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CREATE H2O
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The University of Manitoba has just announced CREATE H2O, a research project supported by the U of M’s Centre for Human Rights Research with contributions from Trent University, University College of the North, the...
The Brian Sinclair inquest: a summary of the first month
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The first month of the Brian Sinclair inquest wrapped up last week, culminating in the cross-examination of a Health Sciences Centre (HSC) security guard who was told Sinclair had vomited, but did not alert...
“Racism” misunderstood?
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On Aug. 22, a controversial email from Eric Robinson, Manitoba’s Deputy Premier, came to light. The email was in response to a complaint by Nahanni Fontaine, Manitoba’s Special Advisor for Aboriginal Women’s Issues.
The email...
Three zeros
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In light of a recent UNAIDS report indicating drops of up to 50 per cent in new HIV infections in some of the most severely affected parts of Africa, as well as broader contentions...
The prisoner’s dilemma
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Wendell Smith stood on the Kennedy Street sidewalk between the Old Law Courts and the Winnipeg Remand Centre (WRC), equipped with a handmade sign reading “prison justice.” Smith said he was happy to...
No room for SAIA at York University
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Three months ago, the York University administration revoked the official club status of the campus’ Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) branch, on the grounds that their Mar. 27 rally on the school premises disobeyed...
Saying “no” to Russian vodka
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In June this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a constitutional law banning “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations,” and laying fines on those demonstrating at public gay pride rallies.
Moscow’s anti-gay law has been met...
