Conservatism is for spineless babies racing to loserville
If you’ve ever whipped up a nonsense paper in a panic during the wee hours of the morning to meet a deadline, you might have…
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To protect trans kids is to demand a better future
It seemed like the fascists wanted to hurt us. The anti-queer 1 Million March 4 Children (1MM4C) protest in Winnipeg last Wednesday drew far larger…
Manitoba should have no space for hate
In case students somehow missed the visual cacophony of political signage on their trek to campus, the Manitoba provincial election is this upcoming Tuesday, Oct….
Provincial parties commit to international student health
Student voter priorities are at the forefront of concern for UMSU as the 2023 provincial election in October moves closer. One issue currently top of…
Communities need local newspapers
Anybody living in Manitoba from mid-July onward knew about the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MLL) strike for fair wages and what it meant for the…
Government inaction in landfill search is negligence in action
In 2017, I attended Tanya Talaga’s talk at the Millennium Library where she was promoting her book, Seven Fallen Feathers. Part of Talaga’s book is…
Court upholds ruling, Manitoba must pay UMFA $19.4M
Manitoba’s Court of Appeal has rejected the provincial government’s appeal of the ruling that the province must pay the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA)…
Manitoba government to increase student financial aid
To combat the cost-of-living crisis, the Manitoba government has announced an over 40 per cent increase to the maximum benefit of the Manitoba student loan…
You should care about the Hollywood strikes
In Hollywood, Calif., union actors and writers have pressed pause on television and film productions to hit play on the picket lines. While these strikes…
U of M prof builds model to manage Manitoba’s water
Flooding in Manitoba can cause hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of damage. In some cases, whole roads need to be rebuilt or repaired as…