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U of M gives fee deadline extension to Iranian students

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Colton McKillop
The University of Manitoba has extended the fall fee deadline for international students from Iran, as the Iranian government has been shutting down internet connections throughout the country in response to the protests. These...
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Student Success Month features workshops for students

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Colton McKillop
October is Student Success Month at the University of Manitoba and this year the month features a variety of workshops on career preparation, stress management, academic writing, research skills and cultural adaptation and identity. Oct....
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UMSU hosts healthy sexuality week

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Colton McKillop
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) held an awareness campaign about healthy sexuality from Oct. 3 to 7. UMSU vice-president student life Tracy Karuhogo said that the campaign’s goal was to help make discussions...
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Manitoba to raise minimum wage to $15 by October 2023

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Colton McKillop
The Manitoba provincial government raised the province’s minimum wage from $11.95 per hour to $13.50 per hour on Oct. 1, with plans to further increase it to $14.15 per hour in April 2023 and...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
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Rally demands free international student health care

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Colton McKillop
International students, student groups and opposition parties gathered at the legislature last Wednesday to demand that the province reinstate free universal health care for international students. According to representatives from student groups, the provincial government...
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Sexual Violence Resource Centre reopens in person

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Colton McKillop
The University of Manitoba’s Sexual Violence Resource Centre (SVRC) is readjusting to the return of in-person activities after two years of remote learning. The centre opened in January 2020, but was soon forced to shut...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
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Men’s washroom sign replaced by gender-inclusive sign

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Colton McKillop
For the second time in six weeks, an unknown person has replaced the sign for a men’s washroom in the Price faculty of engineering building with a gender-inclusive sign. The dean of the Price faculty...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
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