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Katz, Wasylycia-Leis at odds on rapid transit

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Sarah Petz
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 of the rapid transit corridor within her first term...
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Degrees renovations fall behind

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Sarah Petz
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 Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) president Heather Laube explained that UMSU...
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Zoological investigations double back-to-school feature

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Leanne Grieves
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 m. They are found in Manitoba and throughout the Great...
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Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

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Leanne Grieves
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 back into the wild whenever possible. The PWRC is...
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Let the man take ‘the pill’

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Kelly Enns
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 birth control is safe and effective, yet still offers...
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Bigger, better batteries

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Miguel Yetman
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 create a powerful new battery for electric cars with...
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Cellphones could help learning

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Martin Turczynowicz
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 to be distracted during the lecture, would you? ...

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