University under fire over off-campus housing issues
The University of Manitoba is facing continued criticism from neighbouring communities for its lack of action in dealing with a number of allegedly illegal rental…
2017
2017 UMSU general election set to go online
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) voted at its regularly-scheduled meeting Jan. 5 to approve purchasing software from online ballot specialists Simply Voting for…
Education and textbook tax credits discontinued in favour of bolstered student grant program
A federal government move eliminating some post-secondary tax credits in lieu of more direct financial support is being both welcomed and criticized by Manitoba students….
Hundreds of Winnipeggers to march in solidarity with Women’s March on Washington
Hundreds of women will assemble in downtown Winnipeg Saturday to walk in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands expected to attend the Women’s March on…
Canada shows promise at the 2017 World Junior Championship
Progress was made from the previous year, and the team represented the nation well in the final game.
Bisons complete sweep of Winnipeg Wesmen in resounding fashion
With the win, the Bisons improve to 6-6 in conference play, while the Wesmen fall to 1-11 with the loss
Junior hockey teams seem to get lost in overfilled hockey markets
With OCN’s closure, the MJHL loses a five-time league champion and a club that provided high-level hockey for Indigenous players
Reignited spat with CFS a pretext for defederation
If nothing else, the University of Manitoba’s Students’ Union’s (UMSU) latest foray with the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has shown the UMSU executives are…
PCs are out of touch with average Manitobans
The working class have nothing to gain and everything to lose under Pallister.
The OCN Blizzard of the MJHL is on the brink of extinction
The northernmost team in the MJHL has enjoyed a lot of success in its tenure in the MJHL, winning the championship five times in a row between the years 1999-2003.