Province sets sights on campus safety
In a marquee promise emerging out of last week’s speech from the throne, Manitoba’s provincial NDP government pledged legislation aimed at increasing campus safety. The…
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Michael Landsberg encourages students to speak out
Michael Landsberg – host of TSN’s Off the Record and ambassador for the Bell Let’s Talk mental health awareness campaign – spoke to University of…
Game Changer idea competition ramps up
The entrepreneurial spirit of University of Manitoba students was stoked last week during the kick-off event for phase two of the Game Changer idea competition….
Multiple sclerosis research gets a boost
Multiple sclerosis (MS) research at the University of Manitoba got a shot in the arm earlier this month with a $2-million investment from the Waugh…
Worm cancer
In 2013, a Colombian man died of cancer – what makes this particular case unusual was that the cancer wasn’t his, but that of a…
Science opinion: Canadian scientists get their voice back
Canadian scientists are finally receiving real support from their government. Almost immediately after being sworn in as prime minister, Justin Trudeau began working to “unmuzzle”…
2015: A SPACE odyssey
On Nov. 10, the United States Senate passed H.R. 2262, also known as the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act of 2015. What…
Fisheries watchdog: Manitoba fisheries among worst in world
Three Manitoban lakes have received criticism that they are comparable to some of the worst managed fisheries in the world. Seafood Watch, a California-based program…
MB Liberals vow to tackle student debt
Five months before Manitobans are set to cast ballots in the 2016 provincial election, the Liberal party has its sights set on student debt, announcing Thursday a plan to convert provincial student loans into non-repayable grants.
The Hub turns first profit
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is turning a profit on its campus bar, the Hub, for the first time since its inception, but not all UMSU councillors are pleased with the union’s cost-cutting measures.