Capital Daily

Local author Grant Hayter-Menzies documented the life of Victoria’s own canine hero from the First World War in his new book Muggins: The Life and Afterlife of a Canadian Canine War Hero. For Good News Friday he joins to share that story.

A group of mayors across the province co-wrote an op-ed calling for complex care for our unhoused and vulnerable populations. Among those mayors is Victoria's Lisa Helps. She joins to share what exactly they're calling for. We also speak with CMHA BC CEO Jonny Morris to learn more about what complex care is, and if it is the answer.

Tuesday, the provincial government announced new deferrals and actions for old-growth forests. We have Torrance Coste from the Wilderness Committee break down what the announcement entails, and Robert J. Dennis, Sr., Elected Chief Councillor for the Huu-ay-ah First Nations to hear his thoughts on the inclusion of First Nations.

For this Tuesday edition of Municipal Monday, we take a look at the City of Langford's Attainable Home Ownership Program. It helps some residents break into real estate by paying a portion of their down payment on a two-bedroom condo. We find out what the plan entails, and analyze how helpful it is overall towards solving the region's increasingly unaffordable real estate market.

A joint investigation between Capital Daily and Ricochet Media has found the RCMP account of an August pepper spray incident was full of inaccuracies. We bring you the real story from that day, and explain how our investigation led us here.

For today's Halloween edition of Good News Friday, we go to Galey farms to speak with Rob Galey himself about how the iconic Halloween activities came to be and what's in store this year.

To celebrate the spooky season upon us, we welcome local historian and owner of Ghostly Walks, John Adams, to share his favourite ghost story straight from the buildings of Victoria.

We speak to The Weather Network's Alberta Bureau Chief, Kyle Brittain about his journey to see the recent bomb cyclone on the pacific coast, what it's like to chase storms, and how to safely observe the Island's storms as the season sets in.

On Monday, the BC NDPs released the province's new climate targets and roadmap to get us there, CleanBC. We bring on Peter McCartney, the Climate Campaigner at the Wilderness Committee to explain the plan, and go over what's missing.

For Municipal Monday, Victoria Councillor Jeremy Loveday joins to explain the "renoviction" bylaw that council has put on hold. We learn what it is, how regulations from the province have impacted it, and why it was not passed.