Manitoba Budget 2025 allocates $3.7B for capital projects
The Manitoba government has announced Budget 2025, marking the largest capital investment in the province’s history, according to the press release. Finance Minister Adrien Sala…
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Canadians to head to the polls for a federal election
The 2025 Canadian federal election is set to take place on April 28, following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s request to Governor General Mary Simon to…
2025-26 UMGSA general election results
The official results of the 2025-26 University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) general election has been publicized and will be ratified at the March…
Manitoba RCMP confirms identities of human remains
On Monday, March 17, the second set of human remains retrieved from the Prairie Green landfill was identified to be Marcedes Myran of Long Plain…
New education category introduced for Express Entry
The Honourable Marc Miller, former minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship announced a new category under its Express Entry immigration system on Feb. 27, focusing on…
Security Services report on December campus incidents
The U of M security statistics for the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses for December 2024 are now accessible. The figures have been published in…
U.S.-Canada trade war deepens with tariff imposition
The Government of Manitoba responded to the U.S. administration’s implementation of 25 per cent tariffs on March 4 by applying retaliatory tariffs on March 6…
Feds invest $23M to boost youth employment
In a move to support youth employment, the Government of Canada has announced over $23 million in funding for the Youth and Employment Skills Strategy…
UMFA strike mandate looms as negotiations continue
The U of M presented UMFA with an amended proposal on Feb. 19, 2025. The proposal follows discussions from October 2024 and outlines a four-year…
Young Nature Leaders Grant now open
Applications are now open until Feb. 18 for the Young Nature Leaders Grant — a $1,000 funding opportunity aimed at supporting youth-led, community-based environmental initiatives…