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Climate First Tour Comes to the University of Winnipeg
On Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m., prominent Canadian activists Stephen Lewis and David Suzuki will speak at the University of Winnipeg (U of W) as part of their Climate First tour. This national tour’s Winnipeg event is presented in conjunction with the Axworthy Distinguished Lecture Series.
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Climate Strike 2019
Photos from the 2019 Climate Strike.
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Providing space to Create
With the launching of the Create chapbook, incarcerated women in the Women’s Correctional Centre (WCC) are being given a voice and the ability to add “published poet/writer/artist” to their lists of accomplishments.
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A few steps forward, a few steps back
As of Sept. 1, Mifegymiso (also known as “Mife”), a pill that allows people to end a pregnancy within the first 10 weeks, is covered by Manitoba Health and free.
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City briefs
Physicist to receive honorary degree // Global Dialogue Program makes its way to campus // Shared streets in the Exchange // Key findings for the federal election // Jail, death and mental illness // Zoo Lights Festival
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‘For whom have we been planning?’
How a city is planned can say a lot about the priorities of a municipal government.
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Running for awareness and community
On Sept. 22, the Red Ribbon Walk and Run was held in Vimy Ridge Park.
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City briefs
Byelection period begins // U of W United Way campaign // ‘What the Chickadee Knows’ // Reformation lecture // Systems maintenance
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Progressive Conservatives win second consecutive majority
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Brian Pallister led the Progressive Conservative Party (PCs) to win their second consecutive majority provincial government. The New Democratic Party, the official Opposition, gained six seats, while the Liberal Party dropped one seat, losing official party status.
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News briefs
U of W students and a moon mission // 49th annual Great Rock Climb // Residential Infill Strategy for a more sustainable Winnipeg // Create: Words and Art from WCC launch // Brooklands neighbourhood town hall // Winter clothes donations for U of W students
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The kids are (not) alright
Winnipeg’s long, proud history of striking has been inherited by a new generation of organizers, leaders, and rebels: students. K to 12 students, more specifically.
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The gala with the gloves
On Sept. 12, amateur and professional boxers will descend on the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre to raise money for charity in Melee Gala VII, hosted by the United Boxing Club.
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What just happened?
With a provincial election behind us and a federal one fast approaching, it can be difficult to keep track of what has been promised by who in the past two weeks, let alone the many irregularities in this past provincial election.
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Bus bargaining breakdown
After almost nine months of negotiation, two days when bus fares were not being enforced and a rally, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 (ATU) – the transit workers’ union for the Winnipeg area – might be giving the Canadian Union of Postal Workers a run for their money as the most-talked-about labour group in Winnipeg.
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Winterpeg in summer
On Aug. 19, several hundred glaciologists (scientists who study snow and ice) gathered at the Fort Garry Hotel for the International Glaciological Society’s (IGS) Sea Ice Symposium.
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News briefs
Osteoporosis Canada in Winnipeg // Mental health of children // Book launch for sustainable cities // VegFest 2019 // Alumni Wine and Cheese // Greens call for proportional representation
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The city’s cracks and fissures
The tourist-friendly vision of Winnipeg is a little more polished than the version many of us encounter daily.
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Street-level perspectives
Different vignettes of city life are visible from different levels - on foot, on buses, on a bike, from a car.
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Anticipating aftermath
The Government of Manitoba’s new budget will cut the provincial sales tax (PST) from 8 per cent to 7 per cent, increase the amount of basic tax exemption and significantly decrease funding to programs and organizations reliant on provincial support.
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In the North End, hearts beat as one
Winnipeg’s North End is not only the home to many important and effective nonprofits, but it’s also a neighbourhood with a culture where these organizations frequently collaborate.