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Aboriginal education in need of reform
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The Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development recently came out with new figures showing that funding for education is equivalent for aboriginal students, if not more than funding for non-aboriginal students.
The announcement was...
Federal government ends non-Christian prison chaplain contracts
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The Canadian government’s recent decision to cancel its contracts with non-Christian prison chaplains has many law and human rights experts worried that the rights of religious prisoners are at risk of being violated.
This...
Ground officially broken on Active Living Centre construction
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Construction for the University of Manitoba’s new Active Living Centre will get underway shortly, as jackhammers broke ground at the future site of the $46 million fitness and research centre on campus. The state-of-the-art...
Biologist and economist team up to talk about the environment
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On their new cross-country speaking tour authors Jeff Rubin and David Suzuki made a stop in Winnipeg’s Manitoba Theatre Centre. The lecture was held at the John Hirsh Theatre in Winnipeg’s Exchange District on...
New service in Winnipeg for those dealing with mental illness
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The Canadian Mental Health Association Winnipeg Region (CMHAW) opened its doors to the public the first week of October.
CMHA, established in 1918, is one of the first and longest volunteer run programs working...
Quebec student strike members tour Canada to discuss activism
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Students, activists, and faculty gathered at the University of Winnipeg on Wednesday, Oct. 3 to participate in the Maple Tour’s stop in Winnipeg, featuring Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois and Cloe Zawadzki-Turcotte, two former organizers of this...
Leading phenomenologist and social critic visits U of M
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Dr. Alphonso Lingis presented his newest work, “One’s Own Voice,” at the University of Manitoba on Oct. 2. Lingis travelled to Winnipeg from Pennsylvania University, where he is a professor emeritus of philosophy.
Lingis’...
