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Personal care bed shortage at risk if no action taken
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A study released this month by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP), a U of M faculty of medicine research department, predicts that the province is set to undergo a rise in demand...
XL Foods recalls beef after 11 cases of E. coli appear...
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Canada has experienced one of the largest beef recalls of its history. XL Foods, a beef-processing factory that exports to over 20 countries, has been under scrutiny since Sept. 4.
Public alerts were issued...
Aboriginal education in need of reform
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The Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development recently came out with new figures showing that funding for education is equivalent for aboriginal students, if not more than funding for non-aboriginal students.
The announcement was...
Federal government ends non-Christian prison chaplain contracts
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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...
Ground officially broken on Active Living Centre construction
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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...
Biologist and economist team up to talk about the environment
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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...
Science briefs: Dutch psychologist to be prosecuted, and Monsanto’s GM corn
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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...