UMSU is whole again
The positions of vice-president finance and operations (VPFO) and vice-president external affairs (VPEA) are no longer vacant following UMSU’s board of...
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UMSU BOD meeting
UMSU hosted their biweekly board of directors meeting on Oct. 22 in the UMSU chambers at 105 Helen Glass. Along with...
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VOL.113, N.11
November 2, 2026
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Job offers to influence invitations for permanent residence
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International students and other temporary residents planning to apply for permanent residence through express entry may face changes to how their applications are ranked.
On Oct. 16, Lena Metledge Diab, the minister for Immigration, Refugees,...
Colliton’s system shines against the Pandas
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The Bisons women’s hockey team had had a rocky start to the 2026-27 season. Prior to facing the Alberta Pandas on Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Wayne Fleming Arena, the...
‘Toban arts briefs
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WSO performs The Addams Family soundtrack
Get your fingers snapping for The Addams Family in Concert by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) on Oct. 30 and 31 at the Centennial Concert Hall. Conducted by Lucas...
‘Who’s gonna save our town?’
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Churchill band Days on Land is releasing its latest single “Wide Open Land” on Oct. 30 in response to the economic buzz around the Port of Churchill.
“We’re telling the story about what’s happening on...
The East Pointers’ Schoonertown tour concert review
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The East Pointers might be one of the best things to have come out of Prince Edward Island, along with mussels and Anne of Green Gables.
Multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters Tim Chaisson and Jake Charron arrived...
Situationships highlighted in Sense and Sensibility
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When I first walked into Georgia Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility, a film adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1811 debut novel, I was instantly struck by the mise-en-scène of the film.
Mise-en-scène refers to everything within the...
Arts & Culture
The disorientating queer subconscious
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One eye filled with night, a solo exhibition by local oil painter Laura Lewis, is the latest installation at downtown Winnipeg’s Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art.
Lewis worked on the pieces for this show...
Protest the Hero comes to Winnipeg
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Within is the latest studio album from Juno award-winning progressive metal band Protest the Hero.
Rhythm guitarist Tim MacMillar explained, “Propagandhi is a big influence on the band.” He added, “We have some more thrashy...
Maya de Forest presents my brain like strips of confetti
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In her solo exhibition, my brain like strips of confetti, Maya de Forest reconfigures and explores her father’s personal and professional archive. The show runs from Oct. 29, 2026, until Jan. 15, 2027, at...
Exploring organic life with fluid acrylic art
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Agnieszka Marcinow, a first-year student at the school of art, presented Organic Vision of Life at the School of Art Student Gallery on Oct. 28, showcasing fluid acrylic paintings evocative of microscopic life forms.
“I...
Research & Technology
New possibilities in protein design
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Nediljko (Ned) Budisa, a U of M chemistry professor, is investigating ways to expand the genetic code to create proteins with new chemical properties (properties not found), with potential applications in medicine, biotechnology and...
Respiratory Therapy Week spotlights crucial field
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Respiratory Therapy Week is taking place on the U of M Bannatyne campus from Oct. 26 to 30. This week is recognized in respiratory therapy departments and hospitals internationally as a way to bring...
Community-based research must be community-led
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Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC) is supporting emerging Indigenous researchers through a studentship program that provides funding and opportunities to conduct community-led mental health research.
Offered nationally in partnership with Mitacs, with additional support from...
Beyond narratives of loss
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For Sharon Angnakak, understanding Inuit history requires more than revisiting what has already been written in the archives. It demands asking whose interpretation of that history has been preserved and whose knowledge may have...
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Voting matters
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Choosing to vote matters.
When you choose not to vote, you are complicit in the problems in your neighbourhoods, schools, laws and your city. Let me be the one to tell you that voting matters....
The beauty of a half-formed notion
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Have you ever read something that hit you so hard that you had to stop for a minute before reading it again? And then again? Then you had to sit there, pondering “how on...
The Manitoban horoscope for the week of Oct. 12
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Aquarius
January 20 – February 18
Aquarius, well, well, well, we meet again, back with me telling you to appreciate the things that others do for you a little more. Sometimes you forget, and that’s okay,...
Pave paradise, put up an infill lot
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Dr. Seuss once wrote, “A tree falls the way it leans. Be careful which way you lean.” The Lorax, although a reminder for kids to be more conscious of their environmental footprint, is still...
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Sports
Colliton’s system shines against the Pandas
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The Bisons women’s hockey team had had a rocky start to the 2026-27 season. Prior to facing the Alberta Pandas on Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Wayne Fleming Arena, the...
Bisons soccer team wins final game of the season
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To wrap up the season, the Bisons soccer team won their last game against the Regina Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 24. The herd secured their victory with a dominant 3-0 win. The Bisons recorded...
Missed chances cost the Bisons against Regina Cougars
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The Bisons soccer team faced the Regina Cougars on Friday, Oct. 23. The game started with early pressure from the Bisons as they looked to take control against the Cougars. The herd began creating...
From exclusive to a sport for everyone
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A quick online search may tell one that tennis is a sport for the upper class. With its deep historical roots in European aristocracy, it is not hard to see why the sport became a...
