Trudeau pressed on environment, immigration at Winnipeg town hall
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fielded a range of questions for over two hours during a town hall event at the University of Manitoba’s Max Bell…
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UCRU recommends eliminating tuition tax credits
A report prepared by Undergraduates of Canadian Research-Intensive Universities (UCRU) recommends that the federal government scrap the federal tuition tax credits moving into 2018. The UCRU…
Mélanie Joly talks to Winnipegers about Creative Canada
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…
Tanya Talaga looks for hard truths
Investigative journalist Tanya Talaga – revered for her coverage of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh –…
Province, Ottawa trade barbs over climate plan
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…
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! illuminates importance of independent media
Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman visited Winnipeg as a part of her Democracy Now! 2017 speaking tour, speaking at Knox United Church Friday. Goodman is the…
Kinew chosen as new leader of Manitoba’s NDP
Manitoba’s New Democratic Party (NDP) selected Wab Kinew as its new leader at the party’s leadership convention in Winnipeg Saturday. The leadership race between veteran…
Unpopular Conservative party in need of a rebrand
The data has spoken, and most Canadians are simply not buying into the right’s ploy to stir up American style populist anger.
Activist movements ought to be applauded, not condemned
Public demonstration of grievances and peaceful protests are integral to a government that properly addresses the problems of and represents the goals of its people.
New Democrat leadership hopefuls discuss youth representation, tuition
U of M students Niki Ashton and Michelle McHale are vying for the federal and provincial NDP leaderships, respectively.