Former energy minister bashes Hydro
Former NDP Energy Minister Tim Sale publicly criticized Manitoba Hydro for the its lack of investment in wind energy before the Public Utilities Board (PUB)…
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Winnipeg cancer patient given hospital roommate’s medication Winnipegger Karl Kollinger has become the latest patient affected by one of the reported 2,000 medication mix-ups that…
U of W hosts freedom of speech panel
On March 18 the University of Winnipeg hosted a panel discussion titled “Professors and Politics: Freedom of Speech Inside and Outside the Academy” at Richardson…
Human rights museum accused of censorship
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has again come under fire in the media, this time due to accusations by historian Veronica Strong-Boag that…
Rainbow Pride Mosaic holds LGBTTQ* Awareness Week
Last week, UMSU student group Rainbow Pride Mosaic (RPM) hosted their annual LGBTTQ* Awareness Week on the University of Manitoba campus. The event is designed…
Victories and challenges in Colombia’s health model
On Mar. 7, Javier Mignone, associate professor in the University of Manitoba faculty of human ecology’s department of family social sciences, gave a presentation at the…
Business booming for Degrees and the Hub
Business is flourishing at the University of Manitoba campus restaurants. According to recent financial reports, the monthly profits of Degrees and the Hub are higher…
Globalised Holocaust
On Feb. 28, Alejandro Baer gave a presentation titled “Globalised Holocaust” at the University of Manitoba. The presentation examined how a cultural memory can be…
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Peter Nygård pursues immortality through stem cell research Winnipeg-raised fashion magnate Peter Nygård has claimed that he is growing younger through the use of stem…
Silence is not a solution
Caleigh MacDonald, staff The federal government’s proposed Fair Elections Act has been controversial with voters in Canada who feel the system’s overhaul is both unfair…