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Military issues memo on whistleblowers
Lt.-Gen. Marquis Haines of the Canadian army distributed a memo to service members recently announcing his commitment to disciplining service members caught leaking confidential military information to the press.
“As in...
Canadian food just barely safe enough for America
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A report recently released by American health inspectors said that Canadian food is safe enough to be exported – but barely.
The report, written in 2012 and only made public last month, expressed concerns over both...
U of M Bangladeshi students and grads protest violence against religious...
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Violence and turmoil rocked Bangladesh leading up to, and during the national parliamentary elections held Jan. 5.
A group of U of M alumni and students brought to light some of the issues facing the...
Science competition needs funding to survive in Manitoba
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Science literacy among youth is a phenomenal asset to have, and one that this country has been accumulating due to contributions from various science-and-community programs. One of these programs, the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada...
U-Pass gains critical support from city hall
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The push to get Winnipeg university students access to a universal bus pass, or U-Pass, gained an important endorsement from Mayor Sam Katz in December.
After an executive policy committee meeting on Dec. 13, Katz...
Merry Christmas: personal debt predicted to continue to grow for Canadians...
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It’s a new year and Canadians are still spending – a lot. According to a newly released report by consumer credit agency TransUnion, indebtedness has been growing steadily for years. That trend is expected...
2013 in food
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In 2013, food was out of this world. From Chris Hadfield’s space kitchen to the Sriracha sauce scare, here are the headlines that caught our attention and some predictions for the year to come.
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