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UMSU withholds $1m in federation membership dispute

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Colton McKillop
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.
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Convoy-inspired protests reach Winnipeg

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Colton McKillop
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.
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UMSU passes motion reducing voting board seats

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Colton McKillop
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.
Marina Djurdjevic
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Tina Chen appointed first executive lead of EDI

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Colton McKillop
University of Manitoba history professor Tina Chen has been appointed to the newly established position of executive lead of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
Editorial

Omicron proof vaccine patents must be waived

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Colton McKillop
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...
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High schoolers walk out to protest lax COVID policies

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Colton McKillop
High school students across Manitoba walked out of class last Monday to demand improved COVID-19 safety measures as in-person learning resumes.
News

Shelters struggling to retain staff, volunteers

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Colton McKillop
The ongoing surge of Omicron cases has some Winnipeg homeless shelters struggling to retain staff and recruit volunteers to operate their services.
Dallin Chicoine
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