CBC News: Many workers hit the picket line in 2023. These 5 charts help contextualize a year of strikes

CBC News: Many workers hit the picket line in 2023. These 5 charts help contextualize a year of strikes

January 3, 2024 —
CBC News: Many workers hit the picket line in 2023. These 5 charts help contextualize a year of strikes

Faculty of Arts, Labour markets, labour studies, Unionized workers

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Gordon Giesbrecht presents with a microphone in hand

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

CTV Winnipeg: ‘Consider all ice unsafe’: Experts warn against going near frozen water during mild winter

January 3, 2024 —
'Consider all ice unsafe': Experts warn against going near frozen water during mild winter

Faculty of Kinesiology and REcreation Management, ice safety, ice thickness, thermophysiology

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Winnipeg Free Press: Gas tax holiday rings in mix of hope, skepticism

January 3, 2024 —
Winnipeg Free Press: Gas tax holiday rings in mix of hope, skepticism

agribusiness and agricultural economics, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Taxes

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CBC Manitoba: Remote northern Manitoba communities anxiously wait for winter road openings

January 3, 2024 —
Remote northern Manitoba communities anxiously wait for winter road openings

Manitoba Airship Research Task Force, Transport Institute, Winter roads

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The Manitoba Legislative Building in winter. // Image from the Legislative Assembly/Facebook.

Canadian Press: High expectations, tight budget pose a challenge for Manitoba’s new premier

December 22, 2023 —
High expectations, tight budget pose a challenge for Manitoba's new premier

Faculty of Arts, political studies, Wab Kinew

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The Conversation: How technology can help victims of intimate partner violence

December 20, 2023 —
Intimate partner violence is a major public health concern. According to Statistics Canada, in 2018, 44 per cent of women experienced some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Rates of intimate partner violence are not only alarmingly high, but steadily increasing. In 2022, there were 117,093 victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in Canada. This marked a 19 per cent increase since 2014.

Faculty of Social Work

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