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Transgender woman files lawsuit against police A transgender woman has filed a lawsuit against the Winnipeg Police Service and the City of Winnipeg, alleging that…


Country-wide election analysis

Fixed election dates in fall 2011 present researchers with an unparalleled opportunity to study the quality of democracy in provincial elections across five Canadian campuses…


Road construction underway

Construction continues throughout the University of Manitoba campus, with construction projects underway on Chancellor Matheson, the Pembina Highway intersection and Maclean Crescent. “The good news…



Student concerns

In an effort to provide student focused coverage of the upcoming provincial election, we launched a contest asking students to tell us what issues mattered…



Aqua Books saved

Aqua Books is set to become a non-profit organization centred on books, community and entertainment, after nearly falling off the Winnipeg map. The owner of…


What would Carl Sagan say?

E=MC^2 is the theory of mass-energy equivilance, and hinges on the value of the constant “C,” or the speed of light, which is about 300…


Putting their name on the ballot

Along with the Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens, there’s a fifth party running in the Manitoba provincial election: the Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba….