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What would Carl Sagan say?

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Leif Larsen
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 million metres per second — thought to be the...
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Putting their name on the ballot

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Sarah Petz
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. The party has five candidates running for a spot...
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Elections Manitoba hopes to make voting a breeze for students

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Richard Farthing-Nichol
On Oct. 4, thousands of Manitobans will go to the polls for our 40th provincial election, but if voter turnout follows past statistics, young people could be underrepresented at the polling stations. Low voter...
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Latest domino is in place

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Erin Jackson
As the opening of the University of Manitoba’s new Pembina Hall residence marks the latest piece to fall into place for Project Domino, progess on the campus’s new state-of-the-art Art Research Technology (ART) Lab...
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U.K. lifts MSM blood ban

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Joanna Graham
Canada may be rethinking restrictions placed on blood donation as the U.K. introduces a new policy giving gay and bisexual men the right to donate blood. Earlier this month, the U.K. lifted the life-long ban...
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International briefs

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Sarah Petz
AT scores hit four-decade low SAT reading scores hit their lowest point in close to four decades, reported the Washington Post. The average reading score for graduating high school seniors in the U.S. was 497,...
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Local Briefs

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Sarah Petz
Greens allowed in televised debate The Manitoba Green party’s efforts to get leader James Beddome into the televised debates on Friday have paid off. Beddome will join provincial NDP leader Greg Selinger, Conservative leader...

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