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Wpg Free Press — LGBTTQ+ students picked on, feel unsafe: report

March 31, 2022 — 
'Student members of the LGBTTQ+ community are far more likely to be victims of targeted harassment and feel unsafe at school than their peers who are cisgender and heterosexual, Manitoba researchers have found — once again'

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CBC: Lost campus: Virtual tour exposes bizarre, forgotten history at University of Manitoba

March 29, 2022 — 
'You just get a sense of a different kind of lifestyle,' former archivist says

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‘Stories Are In Our Bones’ sees filmmaker Janine Windolph take her young sons fishing with their kokum, a residential school survivor who retains a deep knowledge and memory of the land. (Stories Are In Our Bones/National Film Board)

More than entertainment: Indigenous women are teaching through filmmaking

March 23, 2022 — 
In disrupting stereotypes, showcasing Indigenous excellence and teaching about histories and contemporary realities that matter, Indigenous filmmakers are leading the way toward a better future.

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Frances McGill | PHOTO: COURTESY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA

Reader’s Digest: 20 Canadian Heroes You Might Not Know About—But Should

March 23, 2022 — 
Dr. Francis McGill, a UM alum made the list of 20 Canadian heroes you might not know

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Martin Entz

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Quirks and Quarks: Feeding the Future

March 4, 2022 — 
Martin Entz weighs in

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CBC Manitoba: 2 U of M faculty among Manitoba artists nominated for 2022 Juno Awards

March 3, 2022 — 
Juno award nods for members of the UM community

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The Winnipeg sign at The Forks lit blue and yellow in support of Ukraine | Photo courtesy of Mayor Brian Bowman

Ukrainian ties run deep at UM

February 28, 2022 — 
Members of the University of Manitoba community are among the thousands of people showing support for Ukraine across the country and around the world.

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Faculty of Law

Wpg Free Press: Tributes pour in for ‘defence lawyer’s defence lawyer’

February 24, 2022 — 
Winnipeg criminal court legend Greg Brodsky dies at 81

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Fifteen-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva reacts after her routine in the women’s free skate program during the 2022 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Would adding a minimum age limit for the Olympic Games protect youth athletes from doping?

February 18, 2022 — 
The delayed news of Kamila Valieva positive test raised many questions, including whether it is time to add minimum age limits to Olympic participation

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MACLEAN’S: Murray and Niigaan Sinclair, the father-son duo working toward reconciliation—and opening Canada’s eyes

February 10, 2022 — 
Murray and Niigaan Sinclair have been named to Maclean's 2022 Power List of 50 Canadians

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