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The department of Canadian Heritage has contributed $1.1  million to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) to acknowledge Canada 150 through a nationwide celebration of Indigenous arts, artists, and literature. The grant will...

Nearly 50 protesters are being sued in excess of $500,000 by a Winnipeg developer after the Parker Lands development site was blockaded for nearly two months this summer. A lawyer for Gem Equites, a Winnipeg...

Hundreds of Winnipegers gathered at the University of Winnipeg to march in solidarity with sexual assault survivors at the annual Take Back the Night march held Oct. 19. Take Back the Night is a community-based...

A pair of violent attacks on Winnipeg Transit buses last week has renewed discussions of bus safety in the city. Both incidents resulted in arrests, and one in minor injuries. Third-year University of Manitoba economics student...

More than 200 people gathered in the rotunda of the Manitoba Legislative Building on Oct. 4 as Manitoba observed its first legislated day remembering missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). The event started...

The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has hired Mubo Ilelaboye as the new full-time coordinator for community groups. At the beginning of the 2017-18 academic year, UMSU introduced structural changes to the functioning of...

Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman visited Winnipeg as a part of her Democracy Now! 2017 speaking tour, speaking at Knox United Church Friday. Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a renowned independent...