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Merry Christmas: personal debt predicted to continue to grow for Canadians...
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It’s a new year and Canadians are still spending – a lot. According to a newly released report by consumer credit agency TransUnion, indebtedness has been growing steadily for years. That trend is expected...
2013 in food
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In 2013, food was out of this world. From Chris Hadfield’s space kitchen to the Sriracha sauce scare, here are the headlines that caught our attention and some predictions for the year to come.
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Campus news briefs
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Classes resume; nature unmerciful
The 2014 Winter Term began on Jan. 6 for most U of M faculties, following the second coldest Winnipeg December in 120 years. Unfortunately for those commuting to campus, the extreme...
Petitions and protesters voice support for LGBTTQ* in Russia
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As the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia approach, activists around the world are attempting to fight against the legislation signed into law on June 30 by President Vladimir Putin, which made it illegal to...
2013 campus roundup
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The U of M had a busy 2013, but the Manitoban had you covered for campus updates. Here, in no particular order, is a summary of the 10 most important campus news items from...
Tropical plant is a genetic pickpocket
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Scientists from Indiana University have shown that a rare tropical plant absorbs the genes of other plant species. Amborella trichopoda, a shrub found on the island of New Caledonia 750 miles from the coast...
Time’s arrow: the Sokal hoax
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In 1996, New York University physics professor Alan Sokal tried an experiment: he wrote an article satirizing deconstructionist philosophy and its abuses of scientific terminology, packed it full of quotes from brand-name intellectuals and...



