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Get on the cloud! A crash course in cloud-based software
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If you aren’t using cloud-based software yet, this article will bring you up to speed on exactly what you’ve been missing.
What is “cloud-based software,” you ask? Cloud space is a term used to describe...
Brandon University a key player in immigration study
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Brandon University (BU) recently announced its role in a $2.5 million dollar immigration research study. The study collaborates with other universities and institutions over a span of seven years to assess what brings immigrants...
City releases proposed budget
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The City of Winnipeg released its 2013 capital and operating budget plans during the week of Jan. 7 and, in doing so, unveiled an abrupt series of cuts to charities and nonprofits that have...
Lecture examines past, present, and future of the Canadian West
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David Barnard, vice-chancellor and president of the University of Manitoba, hosted a talk on Wednesday, Jan. 16 entitled “The New West: The Political and Economic Rise of Western Canada.”
The talk was the first...
Idle No More lecture held at The Hub
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Idle No More speakers and supporters gathered Thursday, Jan. 17 at The Hub on campus to discuss the movement and what it really means. The event was sponsored by the Liberal Party.
Activist and speaker...
Prominent hacktivist commits suicide: family blames harsh prosecution
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Prominent web programmer and open data activist Aaron Swartz was found dead in his apartment on Friday, Jan. 11 in an apparent suicide. He was 26. Swartz’s family released a statement criticizing the way...
Clean Energy in Manitoba: Are we really leading the way?
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On Nov. 20, 2012 the province released the Manitoba Clean Energy Strategy (MCES). The strategy outlines how the province plans to develop renewable energy and was created in accordance with the principles presented in...