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Federal government ends non-Christian prison chaplain contracts

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Quinn Richert
The Canadian government’s recent decision to cancel its contracts with non-Christian prison chaplains has many law and human rights experts worried that the rights of religious prisoners are at risk of being violated. This...
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Ground officially broken on Active Living Centre construction

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Marc Lagace
Construction for the University of Manitoba’s new Active Living Centre will get underway shortly, as jackhammers broke ground at the future site of the $46 million fitness and research centre on campus. The state-of-the-art...
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Biologist and economist team up to talk about the environment

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Jill Patterson
On their new cross-country speaking tour authors Jeff Rubin and David Suzuki made a stop in Winnipeg’s Manitoba Theatre Centre. The lecture was held at the John Hirsh Theatre in Winnipeg’s Exchange District on...
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Science briefs: Dutch psychologist to be prosecuted, and Monsanto’s GM corn

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Tom Ingram
Dutch authorities to prosecute psychologist Diederik Stapel Dutch psychologist Diederik Stapel is under investigation by the Openbaar Ministerie (Public Prosecution Service) of the Netherlands for alleged fraud and misuse of government money. Authorities have confiscated...
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Corvids and causal reasoning: Further evidence of higher-level cognitive processing in...

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Bryce Hoye
Corvids (birds of the crow family) have long been accepted to be among the most intelligent bird species. Crows have proven imaginatively playful, adept at problem solving, as well as being keen surveyors of their...
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Open access is a red herring: Have academic journals lost their...

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Tom Ingram
The entire field of particle physics is going to switch to open-access publishing within the next few years, making almost all new research available for free. This move will be paid for by SCOAP3, an...
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New service in Winnipeg for those dealing with mental illness

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Alycia Rodrigues
The Canadian Mental Health Association Winnipeg Region (CMHAW) opened its doors to the public the first week of October. CMHA, established in 1918, is one of the first and longest volunteer run programs working...

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