Over 25% of Manitobans obese
A new study from the University of Manitoba faculty of medicine has found that while more than a quarter of people in Manitoba are now…
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Striving for sustainability
With a growing push towards sustainability, both the University of Manitoba and the city of Winnipeg are looking at ways to offers cyclists more safe…
Smokers: easy political scapegoats
WATERLOO (CUP) — This December will mark the tenth anniversary of the government of Canada forcing cigarette producers to place a label containing a graphic…
Wrapped-up in time
For those of you who may have been raised under the ocean, deep underground in secret government bunkers or have been hermits for most of…
Drugs, sex and rock ’n’ roll
Drugs, sex and rock ’n’ roll are not subjects I claim to be an expert on, but I do have varying amounts of experience with…
Marijuana: Four decades, no change
It is difficult for Canadians to talk openly about drugs without hurting our chances of getting jobs or getting over the border in the future….
Multiple sclerosis research at the U of M
According to Emma Frost, a professional associate in the University of Manitoba’s faculty of pharmacy, multiple sclerosis (MS) is a regionalized disease. “We are advocating…
Supercharge your studying
As the new school year begins and many of us are undoubtedly considering a plethora of semi-legal options to improve our studying, consider first these…
Travel-logging
It’s a man’s last refuge!” barked a stocky, middle-aged man to me as we sat on the outdoor patio of a pub in Brisbane, Australia….
Zoological investigations
I hereby nominate the African crested rat, Lophiomys imhausi, for entry into the Most Badass Mammals in the World Hall of Fame. Here’s why: when…