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Legislature grounds crowded in support of Black lives
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On June 5, the Justice 4 Black Lives Winnipeg rally took place at the legislature to protest the deaths of Black people at the hands of police, drawing thousands.
Encampment residents evicted from land near MMF building
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On June 10, after responding to two fires at the site, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) ordered that all occupants were to vacate the property before noon on Friday, June 12.
That Thursday, the...
U of M Student Emergency Fund closed after two days
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Two days after becoming available, the COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund closed.
The fund was announced on March 31 by the U of M as well as via an email from UMSU to the student...
Conservatives cut post-secondary funding yet again
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Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative-led government has cut post-secondary operating grants for the third year in a row.
The budget includes a one per cent reduction in the provincial sales tax as well as a $25-per-tonne carbon...
Graduate students hit pause on research
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The U of M’s more than 3,400 graduate students are facing an uncertain future as they deal with the “massive” disruption caused by the university’s indefinite closure.
The same day the provincial government declared a...
Pass/fail option announced for winter courses
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The U of M has announced that students will be given the option to have winter 2020 courses take on a pass/fail grading scheme on their transcripts in response to academic hardships resulting from...
UMSU board approves universal transit contract
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The U-Pass will return to the U of M this fall at $200 per term.
UMSU’s board of directors voted March 26 to approve the newly increased U-Pass rate recently passed in the City of...
