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Youth unemployment in Manitoba is at its highest rate in more than two decades, according to data from Statistics Canada. In December 2016, Manitoba’s youth unemployment rate dropped slightly to 13.1 per cent from its...

University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executives are not satisfied with the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) response to the local’s demands for an apology regarding treatment of UMSU executives at the CFS national...

Administrators of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences (RFHS) outlined their strategic priorities at a town hall meeting Jan. 19, charting the faculty’s course for the next several years. Hosted in the Gaspard Theatre on...

The University of Manitoba received a shot in the arm Tuesday, with the announcement of a joint federal-provincial investment of $36 million. niversity of Manitoba president David Barnard was joined by Winnipeg South Liberal MP...

The University of Manitoba is facing continued criticism from neighbouring communities for its lack of action in dealing with a number of allegedly illegal rental units housing students. On Jan. 11, a dozen city planning...

The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) voted at its regularly-scheduled meeting Jan. 5 to approve purchasing software from online ballot specialists Simply Voting for the 2017 UMSU elections. The deal is yet to be...

A federal government move eliminating some post-secondary tax credits in lieu of more direct financial support is being both welcomed and criticized by Manitoba students. Beginning Jan. 1, the education and textbook tax credits, which...