Faculty of Arts News Archive
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CBC Day 6: As Trump tilts towards Russia, Canada reconsiders Arctic security
March 14, 2025 —
As Trump tilts towards Russia, Canada reconsiders Arctic security
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Global News Winnipeg: Parents seek apology for school lockdown and being labeled ‘a disturbance’
March 14, 2025 —
Two award-winning Indigenous musicians are saying it was racial profiling after a Winnipeg elementary school went into lockdown when they went to deal with bullying concerns involving their daughters.
Research and International
Four new UM Canada Research Chairs focus on Indigenous research
March 13, 2025 —
Recently, the federal government announced support for four new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and three renewals at UM.
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The Canadian Press: Manitoba election disinformation bill goes into ‘uncharted waters,’ analyst says
March 13, 2025 —
The Manitoba government is entering new territory with a plan to crack down on election disinformation and fine people.
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The Canadian Press: Manitoba Progressive Conservatives have 11,000 members as April leadership vote looms
March 11, 2025 —
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives have 11,000 members as April leadership vote looms
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CBC Manitoba: Mark Carney ‘has what it takes’ to deal with Trump, say Manitoba politicians
March 11, 2025 —
'This battle is about economic war and we need to build our best at the front': Chartrand
CTV Morning Live: Len Kuffert, historical context of tariffs
March 5, 2025 —
University of Manitoba History Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Len Kuffert, talks to CTV Morning Live about tariffs and how this trade war is not the first time the United States has imposed tariffs on Canadian goods.
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CBC Manitoba: Chris Adams on Legislature resuming, tariffs
March 5, 2025 —
Christopher Adams, adjunct professor of political studies at the UM speaks to CBC Manitoba about the legislature resuming, public expectations, fiscal challenges and effects of U.S. tariffs.
UM faculty and alumni appointed to the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission board
March 3, 2025 —
Seven faculty and alumni have recently been appointed to the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (CEC) board, an important arms-length provincial agency under the Environment Act.
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Indigenous political representatives exist in two, often conflicting, worlds
February 25, 2025 —
Two University of Manitoba political studies researchers have won the John McMenemy Prize for best academic article from the Canadian Journal of Political Science. The article, “Indigenous Political Representation in Canada” analyzes how aboriginal people elected to provincial legislatures and federal Parliament negotiate the driving force behind their political commitment to the challenge of providing aboriginal representation in Canada’s legislative institutions.