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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

CBC News: Is the story of the Toronto Blue Jays one of drama and a stellar post-season? Or perhaps, a more nuanced tale with a whole lot of history

October 24, 2025 — 
All eyes will be on game 1 in the World Series between the Blue Jays the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight. However, before that pitch is thrown what do we need to know about how the Jays go to this point? They are being called "Canada's team" but are they really "Canada's team"? Chloe will hear from Dr. Russell Field, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management, University of Manitoba about that.

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The University of Manitoba administration building.

CBC News: University of Manitoba Fall Open House for Future Students

October 24, 2025 — 
Director of Student Recruitment Lisa Kachulak-Babey, speaks with host Cory Funk about what Manitoba high school students and their parents can expect at the University of Manitoba Fall Open House

yellow crime scene tape.

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Free Press: Clinging to hope

October 24, 2025 — 
Twenty-five years after Beverley Rowbotham was slain, her family believes a mysterious letter could shed light on the case that gripped Manitoba

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Dr. Michelle Driedger

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC News: Nearly 90% of Manitoba’s reported measles cases involved unvaccinated patients: public health

October 24, 2025 — 
Dr. Michelle Driedger, Professor in the department of community health sciences at the University of Manitoba, said there are a number of reasons that people may not get immunized

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Brandon Trask is an associate professor in the University of Manitoba’s faculty of law. (Warren Kay/CBC)

Faculty of Law

Global News: Legal experts react to bail reform bill

October 23, 2025 — 
Brandon Trask, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Manitoba provides perspective on the changes.

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rady faculty logo with blue snowfall background

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Steinbach Online: Steinbach joins call for Brandon University medical campus to address doctor shortage

October 23, 2025 — 
Mayor Earl Funk added that Brandon University is ready to partner with the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba to create a “rural stream” for medical training, provided the province invests in the program. 

Niigaan Sinclar's headshot.

Indigenous

CBC News: Indigenous artifacts held in Vatican Museums heading back to Canada

October 22, 2025 — 
Dr. Niigaan Sinclair, Professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba, spoke about the slow return of a birch bark scroll from the Vatican amid news that Indigenous artifacts held in the Vatican Museums are finally heading back to Canada.

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Golden mature wheat plants in a field.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Grainews: Researchers chase resistance to bacterial leaf streak in Prairie cereals

October 21, 2025 — 
“Bacterial leaf streak has been detected in Canada since the 1920s but we are seeing the re-emergence of it. And it’s worsening rapidly,” said Dr. Shaheen Bibi, a plant pathologist and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Manitoba in Dr. Dilantha Fernando’s lab

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Man wearing a blue collared shirt with salt and pepper hair and short beard.

Faculty of Science

CTV News: ‘Terrified me’: Winnipeg musician claims her voice was used by AI

October 20, 2025 — 
David Gerhard, computer science professor at the University of Manitoba, said while he cannot comment on this specific case, this is the risk that exists “now that we have these machines that can do this kind of work

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Soil below the waker's feet

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Winnipeg Free Press: Worrying signs of contaminants at torched scrapyard

October 20, 2025 — 
Dr. Francis Zvomuya, a professor of soil science at the University of Manitoba, said the contaminants found on the site are common in such places, but he worries about the future of the site in the event remediation work isn’t done properly.

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