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Fact sheet: crime and punishment in Canada
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Police reported crime
In 2010, police reported overall crime in Canada reached its lowest level since 1970s, according to Statistics Canada; since 1999, police-reported violent crime also saw the largest drop.
Western provinces reported higher crime...
Opposition remains strong against bill C-10
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As the federal government’s bill C-10, aka the Safe Streets and Communities Act, is poised to make its way to the Senate, opposition of the omnibus crime bill shows no sign of slowing down....
Deborah Young leads indigenous achievement on campus
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Deborah Young is the first executive lead for indigenous achievement at the University of Manitoba. The position, which Young started on July 4, was created to make the university a centre of excellence in...
University closes research station
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The University of Manitoba has decided to close down a research site that has been around for almost 50 years.
The Delta Marsh Field Station, which was damaged by flooding last spring, will no...
New committee debates alcohol issues on campus
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Despite having a new committee to discuss alcohol issues on campus, university administration and UMSU have yet to agree on certain issues concerning alcohol regulations.
The alcohol awareness advisory committee (AAAC), created in August,...
UMSU notes
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The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council met on Dec. 1.
The meeting began with a presentation by Michael Safiniuk, the successful candidate for position of chief returning officer (CRO) for the 2012...
To cheat or not to cheat, that is the question
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Every student at the University of Manitoba should be able to recall receiving a first day lecture from each professor about the university’s policy on plagiarism and academic dishonesty. But does this stop the...
