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International students stripped of universal healthcare

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Imreet Kaur
The provincial government announced March 27 it plans to cut universal healthcare coverage for international students enrolled in post-secondary institutions across Manitoba beginning in the fall of 2018. The government expects to save approximately $3.1...
Asha Nelson
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UMFA challenges administration in open letter

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Imreet Kaur
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) is urging university administration to increase full time academic staff, increase funding for students enrolled in graduate studies, and to invest in a day care space closer...
Quincy Houdayer
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A conversation with the minister for employment, workforce development and labour

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Imreet Kaur
Federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Patricia Hajdu visited Winnipeg to participate in a discussion with Manitobans about the 2018 budget hosted by the Neeginan Centre March 12. Hajdu took time to speak...
Asad Aman
Editorial

Global community must act for the Rohingya

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Imreet Kaur
The state-sponsored oppression in Myanmar of the Rohingya, a minority ethnic group composed primarily of Muslims often described as “the world’s most persecuted people,” has swiftly become one the gravest humanitarian crises of the...
Kelly Campbell
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Documentary highlights experiences of chronically homeless

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Imreet Kaur
A documentary highlighting the lived experiences of four chronically homeless people in British Columbia was screened at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights March 8. Directed, produced, and written by Krista Loughton the documentary, titled...
Asha Nelson
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Federal Liberal budget commits to research

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Imreet Kaur
The federal government announced new investments for research-intensive universities in its 2018 budget, released Feb. 27 Minister of Finance Bill Morneau's third budget included federal commitments to student-led research at post-secondary institutions. Over the next five...
Asha Nelson
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Hundreds gather in solidarity with Boushie family

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Imreet Kaur
Hundreds gathered at the Odeena Celebration Circle at the Forks Saturday afternoon to rally in support of the family of Colten Boushie. Boushie, a 22-year-old man from Red Pheasant First Nation, was shot and killed...
Asha Nelson
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