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Niki Ashton echoes First Nations’ calls for military aid

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Colton McKillop
Niki Ashton, NDP MP for Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, echoed some Manitoba First Nations’ calls for military support on reserves overwhelmed by rising COVID-19 cases.
Basel Abdelaziz
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Ottawa distributing 140 million rapid tests across Canada

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Colton McKillop
Ottawa will be sending 140 million rapid tests to provincial and territorial governments to assist with overwhelmed PCR testing capacities nationwide.
Marina Djurdjevic
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Ottawa, First Nations draft $40B child welfare agreement

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Colton McKillop
The federal government revealed details last week of two agreements-in-principle, worth $40 billion, negotiated with Indigenous organizations and class-action lawyers to compensate those affected by the underfunding of child welfare on reserves and in...
Marina Djurdjevic
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U of M returning to in-person classes in January

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Colton McKillop
After almost two years of mostly remote learning, U of M students will be returning to in-person classes for the winter semester.
Arsalan Ahmed
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B.C. professors fly in to stand with UMFA strike

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Colton McKillop
Post-secondary union members from British Columbia flew into Manitoba late last month to offer their support to then-striking members of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA).
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UMSU endorses binding arbitration in UMFA strike

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Colton McKillop
UMSU passed a motion Nov. 22 endorsing binding arbitration to resolve the UMFA strike.
Dallin Chicoine
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NDP demand inquiry into province’s pandemic response

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Colton McKillop
As part of the official opposition’s alternative throne speech, Manitoba’s New Democratic Party (NDP) is requesting an independent inquiry into the provincial government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the government’s...
Dallin Chicoine
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