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Phoenix Sinclair trial halt coming to a close
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The Manitoba Court of Appeal recently ruled that the commission overseeing the inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair is not obligated to release witness interview transcripts to lawyers representing Manitoba Child and Family...
Sam Katz criticized for recent real-estate deals
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Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz continued to face criticism over the course of the past week pertaining to his business dealings with Winnipeg’s chief administrative officer, and personal friend, Phil Sheegl, over an American “shell-company.”
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Manitoba may be in for rude awakening
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The Literary Review of Canada presented leading water expert, Robert Sandford, on Oct. 23 at the University of Winnipeg’s convocation hall. His presentation, “An Unexpected Water Crisis,” outlined the risks associated with climate change...
Film explores injustice surrounding Lake St. Martin flooding
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Flooding Hope: The Lake St. Martin First Nation Story was screened at the University of Manitoba on Oct. 26, sparking passionate discussion surrounding First Nations rights, government and First Nations relations, and racism.
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Comparative planetology is a girl’s best friend: ‘Diamond planet’ discovered
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In the sky with diamonds
It’s like something out of a science fiction movie. Forty light years away in the constellation of Cancer, orbiting a sun-like star, exists a planet that does not consist of...
Geoengineering trouble: Iron fertilization project denounced by scientists and activists
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Controversy continues to rage over a geoengineering project intended to boost salmon populations around the islands of Haida Gwaii, BC, by fertilizing the water with iron.
In July, the project, backed by controversial American businessman...
Genghis Khan’s climate: Research reveals climate conditions at beginning of Khan’s...
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Research published in the journal Science has helped to explain the climate conditions behind Genghis Khan’s rise to power. Through examining the inside of old trees from lava fields in Mongolia, researchers were able...





