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Canola field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Feed Strategy: Enzyme could give canola meal probiotic properties

January 4, 2024 — 
Enzyme could give canola meal probiotic properties

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Asper School of Business

Global News: Japanese company considering Manitoba for $1.6B lithium ion battery facility

January 4, 2024 — 
Global News: Japanese company considering Manitoba for $1.6B lithium ion battery facility

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Faculty of Arts

The Canadian Press: The flight attendants who fought sexism in the skies — and won

January 3, 2024 — 
The Canadian Press: The flight attendants who fought sexism in the skies — and won

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People walking the picket line

Faculty of Arts

CBC News: Many workers hit the picket line in 2023. These 5 charts help contextualize a year of strikes

January 3, 2024 — 
CBC News: Many workers hit the picket line in 2023. These 5 charts help contextualize a year of strikes

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Gordon Giesbrecht presents with a microphone in hand

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

CTV Winnipeg: ‘Consider all ice unsafe’: Experts warn against going near frozen water during mild winter

January 3, 2024 — 
'Consider all ice unsafe': Experts warn against going near frozen water during mild winter

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Winnipeg Free Press: Gas tax holiday rings in mix of hope, skepticism

January 3, 2024 — 
Winnipeg Free Press: Gas tax holiday rings in mix of hope, skepticism

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Portrait of Barry Prentice

CBC Manitoba: Remote northern Manitoba communities anxiously wait for winter road openings

January 3, 2024 — 
Remote northern Manitoba communities anxiously wait for winter road openings

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The Manitoba Legislative Building in winter. // Image from the Legislative Assembly/Facebook.

Faculty of Arts

Canadian Press: High expectations, tight budget pose a challenge for Manitoba’s new premier

December 22, 2023 — 
High expectations, tight budget pose a challenge for Manitoba's new premier

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The Conversation: How technology can help victims of intimate partner violence

December 20, 2023 — 
Intimate partner violence is a major public health concern. According to Statistics Canada, in 2018, 44 per cent of women experienced some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Rates of intimate partner violence are not only alarmingly high, but steadily increasing. In 2022, there were 117,093 victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in Canada. This marked a 19 per cent increase since 2014.

Faculty of Arts

APTN News: Lucasfilm, APTN join plans for Ojibwe version of ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’

December 19, 2023 — 
Lucasfilm, APTN join plans for Ojibwe version of ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’

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