UManitoba, USask support wildfire evacuation efforts

The University of Manitoba and the University of Saskatchewan are supporting evacuation efforts as their respective provinces contend with wildfires. UManitoba is supporting the Government of Manitoba’s efforts to support evacuees by providing approximately 80 beds and other resources. “As the university for Manitoba, we remain committed to supporting our community in times of crisis,” […]

The athletics teams at Brandon University and MacEwan University have each recently shared new developments with their team logos. BrandonU has installed a 24-foot Bobcats logo on the asphalt in front of the Healthy Living Centre, along with crosswalks that feature Bobcat pawprints and “Go Bobcats!” BrandonU says that it hopes that these new installations […]

A former University of Manitoba student who was attacked while living in student housing last fall has filed a lawsuit against the university. The lawsuit accuses UManitoba of negligence and breaching its duty of care to the former student, explains the Winnipeg Free Press. The former student is reportedly seeking damages and the costs of […]

Red River College Polytechnic has received a $1.25M gift from Qualico to support skilled trades students. With this gift, RRC Polytech will create a new Navigator positoin and expand capacity in its Introduction to Trades program, which prepares Indigenous learners for direct entry into a trades program.The Navigator position will focus on increasing student participation […]

Two presses—the Presses universitaires de Saint-Boniface (PUSB) and the University of Ottawa Press—have partnered to expand the reach of French-language publications. The agreement will see PUSB integrated into the UOttawa Press distribution network, ensuring that publications produced in French in Western Canada can be disseminated beyond Manitoba and in international markets. PUSB Directeur Antoine Cantin-Brault […]

Former University of Manitoba law dean Jonathan Black-Branch has been ordered to pay UManitoba $679K in a default judgment. In a lawsuit filed in August 2024, UManitoba alleged that Black-Branch had “intentionally and maliciously perpetrated fraud” during his employment. A ruling from a Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba disciplinary panel found that Black-Branch had […]

RRC Polytech and the University of Manitoba have received $1.2M from Protein Industries Canada (PIC) to support a $1.6M applied research initiative aimed at strengthening Indigenous food systems and addressing food insecurity in rural and remote communities. In partnership with the Manitoba Métis Federation, students and researchers from RRC Polytech’s Prairie Research Kitchen and UManitoba’s […]

Providence University College has partnered with Futures Forward to offer tuition waivers for current or former youth in Manitoba’s Child and Family Services care. Through Futures Forward’s Youth in Care Tuition Waiver Program, eligible Providence students will be able to access a waiver for up to 100% of their tuition. They will also be able […]

Georgian College and Université de Saint-Boniface have each launched new partnerships that will expand professional learning pathways. Georgian College and Registered Professional Accountant (RPA) Canada have signed an agreement granting graduates of its three-year Business Administration – Accounting and two-year Business – Accounting diplomas a streamlined route to the RPA designation. Eligible graduates may sit […]

Red River College Polytechnic has launched a modernized American Sign Language–English Interpretation Advanced Diploma Program with support from the Government of Manitoba. The updated three-year program emphasizes ASL fluency, Deaf history and culture, and work-integrated learning to prepare students for interpreter roles in schools, postsecondary institutions, and social services. Program changes also include revised admissions […]