Teen sexter convicted of child porn charges
In what the prosecuting lawyer is calling a “precedent-setting” move, a 17-year-old girl from British Columbia has been convicted of child pornography charges stemming from…
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Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Federation of Students launches new campaign aimed at eliminating interest on loans
Last week the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) undertook a series of actions on the U of M campus to launch a new campaign aimed…
Senate scrutinizes International College of Manitoba at monthly meeting
The U of M senate convened last week for its monthly meeting, where the International College of Manitoba (ICM) presented its annual report on college…
A student’s guide to personal finance
When you’re drowning in textbooks and preoccupied with new ideas, new classes, and new friends, financial planning is probably the last thing on your mind….
Ally training offered at the U of M
Last week, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU), the UMSU Womyn’s Centre, and the Rainbow Pride Mosaic (RPM) jointly organized and held part one…
NDP tax move not cut and dry
Senior citizens in Manitoba will soon be paying a reduced amount of yearly provincial tax as Greg Selinger’s NDP government makes good on a 2011…
Benjamin Klass, Open Media, and the CRTC
Taking the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) up on an open offer to all citizen groups, Open Media, a British Columbia-based advocacy group for…
National news briefs
Military issues memo on whistleblowers Lt.-Gen. Marquis Haines of the Canadian army distributed a memo to service members recently announcing his commitment to disciplining service…
Canadian food just barely safe enough for America
A report recently released by American health inspectors said that Canadian food is safe enough to be exported – but barely. The report, written in 2012…
U of M Bangladeshi students and grads protest violence against religious minorities
Violence and turmoil rocked Bangladesh leading up to, and during the national parliamentary elections held Jan. 5. A group of U of M alumni and…