UMSU withholds $1m in federation membership dispute
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UMSU is withholding more than $1 million in outstanding fees to the Canadian Federation of Students—Manitoba over a dispute
regarding the union’s membership in the federation.
Convoy-inspired protests reach Winnipeg
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Ottawa declared a state of emergency Feb. 6 in response to the convoy of truckers with white supremacist ties currently occupying the city in protest of COVID-19-related restrictions and vaccine mandates.
UMSU passes motion reducing voting board seats
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UMSU’s board of directors passed a motion at its Jan. 20 meeting reducing the number of voting members on the board from over 50 down to 28.
Tina Chen appointed first executive lead of EDI
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University of Manitoba history professor Tina Chen has been appointed to the newly established position of executive lead of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
Omicron proof vaccine patents must be waived
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In a rare piece of good COVID-19 news, researchers in Texas are developing a COVID-19 vaccine called Corbevax that developers say will be based on conventional vaccine technology, will be cheaper to produce and...
High schoolers walk out to protest lax COVID policies
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High school students across Manitoba walked out of class last Monday to demand improved COVID-19 safety measures as in-person learning resumes.
Shelters struggling to retain staff, volunteers
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The ongoing surge of Omicron cases has some Winnipeg homeless shelters struggling to retain staff and recruit volunteers to operate their services.
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