Samantha Duerksen

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  • Heat on the horizon

    By the year 2047, the coldest yearly temperatures may be warmer than the hottest yearly temperatures we experience now - according to a recent report released in the online journal Nature.

  • Manitoba Government helping to pay off 3,700 student loans

    This year the province of Manitoba is putting 10.5 million dollars into the MB Bursary Loan Remission Program, which will go towards reducing the loans of 3,700 students.

  • Sweaters for Syria

    Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) Winnipeg is asking for sweater donations to send all the way to Syrian refugees who reside in the ever-expanding Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

  • UWSA kicking political process into high gear

    It is time for students to exercise their voting rights.

  • Protest as if your life depends on it

    China’s announcement that, beginning in November of this year, forced organ harvesting will begin disappearing from the country is “no cause for celebration”, according to Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH).

  • Shrinking wetlands

    One of the largest, if not the largest green space in Winnipeg is being threatened by a new development. The Parker Wetlands between McGillivray Boulevard and Pembina Highway have been chosen as the route for the second line of rapid transit to be built once the city secures funding.

  • Bike raves, lanes and by-laws

    The city of Winnipeg has recently been trying to improve its relationship with local cyclists – a passionate bunch to say the least. The Uniter sat down with some this week to get the scoop on the positives and negatives of cycling in the city.

  • Implementation the key for Bill 18

    On September 13, Bill 18, an anti-bullying legislation also known as the Public Schools Amendment Act, was passed in Manitoba Parliament.

  • Manitoba Electronic Music Exhibition

    The life of a DJ can be, well, pretty crazy. At least that’s what most of us non-DJers tend to imagine.

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