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Canada's parliament building

Op-Ed: We are in danger of damaging a key institution in our economy and democracy

September 21, 2016 — 
Why should you and I care about the comings and goings of senior civil servants?

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U of M President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard, Susan Glass, Bill Kerr, Gail Asper, Michael Paterson and Chris Johnson.

$2M gift to U of M supports performing arts community

September 20, 2016 — 
Gail Asper Performing Arts Hall dedicated to outstanding patron of the arts

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A papyri from the sixth or seventh century CE detailing a loan of money // Photo: Mike Sampson, U of M

When all hell breaks loose in Classics

September 20, 2016 — 
This fall will see U of M host a trio of events centered on papyri—including the new poems by Sappho

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Duo inducted into RSC College

September 13, 2016 — 
Professors Ekram Hossain and Andrew Woolford have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

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Wpg Free Press: Playing nice won’t work in negotiating trade deals

September 8, 2016 — 
What do canola and students have in common? If you had answered "China," go to the head of the class.

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(L-R) Meg Shields (Carol's daughter) and Dr. Don Shields (Carol's spouse and former University of Manitoba Dean of Engineering), University of Manitoba President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard and Curt Vossen (Richardson Foundation) at the unveiling ceremony on Sept. 8, 2016.

Paying tribute to the legacy of a literary lion

September 8, 2016 — 
Commemorative bust created to honour Carol Shields

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Faculty of Arts

Arts to launch research newsletter

September 1, 2016 — 
The faculty of arts will launch a new research newsletter later in September.

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House of commons

Op-ed: Why Philpott’s spending matters

August 26, 2016 — 
We should not underestimate the extent to which it affects our perceptions of Canadian democracy

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A hand tinted postcard from about 1910 shows a man between two women // Wikimedia

Vice: Why people are fighting to get polyamory recognized as a sexual orientation

August 17, 2016 — 
Polygamists argue that how we think about sexual orientation should consider "relationship orientation”

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community mailboxes

Op-ed: A clash of visions for public postal service

August 10, 2016 — 
'This is a rare case of a public sector union not only trying to defend its past gains but also to change the nature of the work its members do.'

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