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…
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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….
Local Briefs
Cellphone increases workload for 911 call centre The increasing use of cellphones to dial 911 is putting stress on dispatchers. Part of the problem is…
City council race heats up in St. Norbert
The race for city councillor in the St. Norbert ward is starting to heat up. Both candidates, incumbent Justin Swandel and entrant Louise May, have…
Don’t cheat, new DISC label brands academic dishonesty on transcript
The new grade label DISC (discipline) will replace CW (compulsory withdrawal) on a student’s transcript, beside a letter grade, if they are forced to leave…
Student Loans max out this year
Although the federal student loan program recently maxed out at $15 billion, forcing Ottawa to come up with last-minute additional funds, Manitoba students are expected…