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CBC: Indigenous education at Winnipeg’s major universities up for debate Thursday

January 26, 2016 — 
The discussion is part of the U of M's Indigenous Awareness Week, which runs from Jan. 25 to 29.

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Yahoo!, Cdn Press: A look at how the Canadian courts handle young people charged with murder

January 26, 2016 — 
David Milward, a law professor at the University of Manitoba, explains how Canadian courts handle young people charged with murder

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The Star: He was found frozen in a snowbank, with no pulse — and he survived

January 25, 2016 — 
'We’ve learned that there really is no temperature so low that you shouldn’t try to save someone.'

David Barnard at city hall with Mayor Brian Bowman in call to end racism in Winnipeg

Maclean’s: One year later

January 21, 2016 — 
President David Barnard submitted his thoughts to Maclean's magazine, one year after the national magazine declared Winnipeg Canada's most racist city.

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CBC: New online tool helps parents teach kids how to overcome anxiety

January 20, 2016 — 
Professor has developed a web tool to teach parents strategies to help their kids who are overly shy, anxious or fearful.

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CBC: How public will True North Square be?

January 19, 2016 — 
'My biggest concerns are probably about how public is the public square and who benefits from the tax increment financing funding that the province and the city are going to provide.'

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Wpg Free Press: Affordable law school in our best interest

January 13, 2016 — 
The quiet discussion about raising tuition at the University of Manitoba's faculty of law hasn't faced much scrutiny outside the confines of the school itself, but the consequences of an increase have implications for all Manitobans.

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CTV: Canada’s beef industry producing more with less greenhouse gas emissions: UM study shows

January 12, 2016 — 
Researchers at the University of Manitoba and Agriculture Canada found a 15 per cent reduction in methane emissions on a production basis between 1981 and 2011, and a 16 per cent cut in nitrous dioxide from manure.

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CJOB: Job numbers not so positive for Manitoba

January 11, 2016 — 
Canada is in for a rough ride.

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CBC: Manitoba increases funding for post-secondary education by 4%

January 8, 2016 — 
More than half the funds go to Manitoba universities, the remainder to colleges, new programs

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