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Plastics polluting the waters

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Elizabeth Drewnik
We live in an age of being environmentally conscious about our planet, so it is no surprise when topics like pollution cause a stir within our communities. A team of environmental scientists led by...
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Goodbye, Mondragon

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Katy MacKinnon
It’s time to bid farewell to a multi-faceted local business – Mondragon. The local restaurant, coffeehouse, grocer, and bookstore will be closing its doors on Jan. 26. Mondragon spent 18 years situated in the Albert...
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Faculty of theology under review

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Mike Still
The decline in numbers of churchgoers and theology students over the last decade has forced the faculty of theology at St. John’s College to go under review. “We made the decision last year that it...
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News briefs

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Caleigh MacDonald
Obama speaks to NSA privacy concerns On Jan. 17 U.S. President Barack Obama spoke in an international broadcast to address concerns that have plagued the global community for years regarding the National Security Agency (NSA)...
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Wind Mobile backs out of spectrum bid

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Kevin Linklater
Last week telecommunications firm Wind Mobile dropped out of a spectrum auction after VimpelCom Ltd., its Dutch parent company, withdrew financial support for the bid. This seemingly innocuous business decision is getting lots of airplay...
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Improving our health care

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Elizabeth Drewnik
On the morning of Jan. 14, Harvey V. Fineberg, winner of the 2013 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research, paid a visit to the University of Manitoba's Bannatyne campus to present a...
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Native studies’ winter colloquium series brings Wab Kinew to campus

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Kevin Linklater
Last Wednesday, indigenous Canadian educator and broadcasting personality Wab Kinew spoke at the University of Manitoba’s Aboriginal Student Centre as part of the native studies department’s 2014 winter colloquium series. Kinew discussed his travels, issues...

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