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Wilde About Sappho reading celebrates 50 years of same-sex relationship legalization in Canada

Held in the middle of Pride Week, literary event “Wilde About Sappho” took to Victoria City Hall to honour—via a powerful collection of queer literature—that 50 years ago, Canada decriminalized…

20 km march against Trudeau’s approval of Trans Mountain pipeline is “only the beginning” for protestors

On Saturday, June 22, more than 300 protestors marched over 20 kilometres in protest of recent federal approval for the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. The trek started with a…

Greater Victoria Public Library program one of eight honoured by American Library Association

The Change Your Mind campaign began as an update to the official website and grew into a marketing campaign to raise awareness of the libraries’ services by starting a conversation.…

UVic President Jamie Cassels announces resignation effective June 2020

Earlier today, UVic President Jamie Cassels announced that he will be stepping down from his position at the university next year, on June 30, 2020. According to the university, the…

Federal government to provide UVic over nine million dollars for construction of National Centre of Indigenous Law

With nearly 100 students, faculty, and media members crammed into the MacLaurin Building lobby, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced this morning that the Federal government will…

Victoria hosts 43rd annual Inclusion Conference

The Inclusion Conference delivered on its promise to bring together those in the inclusivity sector to “learn, celebrate, and discuss issues around intellectual disabilities.” This year, the conference was held…

Protesters, university officials tight-lipped at May Board of Governors meeting

Over a dozen students attended the May Board of Governors meeting to protest the university’s continued investments in fossil fuels. Students, including many members of the student group Divest UVic,…

Timeline for UVic housing project reduced by 16 months

The largest capital project in UVic’s history — the creation of two residence buildings that will house student living, dining, and classroom facilities — is now scheduled to be completed…

Adventurous couple to power Hawaiian canoe 1200 km to Alaska

When you’ve climbed over 20 000 feet to summit of Denali in Alaska, received a Guinness World Record for a self-guided ski crossing of Antarctica, and completed multiple 100 mile…

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