Minister announces amendments to Bill 33
On April 9, Manitoba Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration Wayne Ewasko announced that Bill 33, the Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act, will be…
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Manitoba NDP and MOFA call for withdrawal of Bill 33
The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) and the Manitoba NDP are calling on the provincial government to withdraw Bill 33 — proposed changes to…
Canadian economy faces single greatest annual drop in real GDP since data started being collected in 1961
Statistics Canada has released the quarter four data on the Canadian economy for 2020, giving an overall picture of how the country performed throughout 2020…
Cabinet shuffle sees new minister for post-secondary institutions
In a cabinet shuffle Jan. 5, the provincial government appointed Wayne Ewasko, member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for Lac du Bonnet, to the newly…
UMSU lobbies provincial, federal governments
Throughout the week of Nov. 23, UMSU participated in a federal lobby week as part of the Undergraduates of Canadian Research-Intensive Universities (UCRU). UMSU also…
UMSU annual general meeting recap
The UMSU executive informed membership of its activities and projects at its 2020 fall annual general meeting (AGM) Dec. 3. The AGM did not…
Petition for lower tuition gains thousands of signatures
On Nov. 22, third-year faculty of arts student Simranjeet Kaur — under the name “Advocating for Students” — launched a Change.org petition calling on the U…
Holiday hamper program in full swing
The shape of education and student life is continuously changing over the course of the year, and students of all backgrounds have had to adjust…
Former UMSU mental health week lengthened due to COVID-19
This week, UMSU continues its mental health month with a workshop entitled Spiritual Wellness for Future Educators, hosted by Elder-in-Residence Wanda Joy Murdock. They are…
Award to honour ‘advocate’ nears goal
Earlier this year, Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down minutes after takeoff, ending the lives of 176 passengers and crew. Among those passengers…