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10th annual elders gathering promotes aboriginal teachings
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Aboriginal community leaders and elders were brought together at the 10th annual Elders and Traditional Teachers Gathering to share their knowledge.
Elders in First Nations communities play an important role in passing on traditional...
Alternative Reading Week to focus on Winnipeg
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Hoping to highlight societal issues currently facing Winnipeg, Alternative Reading Week Winnipeg will take place from February 21-24, 2012.
Previously, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) and Student Life would send students to...
The challenge of separation
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Through his research, Peter Karari, a PhD student at the Arthur Mauro Centre for Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies, is hoping to raise awareness of the emotional and psychological challenges some international students face...
Reappointment and retirement
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The University of Manitoba is set for a slight shift in administration, as David Barnard gears up for a second term as the university president and vice-president Deborah McCallum is retiring after almost 40...
Transit fares to increase
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Transit users could be paying for the second leg of the city’s rapid transit corridor with a new bus fare increase of 25 cents.
Cash transit fares will increase by five cents on Jan. 1,...
Up to speed
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The team of European scientists who reported evidence of neutrinos moving faster than light in September have tentatively confirmed the result in another experiment. The tests began after members of the team expressed trepidation...
Battle of wits
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What will the wars of the future look like? That’s the question posed by a recent issue of the journal Synesis, centred on the theme of “Neurotechnology in National Security.” The issue assembles seven...
