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Faculty of Arts

The Free Press: Violence against city officers rises for third consecutive year

May 13, 2025 — 
Violence against city officers rises for third consecutive year

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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

CTV Winnipeg: Meet the 12 Manitobans set to receive the Order of Manitoba

May 12, 2025 — 
Meet the 12 Manitobans set to receive the Order of Manitoba

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Faculty of Arts

The Free Press: Despair, what is it good for?

May 12, 2025 — 
With a world in turmoil, hopelessness a call to action

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University students and kids on both sides of a table with microscopes while some kids are looking through the microscopes and some university students are explaining or showing the science experiments to kids.

Faculty of Science

Radio-Canada Manitoba: Science Rendezvous de l’U. du Manitoba permet aux jeunes « d’exciter leur curiosité »

May 12, 2025 — 
Science Rendezvous de l’U. du Manitoba permet aux jeunes « d’exciter leur curiosité »

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Asper School of Business

Calgary Herald: Varcoe: Major international airlines buy stake in WestJet, amid ‘transition year’ for Calgary-based airline

May 10, 2025 — 
Delta Air Lines is buying 15 per cent of Calgary-based WestJet and Korean Air is acquiring a 10 per cent stake

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Thursday. (Domenico Stinellis/The Associated Press)

Faculty of Arts

CTV Winnipeg: Pope Leo XIV: All about the first U.S. pope in history

May 9, 2025 — 
Professor Chris Adams weighs in on the selection of the new Pope and what it could mean for Catholics around the world.

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Chris D: New pathway allows RRC Polytech grads to earn engineering degrees at UM

May 9, 2025 — 
A new partnership between Red River College Polytech and the University of Manitoba is opening doors for local students to pursue engineering degrees without leaving the province.

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CTV Morning Live: UM Engineering students talk about their pothole solution

May 9, 2025 — 
UM Engineering students Chandra Hofer and Abigail Harris showcased their innovative tech solutions—using drones and recycled rubber—to fight Winnipeg’s pothole problem on CTV Morning Live.

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Thursday. (Domenico Stinellis/The Associated Press)

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: What a New Pope Could Mean for the Catholic Church

May 8, 2025 — 
What a New Pope Could Mean for the Catholic Church

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Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: What Makes a TV Show Binge-Worthy?

May 8, 2025 — 
What Makes a TV Show Binge-Worthy?

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