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Manitoba to raise minimum wage to $15 by October 2023

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Colton McKillop
The Manitoba provincial government raised the province’s minimum wage from $11.95 per hour to $13.50 per hour on Oct. 1, with plans to further increase it to $14.15 per hour in April 2023 and...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
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Rally demands free international student health care

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Colton McKillop
International students, student groups and opposition parties gathered at the legislature last Wednesday to demand that the province reinstate free universal health care for international students. According to representatives from student groups, the provincial government...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
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Mayoral candidate refuses to abide by U of M mask rules

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Gillian Brown
At a mayoral forum held on the U of M Fort Garry campus, mayoral hopeful Jenny Motkaluk chose not to wear a mask despite the campus’ mandatory mask policy. The forum, centred on the candidates’...
Dallin Chicoine
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U of M takes part in Orange Shirt Day

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Matthew Merkel
In honour of the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, students and faculty members alike hosted and took part in a number of different events. UMSU Indigenous students community representative and University of...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
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UMSU president speaks out following lawsuit

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Gillian Brown
UMSU president Jaron Rykiss is speaking out following a lawsuit from the Canadian Federation of Students over unpaid dues amounting to nearly $1 million. While he could not comment on the lawsuit itself, saying that...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
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Students protest death of Mahsa Amini

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Matthew Merkel
Students protested the death of Mahsa Amini outside University Centre on Sept. 20. After being arrested by Iran’s morality police over how she was wearing her hijab, Amini died in police custody. Protests quickly erupted...
Gillian Brown
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Sexual Violence Resource Centre reopens in person

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Colton McKillop
The University of Manitoba’s Sexual Violence Resource Centre (SVRC) is readjusting to the return of in-person activities after two years of remote learning. The centre opened in January 2020, but was soon forced to shut...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo

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