🚨Policing
Research shows that while Indigenous people make up 5.1% of Canada's population, they represent 16.2% of the total number of police-involved deaths.
Nora O'Malley, Local Journalism Initiative, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Thursday, June 25, 2026·5 min
🚨SafetyVisual brief
Safety
SD61 board reinstated after province’s court document error
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🚨Top Story
The trustees have their jobs back after the Ministry of Education failed to submit all necessary documents to the court.
Robyn Bell·Sunday, May 24, 2026·5 min
Eight VicPD officers were found to have committed misconduct in OPCC's 2024-2025 discipline report. Photo: Robyn Bell / Capital Daily
🚨News
The misconduct ranges from minor indiscretions to serious crimes.
Robyn Bell·Tuesday, November 18, 2025·6 min
Eirini Sypsa (middle) with her father Jerry (right) and brother. Photo: Greek n' Go
🚨News
All three of Greek n' Go's food trucks have been damaged or broken into this summer.
Robyn Bell·Tuesday, September 2, 2025·3 min
Victoria is spending $10M+ on its downtown safety plan. Photo: James MacDonald / Capital Daily
🚨News
City responds to rising public safety concerns by hiring additional personnel and funding community safety initiatives.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, July 1, 2025·4 min
A black bear sow and her cubs wander the shores of Clayoquot Sound. Photo: Jérémy Mathieu via Ha-Shilth-Sa
🌲News
The man shot a nursing mother bear with four arrows and its young cub while they were 15 feet up a tree.
Nora O'Malley, Local Journalism Initiative, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Monday, April 28, 2025·5 min
Then-prime minister Jean Chretien grabs protester Bill Clennett by the face at the first Flag Day ceremony in Gatineau, Que., in 1996. Screenshot Courtesy Global-TV.
🚨News
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
🚨SafetyVisual brief
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Scamming reminder: It's happening out there and online
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🚨News
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
Victoria bike valet. Photo: Michael John Lo
🚌News
Bike valet, lock-borrowing program among initiatives keeping bikes safe.
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Thursday, February 6, 2025·4 min
BC Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender. Photo: BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
🚨News
Kasari Govender says the education minister has essentially made police in schools "mandatory"
Robyn Bell·Wednesday, February 5, 2025·4 min
🚨Features
Municipalities are slated to take on the brunt of the cost of local RCMP emergency calls
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Wednesday, January 29, 2025·13 min
🚨News
BC’s education minister has suggested it would fire school board members over failure to amend the safety plan to include the program
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Thursday, January 9, 2025·14 min
The “team in peach” patrols Bastion Square. Photo courtesy of Stacey Forrester / Good Night Out.
🚨News
Hotel Zed will match up to $25K in donations to Good Night Out, supporting work to prevent sexual assault and gendered violence during nights out.
Robyn Bell·Sunday, December 1, 2024·7 min
School District 61 Office. Photo: SD61
🚨News
SD61 board must collaborate with Greater Victoria police departments to create the plan
Robyn Bell·Thursday, September 19, 2024·2 min
Victoria Police Deputy Chief Jamie McRae speaks at a press conference. Photo: Robyn Bell / Capital Daily
🚨News
VicPD will no longer escort emergency services for all Pandora calls
Robyn Bell·Tuesday, September 10, 2024·3 min
This photo accompanied a July 15 Reddit post alleging a Burnside-Gorge business is illegally dumping wastewater. Photo: Reddit
🚨News
Anyone caught discharging prohibited substances into the stormwater infrastructure is subject to fines of up to $1K per day
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, July 16, 2024·3 min
Photo: Document from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Background photo: Sooke Harbour House Hotel / Jimmy Thomson
🚨News
The $4 million in damages he was ordered to pay the Sooke Harbour House hotel owners remains unpaid
Tori Marlan·Monday, July 1, 2024·5 min
Downtown Victoria. Photo: Flickr
🏠News
Two-thirds (65.9%) of survey respondents said they saw “some” or “significant” increase in the impact street crime is having on their business.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, June 11, 2024·4 min
🚨SafetyVisual brief
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BC Trial Lawyers Association challenge new Legal Professions Act
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🚨News
BC lawyers concerned the act will end self-regulation
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Sunday, June 2, 2024·3 min
Photos courtesy VicPD
🚨News
Results of a VicPD survey suggest Victorians are feeling progressively less safe downtown—both day and night—than in the past.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, May 23, 2024·3 min
Jordan Mikkers (middle) measures sound at Carnarvon Park pickleball court. Photo: Mark Brennae / Capital Daily
🚨News
"If the option is close the court or use a particular paddle, that’s a pretty easy decision," said Tessa Graham, VRPA vice-president.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, May 15, 2024·5 min
Photo: Courtesy of Del Manak
🚨News
The debate continues as to whether—and how—the school police liaison officer program might continue
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Wednesday, May 1, 2024·9 min
Summit on violence: (Left to right) Chamber CEO Bruce Williams, Victoria police Chief Del Manak, Jonny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association BC, Carolina Ibarra, CEO of the Pacifica Housing Advisory Association. Photo: CHEK News.
🚨News
Collaboration across sectors is the only way to solve complex and converging crises.
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Tuesday, April 16, 2024·5 min
🚨SafetyVisual brief
Safety
Attorney general motion puts democracy on trial
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🚨News
The government argues consolidation will enhance public confidence and access to justice. Critics question whether it prioritizes public interest over government control.
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Monday, April 8, 2024·4 min
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