Repeal of Bill 28 a win for labourers
A strike mandate was approved by 96.5 per cent of the 55,000 workers represented by the Ontarian School Board Council of Unions. The council demanded…
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Halloween is over but drag never ends
A drag brunch fundraiser hosted by Rainbow Pride Centre and the U of M Nursing Students’ Association (NSA) will be taking over VW Social Club…
The impact of war on Ukrainian researchers
The Ukrainian community is one of the largest European diasporas in Manitoba — arriving in multiple waves of immigration beginning in the late-nineteenth century. Today,…
Women’s bodies continue to be policed
Since September, Protests have erupted across Iran and the world following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was found dead in…
Tomato soup and spilled milk
It has been a busy two weeks for liquid foods, which unexpectedly shot up in popularity as the weapon of choice for climate and animal…
Saying farewell to our ‘Best of Friends’
The Best of Friends Gift Shop might be easy to miss if you are passing through the Millennium Library, but its impending closure after 17…
Activist cycles across Canada on solar-powered bicycle
Biodiversity — the variation of life on earth at all its levels — is fundamental to a healthy ecosystem and continued life on our planet. …
Anti-abortion group CCBR holds rally on campus
The anti-abortion group Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR) held rallies at the U of M campus last Thursday and Friday. The group, which displays…
Muslim women and children’s shelter opening in city
A new shelter specifically for Muslim women and children is being built in Winnipeg, the first of its kind in the city.
U of M signs anti-racism and Black inclusion charter
The University of Manitoba has announced it has signed the Scarborough Charter on anti-Black racism and Black inclusion. The U of M’s vice-president (administration) Naomi Andrew called the charter a “historic document” and said over 50 universities took part in the discussions leading to its creation.