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5 Days for the Homeless returns to U of M campus

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Colton McKillop
The 5 Days for the Homeless campaign — a national campaign to fundraise and spread awareness regarding homelessness — returned to the University of Manitoba campus last week following the shift back to in-person...
Faith Peters
Sports

Bisons swim in Speedo Western Canadian championship

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Quinn Mayhew
The University of Manitoba’s swim team competed in the annual Speedo Western Canadian championship in Calgary, Alta. this past Thursday, March 16 to Sunday, March 19. Typically, the team doesn’t participate in the Speedo Western...
Faith Peters
Research & Technology

UBC prof discusses new approaches to eco-climate crisis

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Elah Ajene
Last Thursday, the University of Manitoba Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics hosted a virtual lecture on the importance of eco-climate activism.  The lecture, “Does the co-climate crisis call for a new kind of citizenship,...
Faith Peters
News

USask launches Indigenous identity verification portal

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Kasey Pashe
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has created an online portal where students, staff, faculty members and anyone in the university community who has self-identified as Indigenous must provide proof of Indigenous identity. The website homepage...
Faith Peters
News

Provincial budget increases post- secondary funding

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Colton McKillop
The 2023 provincial budget will see the first increase in real dollars for post-secondary funding in seven years. Advanced Education and Training funding is expected to increase by $169 million from last year’s budget due...
Faith Peters
Sports

Herd swims to podium finishes in Victoria

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Quinn Mayhew
The U-Sports national swimming championship kicked off this past week, beginning on Feb. 23, in Victoria, B.C., and continuing through the weekend to the 26th. This was the annual premier swimming competition, and Bison swimmers sure...
Faith Peters
News

New advanced education minister announced following provincial cabinet shuffle

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Gillian Brown
Following a provincial cabinet shuffle, a new minister is set to take charge of Manitoba’s post-secondary portfolio. Previously the minister of mental health and community wellness and the minister of conservation and climate before then,...
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