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The University of Manitoba unveiled its long-term Building Bold capital plan, laying out a proactive, campus-wide vision to tackle aging infrastructure, growing enrollment, and future needs through major new projects. Rooted in sustainability, reconciliation, and student-focused spaces, the plan charts a clear path toward a more inclusive and resilient university for decades to come.

As hate crimes rise across Manitoba, the provincial government has announced a $1-million security enhancement fund to help protect community organizations, cultural groups, and places of worship from hate-motivated incidents 🛡️. Leaders say the funding, alongside education📚 and unity, is a key step toward ensuring everyone can feel safe and supported in their communities. https://u-channel.ca/ma...

New Year fitness motivation often fades, but lasting health is built through small, consistent habits and realistic expectations, not quick fixes. 💪🕰️ Clinical exercise physiologist Allister McNabb says movement, mental health benefits, and community connection are key to building habits that truly last. 🧠

Manitoba’s job market proved more resilient than expected in 2025 💼📊, with manufacturing holding steady and health care surging, but rising competition, skills gaps, and immigration delays made finding work harder for many job seekers. As expectations climb on both sides, adaptability, upskilling, and rethinking hiring practices will be key heading into 2026 🤖📈.

Manitoba is taking health care into the digital age 📱🏥 with new mobile health cards now available through the MB Wallet app, giving residents faster, safer, and more convenient access to care. The move builds on broader health reforms and aims to improve patient safety, emergency response, and support for health-care workers across the province.

Mental wellness is a journey, and programs like Tea and Tales show how storytelling, peer support, and connection help seniors feel seen, supported, and less alone, especially during the holidays ☕💬💙. By sharing stories, building friendships, and filling our own cups first, we strengthen community and move toward balance and resilience together 🌱🤝✨. 🧠Take a Mental Health Break with U Radio...

Winnipeg Transit is adjusting its new Primary Transit Network and winter schedule as snow, delays, and transfers expose reliability issues, with riders and advocates stressing that dependable service is essential for daily life 🚌❄️. While officials say the redesign is a needed foundation, critics warn underfunding, lost one-seat rides, and winter conditions could push frustrated riders away witho...

Celebrating 20 years of impact, CMWI launched the Winter Warmth Care Package Campaign, 🧣❄️handmade winter essentials created by newcomer women to support Winnipeggers facing homelessness while building skills, confidence, and community. This initiative turns lived experience into empowerment, proving that giving back can also open doors to brighter futures ❤️ https://u-channel.ca/cmwi-marks-20-ye...

The West End Cultural Centre smashed its fundraising goal in just one week, pulling in over $70K.✨ The venue now looks to the future, developing programming to bring audiences back in full force, and become more financially sustainable. 🎤 https://u-channel.ca/west-end-cultural-centre-surpasses-fundraising-goal/

E-cigarette use is rising among young Canadians, prompting UM researchers to investigate how vaping may affect developing lungs and long-term respiratory health. 🔬💨 Their work highlights early warning signs, challenges common misconceptions, and stresses the need for inclusive research, especially for women. 🫁

Buying soup is changing lives in Winnipeg, thanks to The Raw Carrot, a social enterprise creating meaningful jobs for people with disabilities through handcrafted gourmet soups 🥣💛. Every purchase helps restore dignity, purpose, and opportunity for those facing barriers to traditional work. 🌟 https://open.spotify.com/episode/074KDPwOGgRhMrZt598SSA?si=7814fa5e11644aec  

History helps us understand how far we've come, and the restoration of Winnipeg’s 115-year-old Louise Bridge highlights the powerful stories embedded in our shared past 🏞️🕰️. This rare relic of Canada’s railway expansion reminds us of both progress and the complex legacies that shaped Manitoba 🚂🌾. https://u-channel.ca/preserving-the-louise-bridge-a-window-into-winnipegs-early-history/

The Winnipeg Humane Society is facing record demand for its pet food bank as inflation forces more families to choose between feeding themselves or their pets 😔🐾. To help, the organization is creating 100 holiday pet hampers and urging the community to donate, volunteer, or adopt to keep pets and families together 🎁❤️. https://u-channel.ca/rising-costs-drive-record-need-for-winnipeg-humane-soci...

Winnipeg’s Christmas Cheer Board is gearing up for what could be a record year, juggling rising demand, higher food costs, and the challenge of operating from two separate locations. 🎁❤️ Despite the pressures, the team remains determined to bring holiday warmth to families across the city and is calling on Winnipeggers to donate, volunteer, and spread cheer. 🎄✨

The Winnipeg Newcomer Sport Academy conducted a study and recently released a report titled  ⁠“Tackling Islamophobia Through Sport and Physical Activity in Winnipeg.”⁠ The study explores how community-level sports programs can be powerful tools in countering Islamophobia and fostering understanding between diverse groups. https://u-channel.ca/new-study-looks-at-sports-as-a-tool-against-islamophobi...

A hush settles over the crowd as a woman steps up to the podium. She is now the centre of attention. Carmen Puente, General Director of Training & Empowerment Women Congress MB, pauses, looking over the 15 women who have come forward to share their stories. Stories of overcoming barriers, embracing leadership, and inspiring community. In an exclamation of joy, she says, “Ladies, we did it.” ht...

New research shows that community sports programs can help bridge divides and build safer, more inclusive spaces. 🏅 Initiatives like those led by the Winnipeg Newcomer Sport Academy highlight how intentional inclusion, curiosity, and accessible physical activity can counter prejudice and empower Muslim newcomers. 🌍✨ https://u-channel.ca/new-study-looks-at-sports-as-a-tool-against-islamophobia/

✨ Women Without Limits launched with powerful stories from 15 women across Latin America, Canada, and Uganda, celebrating resilience, leadership, and the magic that happens when women come together. 💫 Their bilingual book marks a historic first for Manitoba, uniting cultures and inspiring communities with messages of courage, empowerment, and limitless possibility. 🌎📚💛 https://u-channel.ca/wo...

Fernanda Vallejo, founder of Latinas Manitoba, went from starting a small online support group to being named one of Canada’s Top 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians, empowering newcomer women across Manitoba through community, advocacy, and compassion. 🇨🇦✨ Her journey shows how one act of kindness can spark a movement that uplifts an entire community. 💛🌎 https://u-channel.ca/fernanda-vallej...

A new report from the University of Winnipeg and the Manitoba Eco-Network is calling for an overhaul of Manitoba’s outdated environmental impact assessment (IA) process. This marks the first major push for reform in nearly four decades.

A new report from the University of Winnipeg and the Manitoba Eco-Network calls for the first major overhaul of Manitoba’s environmental assessment process in nearly 40 years, pushing for stronger protections, Indigenous leadership, and real public involvement. 🌿 Manitobans are demanding a transparent, science-based system that puts people and the planet first.

📚 The Winnipeg Archives is returning to its historic Carnegie Library home in 2027, restoring a vital space for preserving and sharing the city’s stories. 🏛️ This renovation honours a legacy of public access to knowledge and community connection. https://u-channel.ca/archives-return-to-carnegie-library-after-a-decade-away/

📱💭 Social media can connect us, but it can also fuel anxiety, addiction, and loneliness. Finding balance, setting boundaries, and reconnecting with real-life community are key to keeping our mental health strong. 💚✨ Take a Mental Health Break with U Radio and the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba.⁠

🎬 The lights are back on in Saint Boniface as Cinémental 2025 kicks off its 34th year, celebrating the strength and beauty of French culture through film. 🇫🇷✨ From Menteuse to Les Barbares , Winnipeg’s francophone community continues to keep its language and stories alive on the big screen. https://u-channel.ca/how-cinemental-became-a-cornerstone-of-french-culture-in-winnipeg/

🎭✨ Kids in the RETLife Drama Explorers and Playful Performance programs are learning confidence, teamwork, and creativity, all while having a blast pretending to be mummies, aliens, and British characters! 🚀💬 Through laughter and imagination, they’re proving that #LearningNeverEnds and #CreativityConnectsCommunities.