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Gut bacteria have a say in rheumatoid arthritis

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Elizabeth Drewnik
New research suggests that rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic autoimmune disease targeting the joints and resulting in painful inflammation, has a correlation with the bacteria that live in our intestines. The finding, published in...
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Elizabeth Dafoe Library houses extensive indigenous graphic novel collection

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Kevin Linklater
Last Wednesday the University of Manitoba unveiled a new indigenous graphic novel collection, which is to be permanently housed at the Elizabeth Dafoe Library. The extensive collection contains some 200 pieces from both native and...
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Bus driver assaults endemic in Canada

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Caleigh MacDonald
A 23-year-old man was recently arrested and charged in connection with a September assault on a Winnipeg Transit bus driver, just the latest Winnipeg example of what has become an outbreak of violent attacks on...
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Talking business with Jeremy Bloom

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Quinn Richert
Last Thursday marked the beginning of a busy few days for the University of Manitoba’s Asper school of business. That evening, students and guests from the Winnipeg commerce community attended the school’s 47th annual banquet...
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Offbeat news briefs

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Katy MacKinnon
Discount doughnuts for pretend cop? A Dunkin’ Donuts in Florida was paid numerous visits from a man pretending to be a cop. Forty-eight-year-old Charles Berry was arrested last week after attempts to get doughnuts on...
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Red and white poppy disagreement

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Caleigh MacDonald
A group of university students in Ottawa have sparked controversy through the ceasefire.ca white poppy campaign, set forth by Rideau Institute. The pacifist program has attracted the criticism of many nationwide. The campaign involved the distribution...
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U of M saxophone instructor launches memoir in Winnipeg

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Kevin Linklater
Last Tuesday, University of Manitoba jazz saxophone instructor Jon Gordon celebrated the Winnipeg launch of his new book, For Sue, at McNally Robinson. Gordon was on hand to read excerpts, take questions, sign copies,...