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International students encounter unexpected barrier when using new transit system

International students are reporting difficulties downloading the Umo app because of the default locations on their smartphones. 
Graphic by Parris Mook-Sang-Forbes.

BC Cancer Society urges UVic to go 100 per cent smoke-free

The BC Cancer Society is concerned as momentum for university campuses to go 100 per cent smoke-free slows.
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UVic graduate community joins nation-wide walkout to demand a living wage

On May 1, hundreds gathered outside UVic's McPherson library as part of a Canada-wide walkout organized by Support our Science (SOS).

A look at the B.C. Climate Emergency Campaign’s open letter on climate change

BC Climate Emergency Campaign is a group of organizations uniting to hold the government accountable for climate policy and action.
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UVic’s Ocean Networks Canada initiative receives federal funding for ocean conservation

On Feb. 6, 2023, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray, announced that $46.5 million in funding from Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan will be distributed to…
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Cannabis consumption spaces yield mixed reviews from British Columbians

In a recent online survey, 34 per cent were in favour of Cannabis consumption spaces  In a 2022 report recently released by B.C.’s Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General…

Deep Snow Mountain Caribou under extinction threat prompts urgent call to stop deforestation

As Canada hosts the UN Conference on Biodiversity, B.C. sees continued habitat devastation for native caribou.
UVic campus, photo by Sie Douglas-Fish.

B.C. government, UVic EQHR release sexual violence reports

Two new reports on sexualized violence at UVic were released in October, one from the UVic Equity and Human Rights Office (EQHR) and the other from the B.C. provincial government.…
UVic campus, photo by Sie Douglas-Fish

UVic to be closed, classes cancelled for Queen Elizabeth II day of mourning

The University of Victoria will be closed on Monday, Sept. 19 following B.C. Premier John Horgan's statement that the province will observe the national day of mourning for the passing…

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