News
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Transit fare increase
Winnipeg’s city council recently approved a 25-cent transit fare increase to help pay for rapid transit. What do you think of this?
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Manitoba municipalities seek women candidates
More must be done to educate and spark political interest and participation among Canada’s visible minorities, a new report out of Ryerson University recommends.
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Questioning Canadian sovereignty
Canadian public opinion in recent decades has come to question the nation’s status as a constitutional monarchy with an unelected, hereditary head of state.
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Local News Briefs
Water for reserves coming; Ailing sewage plant returns to normal; Police roll out yet another crime plan; Winnipeg to transit users: pay up for rapid transit
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Beware of debt reduction schemes, agency warns
Some debt reduction businesses may be promising more than they can deliver, according to the Manitoba Consumer Protection Office.
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Learning to learn
Closing permanently this spring, the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) has released its final report, outlining recommendations for better Canadian education.
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International News Briefs
U.S. group offered asylum to Gadhafi; Brazil’s emerging power causing conflict with neighbours; Man charged with assassination attempt on Obama; New York could be submerged in next decade; Fears of civil war rise in Syria as conflict continues
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The new Canada
The federal Conservative government has introduced a series of initiatives dedicated to constructing a Canadian national identity based on the British monarchy and war according to Queen’s University professor Ian McKay.
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Campus News Briefs
Compensation mulled for Brandon U students; Krykewich named coach of the year; North West CEO awarded Duff Roblin Award; UW to play host for elite wrestling camp
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Ukrainian Labour Temple receives historic designation
A site famously raided by police during the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike will soon be one of the only city buildings to have received official historic designation from all three levels of government.
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‘Hipsters don’t pretend they are changing the world with their moustaches’
“Being a philosopher is a lot like being in the NHL,” quips Joseph Heath, public intellectual and philosophy professor at the University of Toronto. “You just can’t believe you’re getting paid so much for such a fantastic job.”
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Local News Briefs
Judge apologizes for insensitive comments in sexual assault case; The end of legions?; Less traffic enforcement leads to fewer deaths; Man pleads guilty to the death of aboriginal artist; Provincial laws have no grounds: First Nations chief
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Is the Conservative Party of Canada changing the country’s national character?
Is the Conservative Party of Canada changing the country’s national character? In what ways?
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Manitoba Combines get the Ultimate win
The West wanted in. They got in. And they kicked some ass.
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The end of federal eco-funding
Many Manitoba environmental organizations are being driven to a dismal state because of half a million dollars in funding cuts to the Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN), a federal organization.
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Stephane Dion talks party re-building, the coalition crisis and why young people should vote Liberal
On Nov. 8, The Uniter interviewed former Liberal leader and key contributor in the 2008 coalition crisis, Stephane Dion, after he spoke about democratic reform at the University of Winnipeg’s Convocation Hall.
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Where will transportation take us?
The City of Winnipeg’s proposed Transportation Master Plan lays out progressive goals, but not everyone is sure it can deliver the efficient and sustainable transportation system it says Winnipeg needs.
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International News Briefs
Greece announces new interim leader; IEA report on climate change points to bleak future; New Iraq insurgency feared; Death toll rises in Syria
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U of W business dean transfers to Asper School of Business
The University of Winnipeg has lost the founding dean of its business program.
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International News Briefs
Liberals refuse to vote on unilingual auditor-general; Greek PM calls off referendum, gains opposition support; Tibetan nun sets herself aflame; Palestine wins, everyone else loses; Political unrest in Zimbabwe