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…
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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…
UMSU council briefs
Finance report: Frosh Festival failed to break even Justin Paquin of Paquin Entertainment reported to UMSU council on Monday, Oct. 21 that the Frosh Music…
Calls for improved HIV/AIDS care in Manitoba and Canada
British Columbia’s influential HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment advocate Dr. Julio Montaner was in Winnipeg early this month to help lobby for improved disease prevention and…
U of M and faculty narrowly avoid strike
A potential faculty strike loomed over the University of Manitoba last week, and both sides were hesitant to share negotiation details. After the University of Manitoba…
U of M re-envisioning food systems on campus
The Campus Food Systems Project wants to change the approach to food consumption and food services on campus. The U of M was selected in…
John Greyson and Tarek Loubani: home at last
After seven weeks in an Egyptian prison, Tarek Loubani and John Greyson have returned home to Canada to find themselves once again under fire. Reporters…
UN special rapporteur highlights First Nations issues in eight-day Canadian tour
A UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples’s recent visit to Canada has thrust First Nations issues back into the national spotlight. Special…