, they may have to provide portable toilets.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, May 1, 2025·3 min
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Liberals trumped Conservatives who didn't pivot, says UVic professor
“Talk about a turn of events." — UVic political scientist Michael Prince
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, April 29, 2025·5 min
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Victoria candidates answer key questions ahead of federal election
US President Donald Trump has imposed himself squarely in the centre of Canadian politics, leading leaders of all stripes to try to tell you they and only they can best defend Canada in trade talks with him.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, April 22, 2025·31 min
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James Bay residents rail against Victoria's proposed OCP
“We want balanced development that protects affordable housing, preserves our heritage, and maintains our green spaces.” — James Bay Coalition spokesperson Mariann Burka.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, April 16, 2025·4 min
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Federal election 2025: Victoria riding
Incumbent Laurel Collins is looking for a third successive term
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, April 8, 2025·5 min
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Oak Bay townhouse proposal perturbs some in the neighbourhood
A community open house has been scheduled for April 15, from 6pm to 8pm at the Oak Bay United Church.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, April 2, 2025·5 min
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British Columbians drinking less booze: UVic study
According to the findings of a UVic study, residents are drinking less alcohol than in previous years.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, March 11, 2025·3 min
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Late-night clubbing: councillor wants to bring a little Berlin to Victoria
“So rather than when a club closes down at 2am and you have 600 people pour out onto the street and they just kind of mill about, the late-night venues are actually intended to give them something to do." Coun. Matt Dell.
Mark Brennae·Sunday, February 23, 2025·4 min
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US decision to cancel international aid felt in Victoria's efforts in Africa
“It's hard to put in words to think that anybody could be that disengaged from who we are as humans that they could even think to do this,” VG4A co-coordinator Gillian Scadeng.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, February 18, 2025·5 min
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First Flag Day event didn't quite go as planned
Chretien grabbed Clennett with two hands on the face and wrested control of his body, neutralizing him before the RCMP jumped in and pushed the protester to the ground.
Mark Brennae·Friday, February 14, 2025·5 min
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Mother of teen who died at UVic seeks BCEHS changes; coroner's inquest to be held in April
“Every person in BC deserves to know basic life-saving skills, and the best way to do this is through schools." — Caroline McIntyre, mother of Sidney McIntyre-Starko
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, February 12, 2025·4 min
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Scamming reminder: It's happening out there and online
Capital Daily recently ran a poll asking readers if they’ve ever been the victim of an online scam and 28% of respondents said they had.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, February 12, 2025·5 min
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Coldest Night of the Year walk: steps forward from an ever-present chilling challenge
“Right now, we're seeing the numbers are just so challenging, so getting those funds in place through Coldest Night is really crucial,” Rachel Hesketh, Our Place Society.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, February 11, 2025·4 min
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Taking the plunge: Victorians vote Yes to a new Crystal Pool
Referendum results of 59% Yes and 61% North give clear mandates
Mark Brennae·Saturday, February 8, 2025·9 min
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Judicial review request rescinded, North Saanich pickleball saga plays on
“Now it's not before the courts, so the gates are open again. The arguments can be raised to reopen the pickleball courts.” — North Saanich Coun. Jack McClintock
Mark Brennae·Thursday, February 6, 2025·5 min
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Pickleball community gets a new online hub
Nielsen, an avid pickleballer who lives in Victoria, says he kept hearing the same question over and over: "Where can we play?"
Mark Brennae·Sunday, February 2, 2025·3 min
Features
Some of our readers enjoy camping under the stars—and under the radar
Others slept on restaurant floors, in “a tree house in Western Australia, or “on a beach under my overturned row boat.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, January 30, 2025·4 min