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Federal government expands financial initiatives for students

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Malak Abas
The federal government announced new financial initiatives for part-time and mature students Wednesday. Winnipeg South Liberal MP Terry Duguid unveiled Skills Boost, a plan initially launched Jan. 24 as a part of Budget 2017 by...
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Fort Garry campus power outage

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Manitoban staff
A number of buildings on the Fort Garry campus of the U of M are experiencing a power outage after a main feeder line was tripped this morning. A university release said “physical plant’s electrical...
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Candidates announced for the 2018 UMSU General Elections

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Shaden Abusaleh
The final list of candidates for the 2018 UMSU General Elections have been announced. Campaigning will take place Feb. 26 following reading week, and voting will run from March 7 to March 9. A polling station...
Chantal Zdan
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Manitoban referendum motion sent to executive committee

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Malak AbasQudus Abusaleh
A motion challenging the Manitoban’s funding was forwarded to UMSU’s executive committee Thursday. The motion, which was moved by Science Students’ Association representative Navkiran Chhina, seeks to trigger a referendum asking UMSU members if they...
Jen Doerksen
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Hundreds gather in solidarity with Boushie family

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Imreet Kaur
Hundreds gathered at the Odeena Celebration Circle at the Forks Saturday afternoon to rally in support of the family of Colten Boushie. Boushie, a 22-year-old man from Red Pheasant First Nation, was shot and killed...
Asha Nelson
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University of Guelph professor talks Indigenous-led conservation

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Qudus Abusaleh
The University of Manitoba's Clayton H. Riddell faculty of environment, earth, and resources hosted Faisal Moola, University of Guelph associate geography professor, for a lecture on Indigenous-led environmental conservation Feb. 9. Moola’s talk was...
Quincy Houdayer
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Public education funding announcement draws fire from teachers’ union

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Shaden Abusaleh
Manitoba public school teachers are expressing outrage at the provincial government’s recent announcement regarding upcoming public school funding. Manitoba minister of education and training Ian Wishart announced in a press conference Feb. 8 that the...
Asha Nelson

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