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International news briefs

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Joanna Graham
Riots in England An initially peaceful protest for Mark Duggan, who was killed by police on Aug. 4 sparked riots in London that spread throughout the country between Aug. 6 and 9.The violence included...
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Liberal candiate focuses on education

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Rebecca Kremer
The provincial elections are upon us once again. In Manitoba, over the past ten years our legislature has been overwhelmingly NDP with a dash of PC and the one Liberal MLA, the Hon. Jon...
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Asper family matriarch dies at 78

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Erin Jackson
Ruth ‘Babs’ Asper, the matriarch of the prominent Asper family, died suddenly on Saturday July 30 at the age of 78. She was the wife of the late Israel ‘Izzy’ Asper, the founder of the...
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An exchange of ideas

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Paul Dolick
It’s an investment of a different kind for a select group of undergraduate students at the U of M’s Asper School of Business. In a summer exchange program already underway, students from both Canada...
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U2011 wants you to vote

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Leah Hansen
U of M political science professors Jared Wesley and Andrea Rounce, along with a group of student volunteers, are taking action to promote knowledge and awareness of provincial politics through a series of public...
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August local briefs

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Leif Larsen
Proactive anti-gang strategy announced On Aug. 3 federal Public Safety Minister, Vic Towes, announced $928,000 in federal funds, which will go toward helping keep at-risk youth in Winnipeg from joining gangs. According to the press release,...
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Professor recognized for LGBT activison

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Joanna Graham
University of Manitoba law professor, Karen Busby, was inducted into the Canadian LGBT Human Rights Hall of Fame (Q Hall of Fame) in Vancouver last month in honour of the work she has done...

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