Lululemon entrepreneur Chip Wilson honoured by Winnipeg business community
University of Manitoba commerce up-and-comers, as well as some of Winnipeg’s most recognizable executives, seized the chance to meet and talk business recently when Chip…
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Winnipeg experts, students join global debate over Woolwich murder
Woolwich, a district of London, England, received international coverage on May 22 following the violent murder of 25-year-old Lee Rigby. Two Britons of Nigerian descent,…
SAIA no longer?
UMSU council has voted to remove official student group status from Students Against Israeli Apartheid. This past April 11, Josh Morry, Commerce Students’ Association representative…
Education Act draws criticism from First Nations community
Issues have continued to rise between the Canadian government and the First Nations Assembly (AFN) as they work towards creating an Education Act expected to…
TransCanada Corp. proposes west-east pipeline for 2017
TransCanada Corp. has proposed converting 3,000 km of natural gas pipeline into use for crude oil transportation. This pipeline would ship oil from Alberta and…
Spring flood report changes warning to moderate/major
The second spring flood outlook report issued this season by the Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation was released at the beginning of…
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Liberal leadership campaign in final stage The race for a new Liberal Party of Canada leader will come to an end on Apr. 14. Voters,…
Katz trial dismissed
The conflict-of-interest lawsuit against Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz was dismissed on Friday, Apr. 5 by Queen’s Bench judge Brenda Keyser. Keyser reached her decision after…
Cyprus bailout angers Cypriots
Hundreds of Cypriots recently protested the European Commission, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout that is costing the country’s wealthy up to…
Winnipeg NDP and Liberal MPs upset over Conservative mail-outs
New Democratic Party (NDP) and Liberal Members of Parliament (MPs) representing constituencies in Manitoba are upset about the voter-information-gathering tactics of the federal Conservative party….