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Department of Sociology and Criminology News Archive

RCMP officer at a store (photo credit: Erik Mclean)

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Sun: Remnants of COVID disruption could be driving rural Manitoba homicide spike: prof

December 9, 2024 — 
Remnants of COVID disruption could be driving rural Manitoba homicide spike: prof

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Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Number of homicides in Manitoba RCMP jurisdictions nearly double 2023 total

December 5, 2024 — 
Number of homicides in Manitoba RCMP jurisdictions nearly double 2023 total

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Woman with short blonde hair wearing a cream colour v-neck sweater holding a blue book and sitting in front of a book case.

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Free Press: Province long way from promised preschool child-care spaces, frustrated advocates say

November 21, 2024 — 
Province long way from promised preschool child-care spaces, frustrated advocates say

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Laura Funk

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Free Press: Housing needs of Indigenous seniors in Winnipeg identified

October 30, 2024 — 
Housing needs of Indigenous seniors in Winnipeg identified

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Woman with short blonde hair wearing a cream colour v-neck sweater holding a blue book and sitting in front of a book case.

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Southwestern Manitoba regional health authority planning to open daycare to help recruit, retain staff

September 22, 2024 — 
Southwestern Manitoba regional health authority planning to open daycare to help recruit, retain staff

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colourful graphic with red, yellow, green and white on dark blue background featuring the words lets get to gether, metis studies symposium

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Education building connections, elevating the voices of Indigenous scholars and thinkers

September 19, 2024 — 
From September 25 to 28, the University of Manitoba will host Mawachihitotaak (Let’s Get Together): Métis Studies Symposium.

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Dr. Lori Wilkinson

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Free Press: Kitchen consternation Rural restaurants brace for impact of federal Temporary Foreign Worker program changes

September 11, 2024 — 
Kitchen consternation Rural restaurants brace for impact of federal Temporary Foreign Worker program changes

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Woman with short blonde hair wearing a cream colour v-neck sweater holding a blue book and sitting in front of a book case.

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Free Press: Minister ‘open to transparency’ but child-care inspection reports to remain unpublicized

July 12, 2024 — 
Minister ‘open to transparency’ but child-care inspection reports to remain unpublicized

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Lori Wilkinson

Students

Winnipeg Free Press: Anxiety attack Majority of Manitobans fear witnessing shoplifting, violence in stores: poll

June 21, 2024 — 
Anxiety attack Majority of Manitobans fear witnessing shoplifting, violence in stores: poll

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yellow crime scene tape.

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Free Press: Governments need to work together in addressing root causes of crime: Gillingham

June 19, 2024 — 
Governments need to work together in addressing root causes of crime: Gillingham

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