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Rivers fail piss-test
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Researchers from the University of Valencia (UV) have confirmed the presence of several illegal drugs in the canals and irrigation channels in L’Albufera Natural Park, Spain. Recently similar substances and other pharmaceuticals have turned...
Internal combustion: the way of the future
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Just when you thought we were on the verge of an electric car revolution, it turns out that the internal combustion engine isn’t leaving anytime soon. The winner of this year’s Progressive Insurance Automotive...
Bodies, the exhibition
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We don’t get a chance to see something like this exhibit every day in Winnipeg. Our city is comparatively small, as are our venues. The temporary conversion of an abandoned building downtown by True...
A tale of two Torontos
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Imagine the entire city of Toronto engulfed in noise. A mob of people running through the streets. Car horns blaring in the distance. Police on every corner. People standing on cars, chanting. It was...
Tories can’t seal deal on long-gun registry
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On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, MPs voted to scrap a controversial private members bill by a margin of 153 to 151. Bill C-391, put forward by Conservative Manitoba MP Candice Hoepnner (Portage-Lisgar), proposed to...
Education is a right
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Re: Public education for the public good (Sept. 15, 2010)
Education is a right. In fact, Article 26 of the Declaration of Human Rights deals directly with education: “Everyone has the right to education. Education...
The Plan
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At this time last year, my life was in shambles. I had just dropped out of law school after two weeks of classes, I was working at a Ticketmaster call centre and was overwhelmed...
