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UMSU cries foul over U-Pass administration fees
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The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is claiming Winnipeg Transit reneged on a commitment to support an operating grant to offset U-pass administrative fees, leaving the union on the hook to absorb a...
Building body parts: a look into the world of 3D-printed organs
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By the end of 2015, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the sale of over 85 3D-printed medical devices, such as prosthetics, surgical tools, and artificial replacements for damaged bones. Spritam,...
World’s oldest known killer whale missing, presumed dead
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According to reports from the Center for Whale Research, the world’s oldest known killer whale is presumed dead.
The female orca whale – named J2, but affectionately referred to as “Granny” – has not been...
AESES affiliates with Confederation of Canadian Unions
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The Association of Employees Supporting Education Services (AESES) – which represents numerous levels of U of M support staff – is affiliating with a larger, national labour union.
After 43 years acting as an independent...
Federal finance committee recommends removal of funding cap on scholarship and...
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The federal standing committee on finance has recommended the government remove a two per cent funding cap placed on Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) in the Liberal government’s next...
Nearly 4,000-year-old garden found in British Columbia
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Archaeologists have found what may be the world’s oldest garden in British Columbia.
The excavated garden consisted of 3,768 wapato tubers (Sagittaria latifolia), also called Indian potatoes, and was found on Katzie First Nation territory....
2017 promises to be a big year for Canadian science
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Canada’s science community had a very eventful 2016. One of the most effective vaccines against the Ebola virus was developed right here in Winnipeg. Canada celebrated the 15th anniversary of the revolutionary Canadarm2, the...
