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Migrant agricultural workers in Canada
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Ralston White and Paul Roach, both migrant workers from Jamaica working on an Ontario apple farm, died from inhaling toxic fumes recently. Although an investigation is still underway, the deaths bring light to the...
Your world, your voice
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This is the second year of the Manitoban’s International Comment section. Last year was a great success, as many diverse voices were heard, lively debates occurred and students from across our university were able...
Commonwealth games reveal disparity
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During the next two weeks, over 7,000 athletes will compete in the 19th Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. The games have been described as an opportunity for India to change its world image, providing...
Letters to the Editor
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RE: GUNS, GUNS, GUNS (SEPT. 29, 2010 ISSUE)
Why are Manitoba Conservative MPs so proud of their political grandstanding over the gun registry? The prime minister, along with Ms. Hoeppner and Mr. Tweed, say they...
LiLo, LiLo, it’s off to jail you go
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Two weeks in a U.S. prison should be enough to scare a young woman straight and enable her to see the error of her ways. But not Lindsay Lohan, whose jail term, combined with...
Refuting “A refusal to face reality”
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Spencer Fernando had me at, “As the world recovers from the global financial crises, governments are beginning to realize that there are deeper flaws in our system .” He lost me when he clarified...
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...
