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The golf team finished off their season with the Canada West Championships tournament last week in Victoria, BC. The team finished sixth overall. Individually Stefan Lavallee and Cameron McIntyre shot +9, Trent Robertson shot +11, Connor Stewart shot +14 and Cole Peters shot +20.
and planned savings. Rajpal said that the existing law negatively affects international students in a variety of ways. He said that international students are limited in their choice of employer, and claimed that this leaves international students more vulnerable to abuse within the workplace. He said the new law will help broaden international students’ options and, ultimately, improve their bottom line. “We can earn more, we can live comfortably,” Rajpal said. “We are going through a housing crisis, minimum wage is too low, we do not have international health care, inflation is as high as it could be, we are going through financial distress.” Then-Minister of International Trade Diversification James Gordon Carr stated that 2018 statistics showed that international students contributed an estimated $21.6 billion to Canada’s GDP, and supported almost 170,000 jobs. Between January and the end of August this year, more than 452,000 international study permits have been processed, a 23 per cent increase from the same period in 2021. With the growing international student population contributing so much to the economy, Rajpal said that it is important their value is reflected in laws and policies. Although he said students have been happy to see the temporary change introduced, Rajpal argued that it should be made permanent. He also highlighted the need to reinstate free health care for international students living in Manitoba, something he continues to advocate for. “I hope to see [the] government recognize our value and make laws according to that, like for example, reinstating international student health care,” Rajpal said. “International students [are] crucial to the economy of the province and the country, and with that, we should get the relevant protections,” he said via text message.
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also be able to take advantage of the new changes. International students are currently restricted to working 20 hours per week off campus during the school year. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser stated that the move would help continue the growth of Canada’s post-pan-
demic economy, help employers in markets experiencing labour shortages find new staff and give post-secondary students a better opportunity to make money and gain work experience. “More than 500,000 international students who are already here in Canada are going to be eligible to work
more if they choose to do so,” Fraser said. UMSU international students’ representative Kunal Rajpal said that the government’s ruling will help give international students the flexibility to work hours that are more conducive to a student’s schedule, allowing for more optimized study time
early, with Cavalcanti scoring the first two goals followed by forward Janelle Chomini before half time. In the second half Tsai got two goals of her own, and was followed by defender Bianca Bucci with the final goal. The team will wrap up the regular season next week against Alberta opponents
goals in their first game that resulted in a 6–4 loss to the UBC Thunderbirds, including two goals from forward Brett Davis. In the wild second game against the T-birds, the Bisons put up seven goals in a close 8–7 loss, with five different scorers for the Bisons side and two goals apiece for both Davis and forward Tony Apetagon. On the women’s side of things, defenceman Hanna Bailey was the lone goal for the Bisons in their first game — also against the UBC Thunderbirds — in a 6–1 loss. The T-birds put up another six in game two, a 6–2 loss for the Bisons, with forwards Aimee Patrick and Julia Bird netting the two points for the Mani-
toba side. Both teams will face the Regina Cougars next in their respective conferences.
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he federal government announced on Oct. 7 that eligible international students will be granted the authorization to work more than 20 hours per week off campus. The temporary change will run from Nov. 15 this year to Dec. 31, 2023. According to the government of Canada’s website, foreign nationals with an approved study permit application submitted by Oct. 7 will
Federal government temporarily permits working over 20 hours weekly off campus
Bisons briefs Grace Anne Paizen, staff
Bisons women’s soccer The Bisons soccer squad won the first stage of the Duckworth Challenge against the Winnipeg Wesmen over the weekend. The team opened the twopart series with a 3–0 win on Thursday, Oct. 6. Bison midfielder Jessica Tsai opened the scoring at 30:19 in the game, with forward Bianca Cavalcanti scoring nine minutes later. Cavalcanti scored a second goal in the second half that would cap off the shutout. On Saturday’s game, the Bisons dominated with a 6–0 win. The onslaught began
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Bisons hockey Both the Bisons men’s and women’s hockey teams kicked off the regular season over the weekend. The two teams are off to a rocky start, each going 0–2 in their first two games. However, it was not without effort. The Bisons men scored four
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