Seth Jarvis a potential Jets pick in 2020 NHL draft
It was a tough last couple weeks for the Winnipeg Jets. With a span of injuries, the Jets ultimately lost the best-of-five series in fourgames…
2020
Manitoban artist takes art lovers on journey to the past
Manitoba-born Kandis Friesen is a multimedia artist whose work mainly centres on archival processes, diasporic languages and cultures closely intertwined with her family history. Friesen…
Winnipeg’s police chief publishes apologist opinion
The idea that social contracts exist between peoples and institutions which form the foundation of civilization would suggest that there is a deeply participatory and…
Two Manitoba heritage museums reopen their doors
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and discouragement from travelling out of province, those looking for both a fun and educational outing without leaving…
Celebrate Folklorama your way, any day, in a safe way
Over the last 50 years, Folklorama has become the longest-running and largest annual multicultural festival of its kind in the world. With the cancellation of…
Remote learning puts education out of reach
Ever since COVID-19 reached Manitoba this past March, students of all ages have had to adjust to online learning. With the school closures forbidding in-person…
Ousted Bear Clan co-founder raises concerns over police connections
James Favel, co-founder and former executive director of the Bear Clan Patrol Inc., has raised concerns about the influence of current and former Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) officers as well as a board of directors that he described as increasingly unrepresentative…
Class scheduling application created during pandemic
Unsatisfied with the experience of planning his class schedule through Aurora, fifth-year computer engineering student Laith Alsheikh decided to take matters into his own hands….
U of M announces major in data science
The faculty of science has created a new interdisciplinary bachelor of science with a major in data science degree program, set to launch at the…
News briefs August 2020
Former director of NCTR set to continue decolonization work at University of Victoria On June 24 it was announced that Ry Moran, founding director of…