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A yellow Elections Canada sign with the word VOTE on it in bold letters placed in the grass along a sidewalk.

Faculty of Science

CBC North by Northwest: Professor David Gerhard on the use of AI in the upcoming election

March 31, 2025 — 
Professor David Gerhard on the use of AI in the upcoming election

Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, associate professor and Head of the Indigenous Studies department

Faculty of Arts

CTV Winnipeg: How the U of M is helping to revitalize Indigenous languages

March 31, 2025 — 
How the U of M is helping to revitalize Indigenous languages

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Canada Election 2025: (Left to right) - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks in Ottawa on Jan. 22, 2025; Liberal Leader Mark Carney speaks in Ottawa on March 14, 2025; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks in Ottawa on Monday, March 10, 2025. Justin Tang, Adrian Wyld/ The Canadian Press

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba Radio Noon: Campaign Check-In: Breaking Down Week One

March 31, 2025 — 
Campaign Check-In: Breaking Down Week One

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Woman with technology glowing in her head, looking up, with hand on chin.

Faculty of Law

The Canadian Press: Does artificial intelligence deserve a seat in Canada’s courtrooms?

March 29, 2025 — 
It was December 2023 and the Vancouver-based family court lawyer was reading citations in an application by opposing counsel Chong Ke, who wanted an order allowing the children of her client to visit him in China.

Canola field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

The Globe and Mail: Canola farmers feel their livelihoods are being sacrificed to save the auto industry

March 28, 2025 — 
Canola farmers feel their livelihoods are being sacrificed to save the auto industry

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Julienne Stroeve stands in front of a framed map hung on a yellow wall

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Associated Press: Arctic sea ice hits record low for its usual peak growth period

March 28, 2025 — 
Arctic sea ice had its weakest winter buildup since record-keeping began 47 years ago, a symptom of climate change that will have repercussions globally, scientists said Thursday.

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JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse speaks at an Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) press conference Thursday for Theresa and Albert Shingoose, parents of Ashlee Shingoose.

Faculty of Law

Winnipeg Free Press: AFN grand chief calls for inquiry into decision to not search landfill

March 28, 2025 — 
‘We need to look at that as a society’: Woodhouse Nepinak

Veronica Coppolaro (left) and Emma Ausen (right) in the field. Photo supplied by Emma Ausen and Veronica Coppolaro.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

CTV Winnipeg: Conversation on bowhead whale discovery

March 28, 2025 — 
Conversation on bowhead whale discovery

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Winnipeg City Hall

Faculty of Law

Winnipeg Free Press: Mayor defends newly posted safety adviser job

March 27, 2025 — 
Winnipeg’s mayor has started his search for an expert adviser who can help analyze and prevent crime.

Dr. Philip Ferguson

Price Faculty of Engineering

CTV Winnipeg: Manitoba engineer helping to build alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink

March 26, 2025 — 
Manitoba engineer helping to build alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink

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