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Traffic blocked in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

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Colton McKillop
Activists blocked traffic on Portage Avenue as part of several rallies organized by Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition on Friday. The rallies were in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders and in opposition to the Coastal...
Colton McKillop
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Students Supporting UMFA block administration’s doors

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Colton McKillop
The students, organized by Students Supporting UMFA (SSUMFA), demanded the administration offer faculty a fair deal. The protesters held signs with slogans like, “Listen up Benarroch” — directed at university president Michael Benarroch —...
Arsalan Ahmed
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UMFA floods Ewasko, Fielding’s offices with phone calls

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Colton McKillop
Hundreds of University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) members bombarded the offices of Wayne Ewasko, the provincial minister of advanced education, skills and immigration, and Minister of Finance Scott Fielding with phone calls last...
Marina Djurdjevic
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Protesters demand RBC divest from fossil fuels

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Colton McKillop
A rally held in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en’s struggle against the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline took placeOct. 29. Organized byManitoba Energy Justice Coalition (MEJC), the rally’s demonstrators demandingRBC divest from fossil fuel projects.
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CRB, wage, rent subsidies replaced with reduced benefits

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Colton McKillop
The federal government is scaling down a number of COVID-19 financial programs that were set to expire last week, including the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB). The programs will be replaced with reduced benefits, although...
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Annamie Paul stepping down as Green leader

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Colton McKillop
Following disappointing election results and months of infighting over the Israel-Palestine conflict, Annamie Paul announced last week that she is stepping down as leader of the federal Green Party of Canada (GPC).
Marina Djurdjevic
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Truth and Reconciliation commissioners critical of slow progress

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Colton McKillop
The commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) issued a public statement Dec. 15, five years after the release of its final report, expressing disappointment about the “slow and uneven pace”...
Basel Abdelaziz
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