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Student nurse ‘almost gave up’ on helping with vaccination efforts due...

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Cam Cannon
Jan. 27, 2021: An earlier version of the article said that Shared Health is leading vaccination efforts. These efforts are being undertaken by the provincial government in Manitoba. "Confusing" experiences with onboarding for student nurses...
Alexander Decebal-Cuza
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New condensed training programs to address school staff shortages amid COVID-19...

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Amy Fernando
Red River College’s (RRC) new condensed training programs are aimed at tackling shortages in Manitoba’s education workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  A staffing shortage in Manitoba’s classrooms has been acknowledged by the provincial government....
Jenelle McCann
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New cuts to nursery school funding spark concerns of a ‘she-cession’...

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Cam Cannon
The Manitoba provincial government has announced incoming cuts to funding for nursery school programs, effective July 1, 2021. The announcement was made by the province’s Early Learning and Childcare program in a letter to...
Basel Abdelaziz
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Indigenous course requirement a ‘good step, but only one step’

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Gillian Brown
Out of any city in Canada, Winnipeg has the largest Indigenous population, and the University of Manitoba has been home to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) for roughly six years. In...
Basel Abdelaziz
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Bell Let’s Talk week raises mental health topics

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Jacob Davis
This week, the U of M will join the conversation on mental health with Bell Let’s Talk. From its origins in September 2010, the Bell Let’s Talk initiative began as a simple conversation about Canadians’...
Jenelle McCann
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Students to host panel featuring refugees

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Jacob Davis
The master of human rights student association (MHRSA) is hosting a virtual panel on Jan. 28 featuring three North Korean refugees sharing stories about life in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and how...
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UMGSA woes with Canadian Federation of Students have decades-old origins

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Jacob Davis
Students raised concerns over the uncertainty of the U of M Graduate Students’ Association’s (UMGSA) December 2020 annual general meeting (AGM) after discovering that despite being listed as a member of the Canadian Federation of...

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