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B.C. Conservative Party vows to close supervised consumption sites
Harm reduction and recovery can coexist: Expert As the B.C. general election looms, John Rustad, leader of the B.C. Conservative Party has vowed to eliminate supervised consumption sites (SCSs) across the province and replace them with intake centres focused on...
UVic researchers are revolutionizing syphilis diagnosis amidst global crisis
Dr. Caroline Cameron’s team tackles diagnostic challenges with promising new program UVic researchers, led by microbiologist Dr. Caroline Cameron, are on the frontlines of diagnostic research for syphilis — a bacterial infection that remains a global health crisis....
UVic students face 4.4 per cent rise in unemployment since last summer
Students struggle to find jobs, experts say fluctuation is normal This summer, the unemployment rate for B.C. students aged 20 to 24 was 9.7 per cent. In summer of 2023, it was only 5.2 per cent. Students — including those at UVic — are starting to feel the effects...
