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Youth unemployment in Manitoba hits highest levels since mid-90s

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Levi Garber
Youth unemployment in Manitoba is at its highest rate in more than two decades, according to data from Statistics Canada. In December 2016, Manitoba’s youth unemployment rate dropped slightly to 13.1 per cent from its...
Photo of NDP MP Niki Ashton speaking about precarious work for millennials at the University of Winnipeg.
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CFS executives respond to UMSU demand for apology

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Levi Garber
University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executives are not satisfied with the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) response to the local’s demands for an apology regarding treatment of UMSU executives at the CFS national...
Photo of UMSU president Tanjit Nagra with vice-president advocacy Dara Hallock.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences sets strategic priorities

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Osho Samuel Adetunji
Administrators of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences (RFHS) outlined their strategic priorities at a town hall meeting Jan. 19, charting the faculty’s course for the next several years. Hosted in the Gaspard Theatre on...
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Feds and province combine to invest $36 million into U of...

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
The University of Manitoba received a shot in the arm Tuesday, with the announcement of a joint federal-provincial investment of $36 million. niversity of Manitoba president David Barnard was joined by Winnipeg South Liberal MP...
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New research says the moon may be comprised of smaller “moonlets”...

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Malak Abas
Where did the moon come from? According to new research, the moon may have been created by many “mini-moons” crashing together. The previous belief was that the moon was formed as the result of a...
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Possible new treatment for tooth decay could encourage teeth to repair...

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Malak Abas
New research has shown promising evidence that a drug originally used to treat Alzheimer’s disease could simulate tooth regrowth to the point of repairing cavities. The drug is called “tideglusib,” and it has already been...
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Study suggests a new possible purpose for the appendix

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Malak Abas
The purpose of the appendix has remained an enduring mystery to scientists. New research, however, presents a new theory: the appendix provides a secondary immune function. What this means is that appendices would theoretically catalyze...