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Provincial

Indigenous youth and allies stay overnight on B.C. Legislature steps, block intersections in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

February 7, 2020March 11, 2020
Kate Korte and Emily Fagan
After spending the night at the B.C. Legislature in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en after RCMP raids and arrests, more people showed their support by joining in a march at 8

Over 200 Indigenous youth and allies gather for “lockdown” at the B.C. Legislature

February 6, 2020February 11, 2020
Emily Fagan
Locked arm-to-arm in front of the ceremonial entrance of the B.C. Parliament Buildings in downtown Victoria, dozens of Indigenous people and over 200 allies gathered around noon on Feb. 6

Panel discussion on B.C.’s DRIPA reveals the long journey from UNDRIP to Bill 41

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020
Sumbal Sabah
A panel discussion at UVic’s First Peoples House on Jan. 16 brought together Indigenous speakers to discuss B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). The conversation emphasized

“Preparing ourselves to stand strong”: How the Jan. 21 Ministry sit-in began

January 22, 2020January 23, 2020
Michael John Lo
Young Indigenous activists began occupying the downtown Victoria offices of the B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en peoples against the Coastal GasLink pipeline on

Indigenous youth-led overnight occupation of B.C. Ministry offices ends in 12 arrests

January 22, 2020January 28, 2020
Joshua Ngenda
An Indigenous youth-led Wet’suwet’en solidarity action occupied the offices of the Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources for over 18 hours, from 11:00 a.m. Tuesday into the early hours

Provincial government unveils new rules on vaping

December 2, 2019December 20, 2019
Josh Kozelj
While UVic students returned to campus from reading break earlier this month, the government of British Columbia announced plans to implement the toughest rules on vaping in the country in

New dinosaur species found in B.C.

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019
Truly Hunter
A new dinosaur species found nowhere else in the world has been discovered along the Sustut River in British Columbia.

New study shows all-electric transport in B.C. is cost-effective

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019
Kate Korte
Researchers at UVic’s Institute for Integrated Energy Systems recently published a study examining the province’s transportation future. The study found B.C. would need to double its energy grid capacity but

A guide to the 2019 federal election

October 4, 2019October 23, 2019
Alec Lazenby
Canadians will head to the polls on October 21 to decide who they want as the next federal government. We have compiled a brief overview of the main political parties

What B.C.’s money laundering discussion could mean for UVic

July 20, 2019July 20, 2019
Alec Lazenby
Money laundering has become a hot-button topic in B.C. politics over the last couple of months, but what exactly caused the most recent frantic discussion surrounding its threat to our
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