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Public education funding announcement draws fire from teachers’ union

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Shaden Abusaleh
Manitoba public school teachers are expressing outrage at the provincial government’s recent announcement regarding upcoming public school funding. Manitoba minister of education and training Ian Wishart announced in a press conference Feb. 8 that the...
Asha Nelson
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Motion to hold referendum on Manitoban’s funding presented, withdrawn prior to...

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Evan Tremblay
A motion to hold a referendum on defunding the Manitoban briefly appeared in the package sent to UMSU councillors in preparation for council’s Feb. 1 meeting, before being withdrawn little more than a day...
Asha Nelson
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Anti-abortion group asked to leave Fort Garry campus

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Shaden Abusaleh
Members of the Manitoban chapter of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR) - an anti-abortion advocacy group - were asked to leave the Fort Garry campus by U of M security services Jan....
Quincy Houdayer
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Winnipeg remembers victims of Quebec City Mosque shooting

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
Members of the Muslim community and the general public gathered Jan. 29 at the Manitoba legislature to commemorate the Quebec City Mosque shootings which took place one year prior. The mass shooting left six people...
Asha Nelson
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Students vote to continue membership in Canadian Federation of Students

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Qudus Abusaleh
University of Manitoba students have indicated they wish to continue membership with the Canadian Federation of Students. Students voted in a non-binding plebiscite last week asking if they “believe UMSU should remain a member of...
Asha Nelson
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Grad student paper to disband

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Malak Abas
The University of Manitoba Board of Governors held a meeting Jan. 30 where, among other motions, the University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) carried a motion to disband the Gradzette and alter the...
Asha Nelson
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Suspension of Churchill field study course draws criticism

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Shaden Abusaleh
The cancellation of a U of M Churchill-based field study course is drawing criticism from former students of the program. A Facebook post published by the course’s instructor, Ryan Brook - associate professor at the...
Astitwa Thapa

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