More than 20,000 students are returning to a housing market that's already extremely tight. How did we get here?
Brishti Basu is a reporter based in Victoria. She speaks English, Bengali, and Hindi. She is a generalist that primarily covers social issues and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as issues relevant to Victoria and Vancouver Island. Basu began her career in journalism as a reporter with Victoria Buzz in 2017, and has been published in places like VICE, The Tyee, National Geographic, BBC Future, and more. Her work so far covers a wide range of topics, from systematic racism to climate change, marine mammal welfare to culinary nomenclature, and beyond.
Women, racialized groups, recent immigrants, and young people feeling the brunt of the COVID-caused economic recession
NFTs have been criticized for their environmental impact, but some say their fundraising potential could outweigh the harm
Moore, a 26-year-old Tla-o-qui-aht woman from Vancouver Island, was killed during a 'wellness check' in New Brunswick last year
