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Smoke from the out-of-control wildfire near Ingolf, Ont., is seen from Caddy Lake in southeastern Manitoba on May 14. A Winnipeg store that sells fire, safety and first aid products says it's seen more demand for respirators and other fire safety gear since the wildfire season began in earnest earlier this month. (Caroline Barghout/CBC)

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Demand for respirators, sprinklers on the rise in Manitoba as wildfires worsen air quality

May 28, 2025 — 
'It's a very scary situation for our residents in Manitoba,' says ABC Fire and Safety Equipment sales rep

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: historic Provincial Law Courts - pediment : blind justice and cornucopias in the tympanum - photo by M.Torres

Faculty of Law

CBC Manitoba: Former Manitoba justice minister’s decision to order Nygard review was abuse of process

May 28, 2025 — 
Despite ruling, charges of sexual assault and unlawful confinement will not be stayed

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

Faculty of Law

CBC News: Crown questions detective who led 1st investigation that ended with no charges against ex-world junior players

May 28, 2025 — 
Stephen Newton, now retired, interviewed players on trial in late 2018

King Charles meets with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Monday evening. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Manitobans, Indigenous leaders watching closely as King Charles set to deliver throne speech

May 27, 2025 — 
Leaders hope royal visit can be step forward in relations between Crown, Indigenous people

Ice core sample pulled from Müller ice cap.

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

CTV News: Deepest ice core ever found in Canada collected by researchers

May 27, 2025 — 
Deepest ice core ever found in Canada collected by researchers

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Hallie Eggie, assistant coach for the Manitoba Bisons football team Photo credit: Cameron Bartlett/BlueBombers.com

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

CFL.CA: Hallie Eggie soaking up every moment with WIF Program in Winnipeg

May 27, 2025 — 
Hallie Eggie soaking up every moment with WIF Program in Winnipeg

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Dr. Philip Ferguson

Price Faculty of Engineering

The Canadian Press: Cost of Canada joining Trump’s Golden Dome missile defence project still unknown

May 23, 2025 — 
Cost of Canada joining Trump's Golden Dome missile defence project still unknown

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Dr. Christopher Adams, rector of St. Paul's College. Photo taken December 15, 2021 (University of Manitoba)

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Premier Wab Kinew and Leader of the Official Opposition, Obby Khan, taking verbal shots at each other

May 23, 2025 — 
Premier Wab Kinew and Leader of the Official Opposition, Obby Khan, taking verbal shots at each other

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Photo of Steve Young NFL footballer, wearing a bright blue button down shirt

Asper School of Business

CBC Manitoba: ‘Be vulnerable’ and own up to mistakes, NFL star quarterback Steve Young tells U of Manitoba students

May 22, 2025 — 
Hall of Famer spoke at U of M's International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award student presentation Wednesday

plastic health cards on a table

CBC Manitoba: Potential issues with new plastic health cards

May 20, 2025 — 
A CBC Manitoba looks at potential issues with new proposed plastic health cards, including no expiry dates and how that could be problematic. Katie Szilagyi, an assistant law professor at the University of Manitoba, weighs in on whether the concerns are valid.

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