Barbershop opens on U of M campus
Two years after the opening of its first location in 2019, Swish Barbershop was voted the number one barbershop in Winnipeg by CommunityVotes Winnipeg. Since…
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Three friends of U of M appointed to Order of Canada
Members of the University of Manitoba community Richard Kroeker, Gen. Raymond Henault and Victor Hetmanczuk were appointed to the Order of Canada for their achievements…
How a U of M prof unwittingly became one face of a major crypto scam
In May of 2022, a man walked into frame on the set of Netflix’s documentary Bitconned. “Hello, I’m Michael Edwards, founder and CEO of Centra…
Investigation into U of M student’s death transferred to Alberta organization
To avoid any “perceived conflict of interest,” an out-of-province organization has taken over the investigation into the Dec. 31 fatal police shooting of 19-year-old U…
‘Zero calls to action were completed in 2023’: report finds
An annual status update published by the Yellowhead Institute found that zero of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) calls to action were…
Self-funded healing lodge has grand opening
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the founders of Three Wyndi’s Healing noticed that, while interruptions and changes occurred around the world, grief and trauma remained constant. …
October and November campus crime report
Statistics published by U of M security services for the months of October and November are now available on the security services’ website. In a…
19-year-old U of M international student fatally shot by police
The University of Manitoba community is grappling with the fatal shooting of Afolabi Stephen Opaso, a U of M economics student from Nigeria. On Dec….
U of M seeks police investigation into former law dean
The University of Manitoba has requested police open an investigation into former law school dean Jonathan Black-Branch. The decision follows a Law Society of Manitoba…
Suspended nursing student’s motion ruled out of order at UMSU meeting
A motion to release a statement concerning students’ right to freedom of expression and their right to use the advocacy services allotted to them was…