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Students, faculty challenge “regressive” Bill 31

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Imreet Kaur
Nearly all of the more than 50 people registered to speak at a public hearing on Bill 31 - the Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act - last week argued against lifting the cap that...
Asha Nelson
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Department of Canadian Heritage gives NCTR 1.1 million dollars for a...

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Imreet Kaur
The department of Canadian Heritage has contributed $1.1  million to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) to acknowledge Canada 150 through a nationwide celebration of Indigenous arts, artists, and literature. The grant will...
Jen Doerksen
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Winnipeg developer sues protesters who occupied Parker Lands construction site

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Imreet Kaur
Nearly 50 protesters are being sued in excess of $500,000 by a Winnipeg developer after the Parker Lands development site was blockaded for nearly two months this summer. A lawyer for Gem Equites, a Winnipeg...
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Province honours missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

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Imreet Kaur
More than 200 people gathered in the rotunda of the Manitoba Legislative Building on Oct. 4 as Manitoba observed its first legislated day remembering missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). The event started...
Imreet Kaur
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UMSU hires new services coordinator

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Imreet Kaur
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has hired Mubo Ilelaboye as the new full-time coordinator for community groups. At the beginning of the 2017-18 academic year, UMSU introduced structural changes to the functioning of...
Asha Nelson
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Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! illuminates importance of independent media

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Imreet Kaur
Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman visited Winnipeg as a part of her Democracy Now! 2017 speaking tour, speaking at Knox United Church Friday. Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a renowned independent...
Asha Nelson
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Hundreds of airport workers walk the line

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Imreet Kaur
More than 100 Workers of the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport have been on strike since July 24, after collective bargaining and mediation sessions with the Winnipeg Airports Authority were unsuccessful. The strike includes...
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