CFS executives respond to UMSU demand for apology
University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executives are not satisfied with the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) response to the local’s demands for an apology…
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences sets strategic priorities
Administrators of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences (RFHS) outlined their strategic priorities at a town hall meeting Jan. 19, charting the faculty’s course for…
Feds and province combine to invest $36 million into U of M infrastructure projects
The University of Manitoba received a shot in the arm Tuesday, with the announcement of a joint federal-provincial investment of $36 million. niversity of Manitoba…
UMSU’s problematic erasure of decades of Indigenous advocacy bolsters settler saviourism
Humility is a virtue, especially in leadership; it is key that leaders of any description be able to recognize the role of others in achieving…
Make legal education more practical, flexible, and hands-on
Lawyers often caution students that law school is absolutely nothing like practising law. On one level, this is uncontroversial; learning about abstract, general principles and…
Women’s March signals hope in the face of a bleak Trump presidency
Heading into his inauguration with the lowest approval rating of any modern president-elect, at only 40 per cent, Donald Trump gave a dark speech vowing…
Canada’s global peacekeeping role undermined by lack of attention to Egypt
Hate manifests itself in many forms. It can be bigoted beliefs, rude behavior towards a subset of society, systemic mistreatment of a group, or genocide….
Take the time to learn about Syria
The Syrian conflict, one of the deadliest humanitarian crises of our time, has become synonymous with death, gore, and sheer hopelessness as war-torn images of…
Staying calm, cool, and collected post-UMFA strike
The end of the U of M strike has brought with it many changes. Two exam schedules, deadlines sprinkled throughout late December and early January,…
The 2026 World Cup expansion’s effect on Canada
Beginning in 2026, the FIFA World Cup will feature 48 teams fighting to be on top of the soccer world, instead of the usual 32.