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City councillor’s online comments bring attention to Winnipeg housing crisis

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Jacob Davis
Homelessness in Winnipeg is an issue that continues to grow and shows no sign of stopping amid both household-based restrictions during a pandemic and extreme cold warnings. Jeff Browaty, North Kildonan city councillor, made...
Alexander Decebal-Cuza
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Telegram chats put forth concerns of academic dishonesty

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Gillian Brown
Telegram has been used by students to communicate with each other since before the U of M made the switch to remote learning but, since then, the messaging app has seen a rise in...
Basel Abdelaziz
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Student Counselling Centre sees drop in use despite increase in mental...

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Jacob Davis
Despite a University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) members survey in October 2020 indicating that 57 per cent of members had experienced declines in terms of mental well-being due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
Dallin Chicoine
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Shared Health offers apology to ‘frustrated’ applicants

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Cam Cannon
Shared Health has offered an apology to “anyone who may have felt frustrated during the application and onboarding process,” in an email statement to the Manitoban Jan. 30. The statement comes following the Manitoban’s publication...
Jenelle McCann
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UMSU board meeting update

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Colton McKillop
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has released a detailed timeline for changes to the governance board structure. At the beginning of the fall term, UMSU set a “rather ambitious” goal to abolish the...
Jenelle McCann
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Student nurse ‘almost gave up’ on helping with vaccination efforts due...

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Cam Cannon
Jan. 27, 2021: An earlier version of the article said that Shared Health is leading vaccination efforts. These efforts are being undertaken by the provincial government in Manitoba. "Confusing" experiences with onboarding for student nurses...
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New condensed training programs to address school staff shortages amid COVID-19...

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Amy Fernando
Red River College’s (RRC) new condensed training programs are aimed at tackling shortages in Manitoba’s education workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  A staffing shortage in Manitoba’s classrooms has been acknowledged by the provincial government....
Jenelle McCann

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