Faculty of Arts News Archive

November 25, 2025 — 
Highly publicized grizzly bear attacks have ignited calls to reopen grizzly trophy hunts across Western Canada. The most recent push came from the B.C. Wildlife Federation, a conservation and hunting advocacy organization that called for a hunting season on grizzlies after a bear attacked a group of schoolchildren in Bella Coola, B.C., leaving two people critically injured and two others seriously hurt.

November 24, 2025 — 
Dr. Christopher Adams, adjunct professor of political science at the University of Manitoba, said the decision to change course from an earlier plan and put in an overpass won't jeopardize safety, but does seem like "a political decision by a premier who feels for those communities that were affected."

November 19, 2025 — 
Dr. David Camfield, Professor and Program Coordinator (Labour Studies) at the University of Manitoba, said CLAC is "notorious" among unions for being compliant with employers instead of fighting for workers rights.

November 14, 2025 — 
Dr. Tandeep Sidhu, an assistant professor in sociology and criminology at the University of Manitoba, said while digital systems may be less susceptible to ticket-fixing, they may not be foolproof.

November 14, 2025 — 
Canada’s 2025 federal budget, and those that follow in the coming years, may prove to be the most important since the beginning of the Second World War. Canada’s longstanding, co-dependent economic relationship with the United States has abruptly and involuntarily ended following U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs and threats of annexation.

November 11, 2025 — 
Jody Perrun, sessional Instructor of History at the University of Manitoba, speaks with CBC host Laurie Hoogstraten about the meaning of Remembrance Day, Canada’s role in the world wars, and why remembering remains vital today.

November 8, 2025 — 
Dr. Andrea Charron, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba, said Ottawa should be planning a Canadian quick reaction fighter facility in co-operation with the U.S., Denmark and Greenland at the U.S.’s northerly Pituffik Space Base in Greenland to speed up response times for the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Arctic.

November 8, 2025 — 
Dr. Christopher Adams, adjunct professor of political science at the University of Manitoba, says the NDP is in a fairly good position running high in opinion polls and raising a lot of money

November 7, 2025 — 
Frank Cormier, criminologist and Instructor at Department of Sociology and Criminology, said there is no doubt the level of literacy can influence how successful an individual will be in meeting their release conditions.

November 6, 2025 — 
Dr. Lori Wilkinson, the Canada Research Chair in migration futures and professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba, said there are several factors leading to fewer Canadians travelling to the U.S., including the messages coming from President Donald Trump and his administration.