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The 10th-ranked Manitoba Bisons were inches away from ending their seven-year drought against the second-ranked Calgary Dinos on Friday night, but unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be. A 40-yard field goal attempt by Ryan...

Resiliency was the key over the weekend for the Bison women’s soccer team, as they split a weekend set against the Mount Royal Cougars. After suffering a tough loss in the final minutes on...

Overview It’s been three years since the cash-strapped Atlanta Thrashers touched down in Winnipeg, which marked the official return of our beloved Jets. A franchise that was dubbed “young and developing” at the time of owner...

The upcoming edition of men’s hockey will feature a brand new look, as 14 of the 25 players will put on the Bisons colours for the first time. Despite losing a number of veterans,...

Nestled at the back of campus on a finger of land surrounded by the Red River lies one of the University of Manitoba’s unique gems: the Prairie Wetland Research Facility (PWRF). Hidden in plain...

Ever dreamed about going to space? That’s exactly what members of the University of Manitoba Space Applications and Technology Society (UMSATS) are trying to do. Undergrad and graduate students of UMSATS, which was founded in...

In this week’s instalment of Freaks of Nature, we’ll take a look at the Cymothoa exigua, an apt name that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. Cymothoa exigua, a parasitic sea louse, is like something...