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¡Que Viva México! Festival Mexicano brings vibrant movement to Victoria’s Inner Harbor

As temperatures soared from July 13–14, Victoria’s Ship Point hosted the annual Festival Mexicano.

B.C.’s Conservative Party proposes re-allocating funding to “essential fields” in post-secondary education

B.C.'s Conservative Party proposes reallocation of funding to "essential fields" should they be elected. UVic students speak out.

B.C. moves to re-criminalize drug use in public spaces

B.C. re-criminalizes public drug use as of May 7, just one year into the province's three-year exemption from the CDSA.

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…

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.
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Repatriation and racism at the Royal BC Museum

“To the community, via the museum, we’re appointed to caretake these treasures on behalf of o
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COVID-19 is scary, but don’t let it stop you from enjoying Halloween in Victoria

Halloween in Victoria will look a little different this year due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic. Thankfully, there are still many safe and probably healthier ways to celebrate the fall’s…
B.C. NDP leader John Horgan speaks with students at an NDP open house hosted in Vertigo. File Photo by Belle White, Photo Editor.

Horgan’s NDP government is using their high popularity to snatch a majority government, as they should

When British Columbians head to the polls for the general election on Oct. 24, the B.C. New Democratic Party (NDP), led by John Horgan, will likely win a commanding majority…

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