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Winnipeg Free Press: Manitoba civil servant awarded top honour

January 25, 2017 — 
Longtime Manitoba civil servant Jim Eldridge, an alumnus, was honoured with the top national prize for public administration at a ceremony in Ottawa Monday

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CBC: Manitoba Opposition looking to take the ‘New’ out of ‘New Democratic Party’

January 24, 2017 — 
Name change unlikely to sway voters, could alienate some longtime NDP supporters, prof Royce Koop says

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Design model for a Nuremberg synagogue // Image: Mennonite Church Canada

Synagogues in Germany: A Virtual Reconstruction

January 24, 2017 — 
A new exhibit that reclaims some of Germany's lost Jewish heritage has its Canadian premiere in Winnipeg on Jan. 28.

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Wpg Free Press: Rising from the ashes

January 23, 2017 — 
German synagogue exhibit reconstructs aspects of Jewish history destroyed by Nazis

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Op-ed: Clarifying the impacts of the Mincome experiment

January 23, 2017 — 
Economist slays myths and explains what really happened in Dauphin, Manitoba, in the '70s

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“Colonization Road” and 2017

January 9, 2017 — 
There are lots of ways to explore the past, and one of them is through film.

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The Star: Manitoba finance minister set on public-sector wage curb despite union concerns

January 6, 2017 — 
Labour studies prof says Supreme Court rulings have shown that governments can sometimes change collective agreements

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Why we fail at New Year resolutions

January 6, 2017 — 
A psychologist offers his take on the matter, and three tips

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Covers of previous issues of FAQ

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The New FAQ

January 5, 2017 — 
Teaching feminism to undergraduate students is inherently rewarding. Because it is grounded in everyday life, students are able to make connections between theoretical concepts and their own experiences. They find in feminism the language and framework to help them make sense of their lives.

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Nat’l Post: How the story of Canada before television is the story of radio

January 4, 2017 — 
History's Len Kuffert has a new book out: Canada Before Television: Radio, Taste, and the Struggle for Cultural Democracy

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