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Study predicts more jobs than educated workers in B.C. by 2016

According to a recent labour market profile, a province-wide demand for highly educated workers is set to overtake the number of qualified workers starting in 2016 and increasing through 2020.

Jan. 26 Idle No More photo gallery at the B.C. Legislature

UVic professors contribute to new findings about dwarf galaxies

A team of astronomers including two UVic professors have made an amazing discovery that could change our understanding of how galaxies are formed. Their research looks at the behaviour of…

Student environmental groups plan green revolution

On the evening  of January 16 some 70 students attended UVic Environmental Round Table (UVERT) 3.0 , an annual activity put on by UVic environmental advocacy group Common Energy. These students generated some…

Ongoing Syrian conflict prompts calls for use of International Criminal Court

Canada absent from 57 countries that believe ICC involvement is next step

Urban search and rescue looking for new volunteers

Students, Victorians 19 years and older welcome to join search in the city

South Tower residence sustainability officially recognized

A UVic residence building has been recognized for its environmental design and sustainability.

Marijuana activists want vote on pot

Larsen has dedicated his life’s work to cannabis law reform.

UVic pension funds invested in Enbridge Inc. — activists call for ethical investment policies

UVic’s 2011 Combination Pension Plan shows over $4 million invested in Enbridge Inc. and over $45 million in the tar sands, which make up the majority of the energy portfolio.