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Media coverage, voter dissatisfaction may have driven declined ballots
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Manitoba's recent provincial election saw the Progressive Conservatives take an overwhelming share of both the popular vote and the seats in the legislature. But evidently not everyone was satisfied with the options available on...
Candidates settle in around University of Manitoba
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Tuesday's provincial election saw several new MLAs elected to the constituencies surrounding the University of Manitoba.
Manitobans elected a majority Progressive Conservative (PC) government in a landslide victory that saw the New Democratic Party (NDP)...
Blue wave sweeps Manitoba in overwhelming PC election victory
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The Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Manitoba swept the 2016 Manitoba general election Tuesday, adding 21 seats to their previous 19 for a 40-seat majority.
The party's traditional base is in rural southern Manitoba, but...
Progressive Conservatives avoiding students: CFS-MB
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The Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS-MB) is accusing Progressive Conservative (PC) leader Brian Pallister of ignoring students in his campaign for the province’s top office.
After the PC leader failed to...
Election hopefuls talk education policies
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As the provincial election draws nearer, all three major parties have released their education policies to be put in place if elected. The Manitoban sat down with a representative from the Liberals, the New...
A Winnipegger is using Simpsons images to poke fun at the...
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The Tumblr page A Perfectly Cromulent Election has been making the rounds on social media recently, using still images from the popular cartoon show The Simpsons to poke fun at the campaigns for the...
UMSU set to run roughly $300,000 deficit, says vice-president internal
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The University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU) revealed at last week's annual general meeting that the union has accumulated a deficit, based on financial data from May 1, 2015, to the end of February...
