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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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23andMe test kit box.

Faculty of Law

CTV Winnipeg: Is your data safe in wake of 23andMe bankruptcy?

March 25, 2025 — 
Is your data safe in wake of 23andMe bankruptcy?

University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra performance of Reflections

Desautels Faculty of Music

Classic 107: U of M Symphony Orchestra offers ‘Reflections’ on tragedy and healing

March 25, 2025 — 
U of M Symphony Orchestra offers 'Reflections' on tragedy and healing

The Sanatorium Traveling Clinic van made the rounds to treat tuberculosis patients in the mid- 20th century. // PHOTO FROM UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ARCHIVES

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CTV Morning Live Winnipeg: World Tuberculosis Day

March 24, 2025 — 
Dr. Rachel Dwilow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician from the University of Manitoba speaks to the rates of tuberculosis in Manitoba.

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Scrabble tiles spelling out tariffs and USA. Photo credit: Markus Winkler

Faculty of Arts

The Canadian Press: Manitoba tables ‘Trump-proof’ budget with more capital spending, $794-million deficit

March 24, 2025 — 
The Manitoba government is hiking capital spending and introducing new tax rules in a deficit budget aimed at safeguarding the province from tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump.

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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

Media coverage with UM experts as the Federal election begins

March 24, 2025 — 
Media coverage with UM experts as the Federal election begins

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Dr. Franck Ghomsi

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

Radio-Canada Manitoba: Augmentation de la mer « inévitable » : 2 M d’Africains seront déplacés du golfe de Guinée

March 21, 2025 — 
D’ici 2050, plus de 2 millions de résidents avoisinant le golfe de Guinée seront déplacés en raison d’augmentations des niveaux de la mer

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Canada Flag with the Rockies in the background. Photo credit: Daniel Joseph Petty

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Free Press: A Maple Leaf moment

March 21, 2025 — 
Canadians from coast to coast are finding and displaying patriotic pride — some for the first time — in response to the bullying coming from our suddenly bellicose neighbour to the south

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Gordon Giesbrecht presents with a microphone in hand

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

CBC Manitoba: Frozen lakes, rivers and ice roads may not be safe as ice melts, MPI warns

March 20, 2025 — 
22 people in vehicles reported falling through ice last year, 4 so far in 2025, public insurer says

Manitoba legislature.

Faculty of Arts

The Canadian Press: Manitoba to spend on job creation amid U.S. trade battle: finance minister

March 20, 2025 — 
Manitoba to spend on job creation amid U.S. trade battle: finance minister

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