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UMSU board reform delayed by representation concerns
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Changes to UMSU governing documents which would see the reduction of voting members of the board of directors from over fifty down to 21 have been delayed following a Jan. 6 meeting in which...
Ottawa distributing 140 million rapid tests across Canada
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Ottawa will be sending 140 million rapid tests to provincial and territorial governments to assist with overwhelmed PCR testing capacities nationwide.
Ottawa, First Nations draft $40B child welfare agreement
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The federal government revealed details last week of two agreements-in-principle, worth $40 billion, negotiated with Indigenous organizations and class-action lawyers to compensate those affected by the underfunding of child welfare on reserves and in...
U of M returning to in-person classes in January
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After almost two years of mostly remote learning, U of M students will be returning to in-person classes for the winter semester.
City project explores alternative citizen crisis response
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The City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) and Shared Health’s Crisis Response Centre (CRC) announced a pilot project aimed at supporting people experiencing mental health crises in a Nov. 29 PRESS RELEASE. The...
B.C. professors fly in to stand with UMFA strike
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Post-secondary union members from British Columbia flew into Manitoba late last month to offer their support to then-striking members of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA).
UMFA strike ends
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The University of Manitoba and the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) have reached an agreement to enter into binding arbitration, ending a strike that has lasted over a month.
