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Federal finance committee recommends removal of funding cap on scholarship and...

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Levi Garber
The federal standing committee on finance has recommended the government remove a two per cent funding cap placed on Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) in the Liberal government’s next...
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Nearly 4,000-year-old garden found in British Columbia

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Malak Abas
Archaeologists have found what may be the world’s oldest garden in British Columbia. The excavated garden consisted of 3,768 wapato tubers (Sagittaria latifolia), also called Indian potatoes, and was found on Katzie First Nation territory....
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2017 promises to be a big year for Canadian science

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Malak Abas
Canada’s science community had a very eventful 2016. One of the most effective vaccines against the Ebola virus was developed right here in Winnipeg. Canada celebrated the 15th anniversary of the revolutionary Canadarm2, the...
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University picks up tab to extend U-Pass

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Garett Williams
The University of Manitoba is covering the cost of extending the fall U-Pass for students who were scheduled to finish studies in December but had courses pushed into the new year following a faculty...
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UMSU council demands apology from CFS executives over alleged harassment at...

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Levi Garber
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council passed an emergency motion Thursday demanding an apology from the national executive of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) for its treatment of UMSU executives at...
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UMSU creates anonymous executive oversight committee

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Hannah FroeseLevi Garber
The creation of an anonymous executive oversight committee was included in changes to the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) governing documents adopted at UMSU’s regularly scheduled council meeting Nov. 24. The oversight committee will...
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Researcher challenges belief that academic dishonesty is common among international students

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Osho Samuel Adetunji
Recent research from a U of M master’s student challenges a stereotype portraying international students as regular violators of academic integrity. Miriam Christoph, a student advisor in English language studies and international programs, looked to...

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