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  • 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

  • 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

  • CFS-MB down, but not out

    The Canadian Federation of Students’ Manitoba chapter (CFS-MB) has kept a relatively low profile this year, but chairperson Marie Paule Ehoussou says the organization is still hard at work on its highest-priority issues, like international-student healthcare.

  • Winnipeg claims methane sales could lower emissions

    The City of Winnipeg claims a proposed plan to start selling methane produced at the Brady Road Landfill could help lower the city’s greenhouse-gas emissions.

  • City briefs

    UWSA polls close // Severe late-winter snowfalls // Province to expand labour protections // Former PM Mulroney dies // CMHR architect dies // Gillingham supports opening Portage & Main

  • Art at stake

    In The Death and Life of Great American Cities, author and urbanist Jane Jacobs posits public art as an essential pillar of city life.

  • A problem of priorities

    Anyone who’s been reading The Uniter for a while has probably read me complaining about Winnipeg’s car-centric philosophy more than once. It’s a favourite topic of mine. As someone who doesn’t own a car and relies on sidewalks and transit to get around, it impacts me pretty directly.

  • Campus briefs

    SPRING TERM REGISTRATION // FINAL WITHDRAWAL DATE (FALL/WINTER TERM) // MONEY TALKS // WEBINAR WEDNESDAYS // FINAL WITHDRAWAL DATE (WINTER TERM) // GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDIESBURSARY // CONVOCATION AWARDS

  • Insufficient funds

    One of the two public tennis courts a block from my downtown apartment has been missing a net since the fall. This was a more pressing issue in October, when temperatures were above freezing and the surface was still playable – but just barely.

  • UWSA general election 2024 candidates’ bios

    Voting for the UWSA General Elections 2024 takes place from Monday, March 4 to Wednesday, March 6. For more information, including candidates running for faculty director, community director and other positions, visit theuwsa.ca/elections.

  • ‘Objectivity is a myth,’ human-rights journalist says

    Jodesz Galivan’s coverage of the Philippine drug war questions the limits of journalistic objectivity in the face of overwhelming human-rights abuses.

  • What to know about the UWSA referendum

    This year’s University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) general-election ballots, which students can cast from March 4 to 6, include a vote on joining the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA), an advocacy organization that lobbies federal politicians on issues facing post-secondary students.

  • Zabeen Khamisa, religion and culture lecturer

    Zabeen Khamisa, a lecturer in the Department of Religion and Culture at the University of Winnipeg, moved to Winnipeg last July, eager to embark on a new chapter in her academic career.

  • City briefs

    Massive airport coke bust // Changes to nursing requirements // Former Blue Bomber Craig Roh dies // Dry winter spells drought for province // Weidman Warehouse destroyed by fire // MP Blaikie resigns

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