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Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! illuminates importance of independent media

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Imreet Kaur
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...
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Jane Goodall receives honorary degree from U of W

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Shaden Abusaleh
Primatologist Jane Goodall received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Winnipeg Friday in a special convocation ceremony. Goodall joins a distinguished list of individuals who have received honorary degrees from the...
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Hundreds of airport workers walk the line

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Imreet Kaur
More than 100 Workers of the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport have been on strike since July 24, after collective bargaining and mediation sessions with the Winnipeg Airports Authority were unsuccessful. The strike includes...
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UMSU approves motion supporting extending international students’ fee payment deadline

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Shaden Abusaleh
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) approved a motion to advocate for extending the deadline for tuition fee payments for international students at its regular meeting Sept. 28. UMSU will pressure university administration to...
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Syrian families targeted by hateful graffiti

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Shaden Abusaleh
Syrian families living in a housing complex on Dufferin Avenue woke up the morning of Sept. 19 to discover hateful graffiti scribbled on their fence. Phrases such as “Go back to your country,” and “Leave...
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Muslim Student Association fundraises for Rohingya refugees

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Shaden Abusaleh
The University of Manitoba Muslim Student Association (MSA) raised $2,000 in donations last week in support of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority. The funds will be donated to Islamic Relief Canada’s Myanmar Emergency Appeal fund, which aims...
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Winnipegers walk 12 kilometres in support of federal adoption of UNDRIP

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Imreet Kaur
More than 150 people embarked on a 12-kilometre walk from Stephen Juba Park to the U of M’s National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) Saturday to urge the federal government to adopt a...
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