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John Greyson and Tarek Loubani: home at last
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After seven weeks in an Egyptian prison, Tarek Loubani and John Greyson have returned home to Canada to find themselves once again under fire. Reporters have accused the men of having political motivations for...
UN special rapporteur highlights First Nations issues in eight-day Canadian tour
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A UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples's recent visit to Canada has thrust First Nations issues back into the national spotlight.
Special rapporteur James Anaya visited Canada to bring attention to the...
Conservatives seek fresh start with Speech from the Throne
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On Wednesday, Oct. 16, the Conservatives kicked off a new session of parliament with the Speech from the Throne. The speech came after an extra-long summer break, when the Conservatives delayed the return to...
Left out in the cold
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What does the thought of the changing seasons bring to mind? When hearing of winter, do you in your mind’s eye see visions of snowmen and scarves, hot chocolate, or trees beautifully adorned with...
Time’s arrow: Antoine Lavoisier
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In the late eighteenth century, Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier discovered fire." This is how the futurist and artificial intelligence researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky described it, and he's not far off the mark. Through much of the...
The Once and Future World
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Have you ever examined your relationship with the natural world? J. B. MacKinnon visited the U of M campus on Tuesday, Oct. 15 to promote his new book, The Once and Future World. The...
The cellular post office
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Earlier this month, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet announced the winners of the 2013 Nobel Prizes. The prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to James Rothman, a Yale professor of...