Mélanie Joly, minister of Canadian heritage, visited Winnipeg to promote the Creative Canada Policy Framework at a luncheon hosted by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Nov. 14. After a year-and-a-half long consultation period with artists,...

Investigative journalist Tanya Talaga  – revered for her coverage of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and the Rana Plaza  disaster in Bangladesh – visited the Winnipeg Public Library Nov. 16 to discuss...

A recent report prepared for the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) reveals the impact of tuition fees on student enrolment, career preference, teacher compensation, and other factors. Robert Chernomas, MOFA president and professor in...

The Islamic Social Services Association (ISSA) and the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) co-hosted a panel discussion Thursday challenging the constitutional legitimacy of Quebec’s recent “religious neutrality” bill. Bill 62 -...

The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) approved a motion at its Nov. 9 meeting to prepare a plebiscite - a non-binding referendum - for January 2018 asking UMSU members whether they wish to...

Premier Brian Pallister plans to introduce a $25 per tonne carbon tax starting in 2018 over the next four years, defying Ottawa’s directive. The federal government has demanded that provinces establish a carbon tax that...

At its regular council meeting Nov. 9, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) passed a motion to advocate to the university to follow through on the Truth And Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) recommendations to...