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Portrait of Adam King, Labour Studies

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CBC: How will the end of Canada Post’s home deliveries affect rural communities?

September 25, 2025 — 
Residents of rural communities are raising concerns after the federal government announced Canada Post can end direct home deliveries. BC Today heard from a caller near Invermere, B.C., and University of Manitoba labour studies assistant professor Adam King, who both questioned how the change may limit mail access.

Sean Carleton

Research and International News

The Conversation: Confronting residential schools denialism is an ethical and shared Canadian responsibility

September 23, 2025 — 
When the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Nation announced preliminary results of their search for unmarked burials of children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School (IRS), Canada was forced to reckon with a truth that Survivors had always carried.

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Research and International News

Security and defence in a changing Arctic

September 22, 2025 — 
Since establishment in 1985, researchers at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, have been helping Canada meet the challenges of a warming Arctic.

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Dr. Christopher Adams, rector of St. Paul's College. Photo taken December 15, 2021 (University of Manitoba)

Faculty of Arts News

CTV Winnipeg: The Keystone Province – Politics and Governance in Manitoba

September 12, 2025 — 
UM's Adjunct professor in Political Science, Christopher Adams told CTV Winnipeg about his new book, The Keystone Province: Politics and Governance in Manitoba, that  takes readers through the province’s political history, key debates and the institutions shaping its future.

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Generative AI and Digital Literacies Workshop Series

September 11, 2025 — 
Explore the potential and ethical challenges of generative artificial intelligence technologies in education.

Anna Binto Diallo, one the 2023 Merit Award recipients, with President Michael Benarroch and Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Diane Hiebert-Murphy at the 2024 Faculty Recognition Reception.

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) News

Celebrating the Merit Award recipients of 2024

September 10, 2025 — 
The Merit Awards recognize excellence in teaching, research, scholarly and creative work, service, and include a special category dedicated to Indigenous Achievement. Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2024 Merit Awards.

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Brenda Austin-Smith.

Faculty of Arts News

CBC Manitoba: Hollywood Remakes and Reboots

September 5, 2025 — 
Hollywood Remakes and Reboots

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Welcome Day 2022

Faculty of Arts News

CBC Manitoba: Why We Get Nostalgic at Back to School

September 3, 2025 — 
Why We Get Nostalgic at Back to School

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Portrait of Adam King, Labour Studies

Faculty of Arts News

Global News: Strike wave in Canadian labour: What’s fueling unrest?

September 2, 2025 — 
Strike wave in Canadian labour: What’s fueling unrest?

Dr. Andrea Charron Director of the University of Manitoba's Centre for Defence and Security Studies

Faculty of Arts News

The Free Press: The northern front

August 29, 2025 — 
Manitoba poised to become a hub for increased efforts to assert Canada’s Arctic sovereignty

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