Scandals hit city hall
Problems for Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz continue to mount as two city councillors, Harvey Smith and Ross Eadie, have called for Katz’s resignation. The councillors…
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A dummies guide to the Senate scandal
On Dec. 22, 2008, Stephen Harper appointed Mike Duffy, a prominent broadcaster and journalist, to represent the province of Prince Edward Island in the Canadian…
Q&A with Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin is a renowned autism and animal welfare advocate, and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in…
Snowden continues to leak documents
A tale resembling a James Bond film is playing out on a global scale thanks to the work of whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden has once again…
UMSU begins review of CFS relationship
Another chapter has begun in the UMSU-CFS saga that has been a major theme in the University of Manitoba’s student politics since this past July….
Fair Trade Challenge launches on Halloween
Beginning on Halloween, the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) is proposing a challenge: purchase fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate as much as you…
NDP seeks reset in cabinet shuffle
Greg Selinger’s NDP provincial government sought to reinvigorate things with a cabinet shuffle on Oct 18. The shuffle saw numerous changes, with three new ministers…
Making noise to support prisoners
In May of 2012, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews announced a plan of the federal government’s to implement changes to prisoners’ wages. At the time,…
Financial reports delivered to UMSU council
University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) councillors and students-at-large were allowed a glimpse of the fiscal state of the union last week, after council saw…
Negotiation details between U of M and UMFA surface
On Monday, Oct. 21, a deal was struck at the 11th hour between the U of M administration and the U of M Faculty Association…