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UVic international student reports off-campus assault

The student reports being pushed onto the road, being knocked down, and falling unconscious during the attack.

Approximately 300 gather downtown in march of solidarity with Iranians

The march, in protest of the Iranian government's brutal crackdown on protests, started at Centennial Square and ended at the B.C. legislature.

Proposed suspension of arts and other programs at North Island College draws community pushback

The proposal is only the latest instance of a trend facing many postsecondary institutions in B.C., and particularly on the island, and comes in the midst of a turbulent period…

UVic estimates 1 200 library volumes damaged by heavy rainfall last month

UVic said that a clogged drain caused water to leak down to the third and second floors, damaging approximately 1 200 print volumes.

‘It was set up to fail’ B.C.’s drug decriminalization pilot program will not be renewed, health minister says

The three-year long exemption was launched to make it easier for drug users to reach out without fear of stigma, but Osborne said “it has not delivered the results [they]…

B.C. Supreme Court hears challenge to faith-based hospital denying MAID and other essential care

A four-week case began on Jan. 19 in the B.C. Supreme Court, challenging the right of publicly-funded hospitals to practice faith-based care.

‘Students Supporting Israel’ not ratified at January clubs council meeting

Clubs council voted on the club separately. At the time of the vote, only three attendees in the meeting voted to ratify SSI UVic.

Student societies oppose post-secondary system review, as B.C. government says more funding ‘not practical’

The B.C. government says public post-secondary institutions are facing fiscal challenges due to federal reductions in study permits for international students, declining domestic student enrolment, and global inflation, but says…

AccessBC calls for improved pain management policy for IUD insertions

Although the universal contraception policy successfully increased access to prescription contraception, leading to significant growth in IUD usage, many patients continue to face preventable and sometimes severe pain because adequate…