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September 23, 2026
New Music Revue: Nuh-Uh! add something new on EPNuh-Uh! All My Friends (Permenent Records) 3.5/5 While playing a show in downtown Victoria this August, local band Nuh-Uh! surprised the audience by announcing their first EP, releasing that same night. All My Friends stays true to the band’s sound—somewhere between surf punk and punk rock—while at the same time managing to add something new […] Continue Reading |
Comedian explores origins of ’90s gay joke in RibaldComedian Shawn Hitchins has had quite the decade. Finding success early in his career and even sparking a movement (Ginger Pride Walk) in Edinburgh, it would be understandable to feel like the universe (or whoever is in charge of it) is smiling down on him. Unfortunately for Hitchins, life is a big fan of the […] Continue Reading |
The importance of Orange Shirt Day and learning to be an allyI am a settler in these lands. I am privileged enough to live and work and study on terrain that has been stewarded—safeguarded—for untold millennia by the Indigenous peoples that have existed here long before my lineage arrived uninvited, and continue to protect and live in harmony with it to this day. An important first […] Continue Reading |
Buddy brilliant specimen of weird filmmakingI was born at a very young age in 1985, hot on the heels of the Ninja Turtles, and by the time the mid ’90s rolled around, I was wearing my hat backwards, eating Push Pops, and, without fail, being relegated to the position of “car lookout” in street hockey. My fellow millenials certainly remember […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Two-tiered health care in BC not the solutionAlberta’s movement toward a two-tier health-care system is concerning. By allowing physicians to bill both publicly and privately (patient-paid care), the province is gambling with its citizens’ money. If Canada determines Alberta’s new regulations fall outside of the Canada Health Act (federal legislation mandating access to health care without cost to patients), Alberta will be […] Continue Reading |
Camosun continues Orange Shirt Day tradition on campusCamosun College will once again recognize Orange Shirt Day this September, continuing a campus tradition that began more than a decade ago and encouraging students and employees to reflect on the history and ongoing impacts of Canada’s residential-school system. This year’s events will centre on the theme of healing through the land, reflecting ongoing Indigenous […] Continue Reading |
A Student’s Guide to Local Politics: What’s the big deal with municipal elections?As our local elections fast approach, I’d like to discuss why it’s important to cast your vote. While some of you reading this may already have plans to vote for your next councillors, school boards, or local officials, I would take a gamble and say that for most of you, it hasn’t been on your […] Continue Reading |
Leeroy Stagger makes pilgrimage homeThe Victoria music scene has produced some of Canada’s most lauded musicians, and within those ranks, Leeroy Stagger has made himself at home. He once toured as an alt-rocker opening for Victoria’s own Hot Hot Heat, before switching up his style and donning the singer-songwriter cloak. In 2002 he dropped his first EP Six Tales […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: September 23, 2026 issueCamosun Library highlights Orange Shirt Day resources Camosun College libraries will feature resources related to Orange Shirt Day throughout September, providing opportunities to learn about residential school survivors, those who did not survive, and the ongoing impacts of Canada’s residential school system. The libraries have also introduced an “authentic Indigenous voices” icon to identify Indigenous-authored […] Continue Reading |