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Chris Pascoe, an associate professor at the University of Manitoba who specializes in chronic respiratory diseases, says exposure to wildfire smoke at an early age can lead to frequent lung infections and an increased risk of developing respiratory diseases like asthma. (Karen Pauls/CBC)

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Winnipeg air quality among worst on planet due to wildfires, prompting warnings

August 11, 2025 — 
'Once you get to 10-plus [air quality rating], numbers kind of lose meaning,' says respiratory researcher

Wenlong Yuan

Asper School of Business

The Free Press: Bell MTS Smart Home service offloaded in alarm deal

August 11, 2025 — 
BELL MTS’s parent company is selling its home security and monitored alarm branches to an Ontario firm.

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Debra Jonasson-Young, director of the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Asper School of Business

CTV Winnipeg: How to start a side hustle

August 11, 2025 — 
How to start a side hustle

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A group in safety vests and hard hats looking at a dam

Price Faculty of Engineering

The Narwhal: Prairie provinces are supposed to share water. What happens during a drought?

August 8, 2025 — 
Manitoba is the last in line for water sharing from Prairies rivers stemming from the Rockies. It’s also the province most dependent on that water for electricity generation

woman with red sweater and smiling

Faculty of Education

Thompson Online: Many students experience ‘summer slide’ during summer break according to professor at Univeristy of Manitoba

August 8, 2025 — 
Many students experience 'summer slide' during summer break according to professor at Univeristy of Manitoba

A grey wolf

Faculty of Science

CBC Manitoba: How Netflix’s Marriage Story is keeping wolves at bay south of the border

August 8, 2025 — 
How Netflix's Marriage Story is keeping wolves at bay south of the border

Meghan Azad, 2024 Gairdner Momentum Award Laureate

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Destigmatizing public breastfeeding for World Breastfeeding Week

August 8, 2025 — 
Destigmatizing public breastfeeding for World Breastfeeding Week

Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, was identified as Ashlee Christine Shingoose by Winnipeg police in March. (Mike Deal / Free Press files)

Faculty of Law

The Free Press: ‘Appropriate, necessary:’ court to hold special hearing for family of serial killer’s victim

August 8, 2025 — 
‘Appropriate, necessary:’ court to hold special hearing for family of serial killer’s victim

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

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

CTV Winnipeg: ‘There was debris spinning’: Eyewitness shares close encounter with funnel cloud in Manitoba

August 8, 2025 — 
‘There was debris spinning’: Eyewitness shares close encounter with funnel cloud in Manitoba

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

Faculty of Law

CBC Manitoba: Workload deluge causing spike in prosecutions being tackled by defence lawyers: Manitoba Crown attorney union

August 7, 2025 — 
Manitoba's justice minister says the rise due to more awareness of possible conflicts of interest

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