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Aboriginal youth incarcerated at higher rates, study funds
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VANCOUVER – A recent study has found that aboriginal youth are incarcerated at a higher rate than non-aboriginal youth.
Kora DeBeck, assistant professor in the school of public policy at Simon Fraser University and research...
UBC president’s resignation sparks freedom of information backlog
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VANCOUVER – The lack of substantive answers around former University of British Columbia (UBC) president Arvind Gupta’s resignation has hit UBC’s two freedom of information staff the hardest, raising the question of whether UBC...
Vandana Shiva backs U of M fossil fuel divestment
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The push to see the University of Manitoba divest its holdings in carbon-burning industries was put into a global context on Oct. 8 when renowned environmental and social activist Vandana Shiva bridged the gap...
Mentorship program helps at-risk pregnant women, report finds
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The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy at the University of Manitoba recently released an analysis of the InSight Mentoring Program, a provincial program intended to help prevent the development of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders...
Faculty union opposes teaching load increase
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Changes to the instructor workload in the faculty of arts have sparked criticism from the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA).
As of Sept. 2, instructors in the faculty are required to provide 24 credit...
Canada’s supply management system imposes heavy burden on households, says report
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On Oct. 5, 2015, after five days of intense negotiations, Canada agreed to a tentative trade deal called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) alongside 11 other countries.
In the wake of recent speculations about the potential...
University of Manitoba launches $500 million Front and Centre campaign amid...
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The University of Manitoba launched its $500 million Front and Centre fundraising campaign earlier this month to much fanfare, but some critics claim that private funding could undermine the public nature of the university...
