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Approaching prenatal education

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Sheldon Birnie
Lennon’s interest in nursing first came about after completing an arts undergrad from the University of Winnipeg.
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A better burger

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Sheldon Birnie
Just in time for grillin’ season, a University of Manitoba master’s student is preparing to defend her research into a functional food that may improve Canada’s favourite barbequed meat: the hamburger.
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Food sovereignty in Western Canada

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Sheldon Birnie
Tabitha Martens is passionate about food, but “food” is a term that means much more to Martens than a simple Webster’s definition might suggest.
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Waking up from a terrifying dream

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Sheldon Birnie
Oct. 15 saw thousands of people across Canada — from Halifax to Victoria — take to the streets in solidarity with our American comrades occupying Wall Street. In Winnipeg, somewhere in the vicinity of...
Arts & Culture

Time to get your moon on

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Sheldon Birnie
For the weekend of Sept. 16-18, the town of Clearwater, Man. will balloon to over 20 times its approximate population of 68 souls when the community hosts the 10th Perennial Harvest Moon Festival. Pegged...
Arts & Culture

CD Review: Bog River, Hands in the Ground

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Sheldon Birnie
Bog River’s debut disc Hands in the Ground is a fun little folk affair. Combining the talents of three distinct songwriters, the disc never stays stuck in one place but showcases each writer’s strengths...
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Interview with Rachelle Devine

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Sheldon Birnie
University of Manitoba student Rachelle Devine is running for the NDP this federal election in the Kildonan-St. Paul riding of Winnipeg. “I had been thinking about it personally for years,” says Devine, who has been volunteering...
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