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ASBC committee takes on campus mental health

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Imreet Kaur
The Arts Student Body Council (ASBC) Wellness Committee released a resource guide on Dec. 4, which pertains to mental health services available to students on- and off-campus. The ad-hoc committee of the ASBC, created earlier...
Asha Nelson
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Provincial government moves to transform delivery of public services

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Imreet Kaur
The government’s speech from the throne opening the third session of the 41st legislative session on Nov. 21 outlined the priorities of the government and indicated an overhaul in the delivery of public services. Manitoba’s...
Miguel Yetman
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Mélanie Joly talks to Winnipegers about Creative Canada

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Imreet Kaur
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,...
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Tanya Talaga looks for hard truths

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Imreet Kaur
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...
Asha Nelson
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Province, Ottawa trade barbs over climate plan

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Imreet Kaur
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...
Asha Nelson
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Students protesting Bill 31 escorted out of the legislative building

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Imreet Kaur
Students and others partaking in a peaceful sit-in protest to oppose Bill 31 outside Premier Brian Pallister’s office were escorted out of the Legislative Building Nov. 8. The protesters were opposing Bill 31 - the...
Asha Nelson
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Progressive Conservatives lagging in MSBI funding targets

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Imreet Kaurwith files from Levi Garber
During the campaign leading up to the 2016 Manitoba provincial election, the only Progressive Conservative platform plank that reached into post-secondary education was a promise to increase funding to the Manitoba Scholarships and Bursaries...
Garett Williams
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