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Legal aid in the works for UMSU members
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Current UMSU executives are making good on campaign promises made during last year’s election by taking steps toward creating a legal aid program accessible to all UMSU members.
UMSU is considering taking up legal aid...
City councillor’s online comments bring attention to Winnipeg housing crisis
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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...
Telegram chats put forth concerns of academic dishonesty
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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...
Student Counselling Centre sees drop in use despite increase in mental...
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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...
Shared Health offers apology to ‘frustrated’ applicants
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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...
UMSU board meeting update
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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...
Student nurse ‘almost gave up’ on helping with vaccination efforts due...
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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...







