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ACU’s small ideas add up to big wins for environment

Economy & Business, Education, Environment, Science & TechnologyBy Noah ErenbergApril 22, 2013

It may be Earth Day today, but some businesses, like Assiniboine Credit Union, are responsible to the environment all year round. It’s why they’ve been chosen as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers.

Examining medical errors and their victims

Education, Health & Safety, Science & TechnologyBy Rhonda NixonApril 16, 2013

Medical errors kill 24,000 Canadians each year, adversely affect hundreds of thousands, and cost close to two billion dollars. A new book focuses on victims of medical errors and their families.

Boomer curse: first eyeglasses, then hearing aids

Education, Health & Safety, Our City, Science & TechnologyBy Trevor SmithMarch 29, 2013

I had one of those defining watershed life changing moments last year. I came to the realization that I had become hard of hearing. Fortunately for me, hearing aid technology has come a long way.

Cindy’s story

Health & Safety, Philanthropy, Science & Technology, Stories of GivingBy Lorraine PelleyMarch 15, 2013

A young mother finds out she has cancer and is given less than a year to live. With a wonderful husband and two young children at home, she is now in a fight for her life.

The perils of Daylight Savings Time

Culture, Health & Safety, Politics, Science & TechnologyBy Roger CurrieMarch 14, 2013

We are constantly lectured about the importance of the ‘global economy’, and reminded that we must live our lives 24/7. If that’s true, what does it matter which clock we follow?

Future energy sales not a sure thing

Economy & Business, Environment, Outside Winnipeg, Politics, Science & TechnologyBy Roger CurrieMarch 5, 2013

A new report suggests America’s best hope for energy self-sufficiency has more to do with conservation than with purchasing energy from Canada’s western provinces.

Grass Routes 2013 Sustainability Festival seeks Good Life

Economy & Business, Education, Environment, Health & Safety, Science & TechnologyBy Noah ErenbergMarch 4, 2013

The University of Winnipeg is holding its annual sustainability festival this week and it looks like this year’s events will be more interactive and engaging than ever before.

The super rich and their big ideas

Economy & Business, History, Outside Winnipeg, Science & Technology, Stories of GivingBy Roger CurrieMarch 3, 2013

What do the super rich do with their money? We’ve been given some interesting examples in recent days, from the plan to build and sail a Titanic replica to the effort to eliminate polio from the world.

Encounter with health care system gets thumbs up

Health & Safety, Science & TechnologyBy Roger CurrieFebruary 21, 2013

Earlier this month I had surgery to replace my left knee. All provinces do knee and hip replacements by the thousands each year, and we the patient pay almost nothing.

Valentine’s Day advice about online dating

Culture, Health & Safety, Science & TechnologyBy Roger CurrieFebruary 13, 2013

The digital world is filled with all sorts of danger, especially when it comes to hooking up with others. That said, if you exercise caution and common sense, it is the best possible way to find a partner.

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