Gerbasi faces opposition on both sides in Fort Rouge race
City councillor Jenny Gerbasi is facing opposition from both sides of the political spectrum in this year’s municipal election, with Ian Rabb throwing his hat…
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More students entering University in Manitoba
Enrolment numbers have once again increased at the University of Manitoba. A total of 27,540 students are currently enrolled for the 2010-11 academic year, an…
Katz, Wasylycia-Leis at odds on rapid transit
While Mayor Sam Katz continues to pledge light rail transit to the city of Winnipeg if re-elected, entrant Judy Wasylycia-Leis promises to complete Phase Two…
Degrees renovations fall behind
Students will have to wait a bit longer to get their green curry and yam fries as renovations to Degrees face unexpected complications. University of…
Zoological investigations double back-to-school feature
The double-crested cormorant The double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, is a large, fish-eating waterfowl between 70 to 90 cm long with a wingspan of almost 1.22…
Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
The Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (PWRC) is a local non-profit organization whose purpose is to treat injured, orphaned, or abandoned wildlife and to release them…
Let the man take ‘the pill’
Fifty years after “the pill” became available for women, the male birth control pill is approaching its final stages of development. This new method of…
Bigger, better batteries
IBM is currently working on the development of a new type of battery. The technology is called lithium-air or lithium oxygen. Their goal is to…
Cellphones could help learning
You know the routine — put down your notebook, pen, coffee cup and check your text messages before putting your cellphone away. You wouldn’t want…
International Briefs
Qu’ran burning threat ignites protests around the globe Despite the cancellation of his plans to burn copies of the Qu’ran on Sept. 11, 2010, Rev….