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September 30, 2026
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The ‘Toban takes on Nuit Blanche (again)
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Boris Tsun Hang Leung, arts and culture editor
Nuit Blanche returned to Winnipeg on Sept. 26, bringing art installations and performances to downtown Winnipeg, the Exchange District and St. Boniface throughout the night. The 2026...
The smile behind the cheer
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Cheerleading is a sport that combines stunts, jumps, tumbling and dance to support and energize teams during games. Cheerleaders are a familiar presence at sporting events like football, and U of M students participate...
UMSU board meeting highlights
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The UMSU board of directors met on Sept. 24 to discuss executive vacancies, student funding, advocacy initiatives and operational updates. Key decisions included moving forward with by-elections to fill the two vacant executive positions...
Cameron Provost resigns as UMSU VPFO
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Cameron Provost has resigned from his position as UMSU vice-president finance and operations (VPFO).
Provost confirmed his resignation in a statement to the Manitoban, saying the decision followed “much deliberation.”
“My resignation was not a decision...
Former U of M’s law dean arrested in France
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Six months after a Canada-wide arrest warrant was issued, Jonathan Black-Branch, former U of M law dean, has been arrested in France, with extradition proceedings underway to return him to Canada.
Black-Branch was employed as...
Marking Mental Illness Awareness Week through art
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The Centre for Accessibility, Resources and Empowerment (CARE), in collaboration with the School of Art Student Association (SOFASA), presents a public communal drawing initiative on campus from Oct. 5 to 9 to bring students...
Orange Shirt Day reaffirms reconciliation on campus
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Monday marked the 12th annual Orange Shirt Day Walk hosted by the U of M college of nursing and the Nursing Students’ Association (NSA).
Orange Shirt Day originated from the experience of Phyllis Webstad, who...
Finding your way around campus
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Finding a classroom can be one of the first challenges a student faces in their early days around a new university campus. For fourth-year mechanical engineering student Quadric Francisco, his own experience getting around...
Arts & Culture
U of M Symphony Orchestra to perform Academic Festival
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The U of M Symphony Orchestra (UMSO) is joining forces with the Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO) for Academic Festival, UMSO’s first concert of the 2026-27 season.
On the evening of Oct. 9, the audience...
Firing up at 1000 Miles Apart
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U of M hosted 1000 Miles Apart, an annual ceramics conference, from Oct. 1 to 3, welcoming visiting artists and students into the ARTlab for talks, demonstrations and exhibitions.
Abigail Grenke, the president of the...
Sterling Point is a paradigm shift in teenage drama
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Every now and then, a television show comes along that makes you feel seen. Sterling Point is that show for me.
It captures so perfectly the inner lives of Gen Z, how we relate to...
U of M hosts fine art and music homecoming
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ARTlab and the Taché Arts Complex were buzzing with activity on the night of Sept. 23 for the school of art and Desautels faculty of music homecoming. This is the first joint homecoming between...
Love Medicine at the MacKenzie Art Gallery
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Love Medicine, a highly anticipated group show by Indigiqueer artists, opened June 12 at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Sask. Curated by Métis art historian Michelle McGeough, the exhibition explores how contemporary Indigiqueer...
The ‘Toban takes on Nuit Blanche (again)
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Boris Tsun Hang Leung, arts and culture editor
Nuit Blanche returned to Winnipeg on Sept. 26, bringing art installations and performances to downtown Winnipeg, the Exchange District and St. Boniface throughout the night. The 2026...
If sacredness had a colour, what would it be?
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Colours of sacredness might summon mystical visuals of gilded religious texts or richly decorated places of worship, but for hannah_g, its hues are all around us.
Galerie Buhler Gallery in St. Boniface Hospital opened What...
‘Toban turntable
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True Mountain Laurel, the joint project between Haley Blais and Sam Lynch, released their debut album Angel So Bad on Aug. 28. Under Winnipeg’s own Birthday Cake Records, Angel So Bad leans into a...
Chronovisor, dark academia meets found footage horror
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I have always regarded lost media and conspiracy theories as frivolous entertainment that I put on when I need some thrill in my otherwise mundane life. However, Chronovisor, with its blend of found footage,...
Reel Pride Film Festival kicks off on Sept. 16
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The 41st edition of the Reel Pride Film Festival is returning to the Gas Station Arts Centre on Sept. 16, screening nine 2SLGBTQIA+ films from around the world until Sept. 20.
Reel Pride, created in...
Quintin Bart’s jazz-infused hurdy-gurdy journey
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I first saw Quintin Bart perform at a tribute show for the late John Prentice, a pillar in Winnipeg’s folk music scene, at the West End Cultural Centre.
I watched in amazement as he played guitar...
‘There is not one way to be Métis’
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Métis beadwork might conjure images of moccasins, coats and mittens, but this animator has adapted the art form into stop motion film.
Maxime Kornachuk is a Métis animator based in Winnipeg who focuses on stop...
Research & Technology
Finding your way around campus
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Finding a classroom can be one of the first challenges a student faces in their early days around a new university campus. For fourth-year mechanical engineering student Quadric Francisco, his own experience getting around...
Reading between the rules
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What happens when states say they support international law but resist efforts to enforce it?
For Bryan Peeler, the way states argue about international law can reveal how the international system itself is changing.
Peeler, a...
When the kids leave home
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For students, leaving home for college or university can mean independence, new routines and a major change in everyday life. But on the other side of that move are parents and caregivers adjusting to...
Drawing the line on GenAI
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Should students use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to help with an assignment?
According to Brenda M. Stoesz, the answer depends on the course, the assignment and what an instructor has permitted. Stoesz is the research...
Sports
Why we run
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Winnipeg is shaped by the water that flows through the Red River and the Assiniboine River. Where the rivers influence the city landscape, similarly the climate in Winnipeg influences the outdoor activities for Winnipeggers.
Street...
The wolves are no threat to the Bisons
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The Bisons women’s basketball team played against the Lakehead Thunderwolves on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4. The game on Saturday was their second game of the season and it was nothing short...
The Griffins soar above the Bisons
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The Bisons women’s soccer program has been remarkably interesting to follow over the past years. One reason being that in the past three years, the team has had three different head coaches: Vanessa Martinez...
The smile behind the cheer
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Cheerleading is a sport that combines stunts, jumps, tumbling and dance to support and energize teams during games. Cheerleaders are a familiar presence at sporting events like football, and U of M students participate...
