CMU choir brings community together to raise voices for peace (Winnipeg Free Press)
Decades have passed since We Shall Overcome was deemed the unofficial anthem of the American civil rights and anti-war movements, but the folk song — originally a gospel spiritual — remains as relevant today, and as frequently sung, as it was back in the 1960s. In the last few months alone, the song's lyrics have loudly echoed through the crowds at non-violent rallies, protests and sit-ins around the world, and been performed onstage by renowned artists, social activists and community choirs.
One of those community choirs is the Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) Voices for Peace. Voices for Peace was launched in March 2026 as an extension of the Anabaptist university's Singing Resistance program. That program had brought like-minded voices together earlier in the winter to sing in solidarity with those being affected by the ICE raids in Minneapolis.
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CMU graduate studies addiction and care in Canada's poorest postal code
David Naylor is never sure what his workday will look like when he starts his shift. "It can be anything from giving out a pair of socks to reviving somebody with naloxone in the back alley," he says.
Naylor works at Union Gospel Mission (UGM), a non-profit organization that does community outreach as Christian ministry in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, a neighbourhood with some of the highest urban rates of addiction, homelessness, and poverty in Canada.
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Tapping into Manitoba history will be easier with futuristic boost from AI chatbot, creators say (from CBC)
Manitoba's history is being ushered into the future through artificial intelligence.
Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg and the Manitoba Historical Society are teaming up to create their own locally developed AI chatbot that will enable the public to reach deep into the province's past in a new and instant way.
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Learning research from the inside out
As part of Research Month at CMU, stories throughout May are highlighting the people, partnerships, and projects shaping research across the university. For students working alongside faculty as research assistants, that work means gaining hands-on experience while contributing to meaningful research projects.
Behind the scenes of any published academic paper is an army of research assistants (RAs) who help aggregate, organize, and shape the research itself.
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CMU professor receives grant for innovative AI research
Dr. Tim Rogalsky, Associate Professor of Mathematics at CMU, has received a Manitoba Solutions Grant for approximately $150,000 over two years from Research Manitoba. It will fund a project titled, "Ethical AI for Manitoba: The MHS Agentic Chatbot Project," led by Rogalsky and his co-investigator Dr. Gordon Goldsborough of the Manitoba Historical Society (MHS).
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