Canadian Forces to start charging provinces, municipalities for disaster relief
It was recently announced that the Canadian Forces will now be charging provinces and municipalities that have been affected by natural disasters, for their assistance….
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Report from the U of M Senate
The University of Manitoba’s senate meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9, was dominated largely by a discussion of the school’s Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) planning framework,…
Asper business school holds international marketing competition
Last week, students from the University of Manitoba’s Asper school of business held the 31st annual Manitoba International Marketing Competition (MIMC). MIMC is the only…
Crime beat
The holidays saw five instances of theft at the University of Manitoba. The U of M Security Services reported that two thefts of cell phones…
NHL lockout felt by businesses and workers downtown
The NHL lockout is officially over and, according to a photograph of the Jets game schedule leaked online in the Winnipeg Free Press, the first…
Campus news briefs
Bisons With Byte group invited to Russia for computer programming competition A University of Manitoba computer science group, Bisons With Byte, will be traveling to…
Federal ruling grants victory to Métis and non-status groups
A recent ruling on Jan. 8 by a federal court redefined “Indian” under the Constitution Act to include Métis and non-status Aboriginal peoples. The decision…
EPA chief steps down: Rumours of protest over Keystone pipeline
Lisa P. Jackson, the U.S.’s top environmental regulator, is stepping down as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), effective later this month (following President…
Reopening the final frontier: Private space companies shoot for the Moon 40 years after last Apollo mission
Last month saw the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission. December 7, 1972, was the last time a crewed lunar mission was launched. Since…
TMI: Too much information?
Between the birth of the world and 2003, there were five exabytes of information created. We [now] create five exabytes every two days. See why…