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Election snapshot: UMGSA campaigns
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Campaigning is underway for the University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) general elections, with one full slate and two independent candidates in the running.
Province mulls stripping universal healthcare from international students
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The Manitoba government is looking to save money, but it may come at a cost for international students studying in the province.
The provincial government is considering cutting universal Manitoba Healthcare coverage for international students,...
UMSU lends support to international students
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At its regular council meeting March 15, UMSU council unanimously approved a motion encouraging its members to help increase the number of student signatures on petition E-1524.
Centred around international students and their route towards...
A conversation with the minister for employment, workforce development and labour
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Federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Patricia Hajdu visited Winnipeg to participate in a discussion with Manitobans about the 2018 budget hosted by the Neeginan Centre March 12.
Hajdu took time to speak...
Students sleep outdoors to support homeless
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Six U of M students slept in front of UMSU University Centre for five days last week to raise funds for homeless youth in Winnipeg.
Five days for the Homeless, an initiative started by the...
Universities and colleges see less funding in 2018 provincial budget
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As part of Manitoba’s $17.4 billion budget for the 2018/19 fiscal year, unveiled March 12, support for post-secondary institutions will be cut by 0.9 per cent, or $6.3 million – an equivalent of about $8...
GPESA speaker event reimagining growth
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The University of Manitoba’s Global Political Economy Students’ Association (GPESA) is set to host a panel discussion examining alternative ways of conceptualizing consumption, measurements of wellbeing, and progress at the Gas Station Arts Centre...







