Provincial

Saanich Council overwhelmingly supports UVic student housing expansion at May 4 meeting

Councillor Harper said this was “one of the easiest decisions all year," while the mayor called the province’s delay “a disservice to the university."

Several student advocacy resolutions pass at AVICC convention

A majority of delegates voted to support advocating for the $10 flat student ferry rate, provincial student food bank grant, and the Alliance of BC Students' Student Issues Backgrounder.

Trans Day of Visibility Rally at legislature calls for action, not just awareness

Members of Victoria’s queer community gathered on the lawn of the B.C. legislature on Tuesday, March 31, for a Trans Day of Visibility Rally. The rally blended celebration with protest,…

BC invests $1.9M in UVic for quantum computing research and breakthroughs

Funding will support energy-efficient computing infrastructure for quantum physics research at UVic, led by Dr. Thomas Baker, a UVic professor and Canada Research Chair.

UVic student housing delayed five years following B.C. budget announcement

“[The delay] was definitely very abrupt,” Lawton said. “I know UVic was on the brink of breaking ground. We were actively in the process of helping them advocate with Saanich…

New gender-based violence policies at federal and provincial levels main focuses are judicial responses, prevention

“Survivors’ needs are not uniform. Many prioritize safety, stability, housing, financial security, access to culturally responsive supports, and healing over prosecution or punishment. A justice framework that centres only on…

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…

‘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.