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Master of social work in indigenous knowledge awaits funding approval
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Inner-city social work students, North End community members, and University of Manitoba administrators met last week to discuss a new academic program that continues to generate excitement—the Master’s of Social Work in Indigenous Knowledge.
The...
Generation Squeeze calls for intergenerational equality
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During the recent federal election campaign and in its aftermath, a youth advocacy group has been exerting increasing influence on federal political parties, particularly the newly elected Liberal majority government.
Generation Squeeze came to the...
Aboriginal youth incarcerated at higher rates, study funds
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VANCOUVER – A recent study has found that aboriginal youth are incarcerated at a higher rate than non-aboriginal youth.
Kora DeBeck, assistant professor in the school of public policy at Simon Fraser University and research...
UBC president’s resignation sparks freedom of information backlog
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VANCOUVER – The lack of substantive answers around former University of British Columbia (UBC) president Arvind Gupta’s resignation has hit UBC’s two freedom of information staff the hardest, raising the question of whether UBC...
Liberals sweep Winnipeg in their return to majority government
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A new group of MPs are headed to Ottawa to form Parliament after Justin Trudeau’s Liberals won a majority government on Oct. 19.
Earth Explorers now at the Manitoba Museum
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The diverse nature of our planet has always inspired curiosity in people young and old. National Geographic, in association with Global Experience Specialists, appeals to that curiosity with their exhibition National Geographic Presents: Earth...
Notes from the Star Field
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I travelled from Vienna to Jerusalem for the Space Generation Congress (SGC), held Oct. 8 to 10, and the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), held Oct. 11 to 16. This was my second time attending...






