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NDP, PCs row over government involvement in faculty strike

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Levi Garber
As picket lines continue to greet those still attending classes or working at the University of Manitoba, politicians continue to debate the role the provincial government played in events leading up to the faculty...
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National Day of Action demonstration attracts large turnout of students, union...

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Diana-Abasi UbokudomLevi Garber
Hundreds of students marched from the University of Winnipeg to the steps of the Manitoba legislature Nov. 2 in a demonstration calling for free post-secondary education across Canada and higher rates of provincial funding...
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University scrambles to plan response in event of long-term strike

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Hannah Froese
More than a week into a faculty strike that has cancelled hundreds of classes at the U of M, university administration has not shared with students its plans in the event the strike persists...
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UMSU snubbed at CFS Day of Action

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Levi Garber
University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) vice-president external Wilfred Sam-King said he was prevented from addressing students during the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) Day of Action demonstration on the steps of the Manitoba...
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Canadian astronomers claim star activity is ‘probably aliens’

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Malak Abas
Stars behaving strangely have been suggested to be a sign of alien life.
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UMSU audit shows $690,000 operating fund deficit in 2015-16

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Levi Garber
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) ran a $690,000 deficit in its operating fund last year, according to its official audit presented at council’s regular meeting Oct. 27. The audit stated that the total...
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UMSU council chooses to leave VPSS position vacant

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Levi Garber
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council voted unanimously to leave the vice-president student services (VPSS) position vacant for the remainder of the year at its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 27. Former VPSS...