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    WEBINAR WEDNESDAYS // SPRING TERM REGISTRATION // LAST DAY OF LECTURES FOR WINTER TERM // EXAM SCHEDULE FOR WINTER TERM // CONVOCATION AWARDS // TAX FORMS // SINGLE-SESSION COUNSELLING // STUDY SKILLS

  • University of Winnipeg rebuilding services after cyber attack

    University of Winnipeg (U of W) staff are working “day and night” to restore the school’s critical web services following what they’re calling a criminal cyber attack they discovered on Sunday, March 24. In the meantime, it’s clear that the outages will have significant repercussions for U of W students and faculty.

  • U of W faculty no longer working under expired contract

    After nearly a full academic year at the bargaining table, the University of Winnipeg (U of W) and the U of W Faculty Association (UWFA) ratified a collective agreement for 340 regular academic staff in early March.

  • ‘I think (Winnipeggers are) addicted to ice cream’

    Two of Winnipeg’s most iconic ice-cream shops are now open for the season and have already had customers lined up at their door despite a lapse in warm weather.

  • Council votes to open Portage and Main

    The City of Winnipeg council members have voted in favour of reopening Portage Avenue and Main Street for pedestrians.

  • City briefs

    Winnipegger sues Uber // Federal ministers visit U of W // Amy Mazowita artist talk at 1C03 // Alleged human smuggler pleads ‘not guilty’ // Ten Ten Sinclair strike ends // Feds probe alleged China spying in Winnipeg

  • City briefs

    Firefighters’ union sounds alarm // Some pool closures paused for now // The (Video) King is Dead // Winnipeg police beef up retail presence // Tory obstruction // Cop sued for abuse – again

  • Campus briefs

    MONEY TALKS // WEBINAR WEDNESDAYS // GOOD FRIDAY – UNIVERSITY CLOSED // GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES BURSARY // SPRING TERM REGISTRATION // LAST DAY OF LECTURES FOR WINTER TERM // EXAM SCHEDULE FOR WINTER TERM // CONVOCATION AWARDS // SINGLE-SESSION COUNSELLING // TAX FORMS

  • Incoming UWSA executives ‘open for suggestions’

    Candidates from a single slate, Change, won a clean sweep of all three executive positions in the 2024 University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) general election. Jashanpreet Singh, Parth Kaushik and Saurav (Sherry) Dhand were elected president, vice-president student affairs and vice-president external affairs, respectively.

  • Former U of W prof returns to campus for trans genres keynote

    Celebrated poet and former University of Winnipeg (U of W) women’s and gender studies professor Trish Salah will deliver a keynote talk, titled “‘After T-Day it got worse’: trans genres for the interregnum,” on Friday, March 22 at 5 p.m. in Riddell Hall.

  • Profiting off a broken child-welfare system

    On Feb. 28, CBC Manitoba published a bombshell investigation that found that a local foster home had been giving cannabis to children in its care on a daily basis.

  • Overcoming language barriers for refugees

    For many Winnipeggers, it’s easy to take basic services for granted. Relationships with one-on-one service providers like dentists, doctors or barbers are personal and often develop over the course of years. But for the city’s many newcomer refugees, there’s a significant barrier to accessing these services: language.

  • The Uniter Speaker Series presents: Jennifer Smith

    For Métis curator Jennifer Smith, replacing colonial practices begins with a reexamina- tion of values. “Our systems need to change in enormous ways.”

  • Campus briefs

    SINGLE-SESSION COUNSELLING // TAX FORMS // EXAM SCHEDULE FOR WINTER TERM // MONEY TALKS // WEBINAR WEDNESDAYS // FINAL WITHDRAWAL DATE (WINTER TERM) // SPRING TERM REGISTRATION // GOOD FRIDAY – UNIVERSITY CLOSED // GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES BURSARY // LAST DAY OF LECTURES FOR WINTER TERM // CONVOCATION AWARDS

  • Who’s afraid of nuclear power?

    In 2023, the German government announced that it had finalized the process of decommissioning its remaining nuclear reactors. The phase-out is the result of Energiewende, a decades-long strategy spear-headed by Die Grünen, Germany’s Green Party.

  • Airing out climate anxiety

    How do you prepare for a future that’s already unfolding?

  • Uncertainty, barriers persist for international students

    The federal government announced a suite of policies affecting international students in late January, including a two-year cap on new study permits. More than a month later, experts and students alike remain uncertain as to how the changes will impact Manitoba.

  • Measles cases on the rise in Canada, globally

    With measles cases on the rise globally and in some Canadian provinces, Manitobans are being encouraged to protect themselves from the virus before it reaches Manitoba.

  • Indigenous-led projects to create affordable housing

    Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) is building a new apartment complex in downtown Winnipeg to provide affordable housing for Indigenous students and elders.

  • City briefs

    Suing for Silence // Kinew calls for Gaza ceasefire // Appeal sought in curling doping scandal // Minimum wage increase coming in October // Transit safety officers assaulted // Sunday library closures looming

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