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Plane crash devastates northern Manitoba

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Rifca Kremer
On Nov. 18, amidst heavy fog, extreme humidity, and low cloud ceiling, pilot Mark Gogal and seven passengers left the runway at 10 a.m., destined to Winnipeg. Shortly after, the Cessna 208 mysteriously failed...
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Contest to change U of M’s campus landscape

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Alycia Rodrigues
The official launch of the Visionary (re)Generation Open International Design Competition commences Dec. 5. Competitors are able to register for the competition on this date and the winner will decide the landscape of the...
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Large majority of students say yes to U-Pass

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Jill Patterson
The results of the U-Pass referendum have shown that a large majority of students have voted in favour of the U-Pass. The referendum was held from Nov. 14 to 16 with various polling stations...
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Human rights and legal groups critique inquiry process

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Rachel Wood
Three human rights and advocacy organizations have released a report critiquing the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry (MWCI). West Coast LEAF (Legal Education and Action Fund), B.C. Civil Liberties Association, and Pivot Legal Society...
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Egypt announces ceasefire between Israel, Hamas

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Quinn Richert
A week of intense fighting between Hamas and the Israeli military drew to a close on Nov. 21 with the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the two sides. The short document totaled well under...
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Astronomy round-up: Super-Earths, broken satellites, and rogue planets

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Tom Ingram
Astronomers have been doing brisk business over the last few weeks. Recently there have been a number of important discoveries about the nature of our universe. Here’s a roundup of three of them. Researchers led...
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Rat Poison Toxic to Birds: Use of blood-thinning agent to be...

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Bryce Hoye
An article produced by the journal Nature recently took a look at a variety of rodent poisons that ecotoxicologists are increasingly finding present in “non-target” wildlife species. Recent research has brought to light just how...

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