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INVESTIGATION: RCMP misled public about pepper spray incident at Fairy Creek

The RCMP said they had to pepper spray a crowd to evacuate an injured officer. An exhaustive review of the available evidence shows that was not true

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Victoria creates pilot project to send crisis teams in place of police to some mental health calls

By Emily Fagan
August 19, 2021

The Oregon model it's based on has shown more than 30 years of success

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'An arrest warrant should not be a death sentence'

Friends and family grieve the loss of Jay Lowndes, a father and uncle who was shot by Campbell River RCMP, while community parades to honour a Police Service Dog

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Disbelief and outrage after no criminal charges against police officer who killed Chantel Moore

By Brishti Basu
June 9, 2021

Moore, a 26-year-old Tla-o-qui-aht woman from Vancouver Island, was killed during a 'wellness check' in New Brunswick last year

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Independent media outlets filing legal challenge over RCMP obstruction

By Jimmy Thomson
May 26, 2021

Capital Daily is joining with a coalition of outlets and the Canadian Association of Journalists to demand the freedom to cover protests

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More people go missing in BC than anywhere else in Canada. No one knows why

Police don’t track missing-persons cases by race, but on Red Dress Day, a Vancouver Island Indigenous leader says that’s not acceptable

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GRAPHS: Is Victoria over-policed? Judge for yourself.

By Snejana Vorona
November 5, 2020

Victoria is one of the most heavily policed cities in Canada. It's also one of the most crime-heavy.