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News Briefs
Winter donations // Finding Rainbow Summit // Winnipeg cannabis jobs // Stop Violence rally // Pet photos with Santa
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St. Vital school gets new field
Dakota Collegiate’s historically undersized field has been renovated and renamed the Murray Field, allowing the school to have its first home games in 54 years.
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A hub for francophone resources
The St. Boniface Library, unique in the Winnipeg Public Library system for its extensive collection of French materials, serves an important role in St. Boniface and the broader Winnipeg francophone community.
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News Briefs
Nurses at St. Boniface Hospital // Canadian history lecture // Public feedback on skate park // 60s Scoop rally // Legalizing pot
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Exploring stories through The Human Library
The Human Library is an international movement for social change.
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Candidates run in UWSA byelection
The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) is holding byelections to fill a number of vacant board of directors positions, and, this year, the association hopes to exceed historically low voter turnout.
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City may prohibit vaping in public places
A newly proposed initiative by Winnipeg’s city council may see e-cigarettes counted among many tobacco products which will be prohibited on outdoor patios at bars and restaurants.
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Sustainable commuting with new app
The Green Action Centre is launching their GoManitoba app and hopes to encourage workers to find alternatives to lone person car commutes.
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Hydro rate hikes a risk-management strategy
Consumers in Manitoba may experience multiple hydroelectric power rate increases of 7.9 per cent, as Manitoba Hydro plans to deal with the risk debt imposes.
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More than a week for mental health
The University of Winnipeg (U of W) and the student groups it houses offer resources to support the mental health and well-being of students in a number of ways.
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Why do fringe banks fill the inner city?
Within the last 30 years, accessing financial services has became trickier in low-income areas like Winnipeg’s North End.
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New playing field for cabs
Big changes are planned for taxicab regulation in Winnipeg.
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News Briefs
Food Services // City Hall Christmas tree // Skywalk Lecture Series // Leadership debate // Dominica Relief Fundraiser // Winnipeg Op-Shop
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Provincial survey may not be representative
The Province of Manitoba released a new healthcare poll, but an expert says it’s not representative, and some are concerned it constrains discussion.
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Condo uptick in Winnipeg
Within the mid 2010s, condo construction spiked in Winnipeg. Many different groups of consumers and different types of condos are behind this.
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News Briefs
Generation Green // TEDx UWinnipeg // Westland Foundation contribution // IHOP // Jane Goodall // Bike Blowout
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City brownfield strategy taking time
Old industrial sites can be a headache for cities to deal with, but they can also an opportunity for sustainable city growth, two city councillors say.
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Indian and Métis Friendship Centre plans to go on
Winnipeg’s Indian and Métis Friendship Centre (IMFC) was founded in 1958 to provide a space for urban Indigenous people to meet and form supportive communities. Within the last nine months, however, turmoil made the Centre’s future shaky.
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News Briefs
Wi-Fi on buses // Burger Week // Psychology Colloquium // Riley Fellowship Lecture // Waterslide demolition
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NDP leadership race seems to be devolving
The Manitoba New Democratic Party will elect a new leader on Sept. 16