No mo’? No problem!
No-shave November 2011, more commonly referred to as “Movember,” has finally concluded. As the visionary and captain of the Manitoban’s official Movember team, I would…
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A Child’s View from Gaza
In 2009, Susan Johnson never thought the exhibit she had in mind would now be travelling throughout the United States, let alone that there would…
A healthy debate
Earlier this semester, provincial legislation was passed that will grant international students attending university in the province, as well as their dependants, the same healthcare…
HIV breakthrough
A South African husband and wife team have won the first-ever Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for their work on a microbicide gel that significantly reduces the…
Nursing PhDs at the U of M
By September 2012, students who would have had to go out of the province or the country to pursue a doctoral degree in nursing could…
Prostate cancer roundup
Welcome to Movember, the month-long moustache-growing extravaganza raising awareness and money for men’s health issues — especially prostate cancer. Since its beginning in 2003, the…
Winnipeg restaurants now BYOW
Restaurants in Manitoba now have the option of allowing patrons to bring their own wine to the table, thanks to a new law passed by…
Local news briefs
Liquor outlets could be in grocery stores by next spring The Manitoba Liquor Control Commission has issued a request for proposals to grocers interested in…
It’s not a tumour
Could your cellphone be giving you brain cancer? It’s hard to say, but the latest research is reassuring. A study recently published in the British…
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…