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What do you do to get through the last few months of winter?
“I don’t really mind. I walk to campus each day, and it’s about 25 minutes. I usually listen to podcasts. Lately it’s been On Being. I’d recommend it."
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Learn from experience
The University of Winnipeg (U of W) celebrates its experiential learning program with an event on Friday, Feb. 17.
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Coalition opposes changes to Nominee Program
Liza Fontillas came to Winnipeg in 2012 from the Philippines. The single mother holds down three jobs, and she thinks the recent changes to the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program will harm the economy and prevent immigrants from settling here.
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Be a part of your pool
The Kinsmen Sherbrook Pool and Rady JCC Fitness Centre’s pool are taking a look at the importance of community pools and how to make them a more accessible resource for community members.
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Give your input on city transportation paths
The City of Winnipeg is hosting pop-up events to engage members of the public as stakeholders for the planning of their pedestrian and cyclist corridors.
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NEWS briefs
Corny beer // Downtown Winnipeg Farmers Market // Never Again screening // Pink Day is Feb. 22 // Reproductive health week // Metis student success
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The PROFile - Howard Curle
Howard Curle’s introduction to film course may be one of the most quintessentially University of Winnipeg (U of W) classes there are.
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Big turnout for Ojibwe language course
Language immersion course looks to keep the culture alive
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Learn to love yourself this Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, romantic love takes centre stage. However, self-love is just as important, especially when it comes to relationships with food.
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Up for a winter challenge?
The Jack Frost Challenge (JFC) is a week-long event hoping to get its participants to skate, bike, ski, snowshoe, run or walk a total of 130 km over the week of Feb. 12 to 18.
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News briefs
211 Manitoba // Panel discussion by Gallery 1C03 // Cannabis and psychosis // Divestment screening // June graduation and Louis Riel Day // Red River trail growing
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The PROFile – Dr. Sylvie Albert
The University of Winnipeg’s (U of W) Dr. Sylvie Albert took a winding and eventful road to get to where she is today as the dean of the university’s business and economics faculty.
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U of W sororities looking for new members
Forget Legally Blonde - Alpha Gamma Delta is one of Winnipeg’s real life sororities. However, being a sorority girl isn’t just about drinking and parties – it’s actually a lot of work.
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What does it mean to be a Canadian Muslim?
Muslim youth are gathering at the University of Winnipeg (U of W) to share their experiences of following Islam in 2017.
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Winnipeg to host national dodgeball tournament
Canada’s top dodgeball players will head to Winnipeg next year. In January, the city won the bid to host the third annual Canadian National Dodgeball Championship Tournament in April 2018, a move event director Mat Klachefsky calls a “huge win” for the local dodgeball community.
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Retail revolution at the MCC
Early this January, Kildonan Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Thrift Store opened a second clearance location on 396 Edison Ave. that offers the chance to buy clothing and other items by the pound.
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Can you frozen river canoe?
Inclusion Winnipeg, a charity for individuals with intellectual disabilities, is on their mark and getting set for its second annual Wild Winter Canoe Race as a part of Festival du Voyageur.
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NEWS briefs
Tanya Tagaq to give lecture // Housing supports essential for refugees // Love your body // Helping with the cost of transit // Black History Month events // Warming huts heating up
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The PROFile - Hans Werner
Although Dr. Hans Werner never practiced as an engineer, he still wears the iron ring he received upon completing an engineering degree at University of Manitoba.
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Learn how you can prevent sexual assault
Upstander Education seminar aims to educate on assault prevention