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AI data centers are coming to Vancouver, but the community is pushing back

Vancouver is pushing back against encroaching data centers, and Torin LaRocque, an eighteen-year-old Vancouverite, is at the heart of it all.

Sock hops, sit-ins, and folk singers: UVic student life in 1967

Although many things have evolved at UVic since 1967, it is clear that one thing remains the same: a strong sense of student culture and community, no matter what circumstances…

VicFits brought the HEAT at second annual fashion show

Originally an anonymous venture, Gabrielle Elhav’s brainchild VicFits has upended Victoria’s fashion scene, capturing the city's most unique outfits one street photograph at a time.

Writing Department unveils new writers-in-residence program

“It occurred to me that it would be great if more writing students had dedicated writing spaces on campus and a way to connect with students and faculty studying in…

Misogyny and gender bias in engineering remains a problem on campus and beyond, students say

“To look around the room and see just men and a few women is so isolating,” one student said. “I think that it’s an environment that’s really hostile to someone…

Amid venue closures across the city, local artists, studios, and performers push back with creative and accessible alternatives

“I was really upset when the VEC closed ... and it was like, ‘what is the common denominator to prevent it from happening again?’”

Drag in Victoria is more than a show

The realization, that drag did not have to reinforce the binary, opened a door. Within months, Simmons was experimenting with the art form.

The NDP collapsed in 2025. Does that mean they are irrelevant?

Former party leader Jagmeet Singh stepped down last year after losing his seat in Burnaby. Now, the party stands at a crossroads, with five potential candidates looking to be the…

For the love of local: A look into Victoria’s local market scene

“You realize that populated in your own city are hundreds of garage studios, metal working studios, people who are knitters … these markets bring them out of the woodwork and…

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