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Manitoba and Saskatchewan look to ban texting while driving
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Increasing evidence regarding the dangers of distracted driving has a number of provinces considering legislation to ban texting and talking on held-held devices while driving.
Manitoba passed legislation this summer and Saskatchewan recently announced it...
What’s the big deal?
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Go ahead, think of a number at random, any number, I’ll wait . . . what was your number? If you chose was 67 then that’s kind of eerie, mainly because that was my...
Sometimes the best medicine is no medicine
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Mr. Wright was dying of cancer. Confined to his hospital bed, large tumors invaded much of his body. His prognosis was bleak — to say the least — yet he had not given up...
To the appendix, from the heart
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Dearest Appendix,
We need to talk. The vibe between us has been kind of, I don't know, "off" lately. You know what I'm talking about. The stilted conversation, the furtive glances. I feel like you...
Better know a prokaryote
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This column, which will be switching off with Leanne Grieves’ “Zoological investigations,” will strive to pique your interest in the world of the microscopic, bringing you strange tales of wonder and amazing diversity, but...
Take Back the Night strong in Winnipeg, event brings out 400+
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Take Back The Night is an annual event that brought out 400 people to march through downtown Winnipeg to raise awareness about violence against women while trying to reclaim the streets.
The event that started...
Enrollment up across the boards at U of M
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Economic factors may have lead to an unexpected increase in undergraduate enrollment at the University of Manitoba. First day numbers show an increase of 4.3 per cent, with the total enrollment at the university...
