$1.25-million project tackles clubroot resistance in canola
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Researchers and agriculture company battle the crop-damaging disease and train new scientists
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Category: Eye on Manitoba
Ditching pesticide ban good for environment
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Manitoba must follow the science and re-introduce the bill to lift the ban on cosmetic pesticides
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New canola-killing clubroot strains found in Western Canada
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Their emergence of nine new strains points to the importance of broader strategies to protect crops in Western Canada
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Manitoba poised to become a lithium-exporting powerhouse
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Manitoba can quarterback an economic resurgence in Western Canada, focused on helping make the world greener through electric vehicles
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A lost economic opportunity in northern B.C.
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Windy Craggy is a perfect example of how misguided environmental activism is fuelling northern alienation
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Despite the alarmism, Covid-19 is not the Black Death
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Instead of focusing on a problem concentrated in our long-term care facilities, politicians have closed vast swaths of our economy
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The government is not our mom
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The ruinously expensive spring lockdown just delayed the inevitable, yet leaders are ‘locked’ into a lockdown model that does more harm than good
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Why Canada needs to develop its zinc deposits
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Zinc is a critical ingredient in a variety of products, including soap. In the midst of a pandemic, we need to ensure supply
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Canadian Museum for Human Rights must rediscover its mission
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In order to promote respect for others, and to encourage reflection and dialogue, the museum needs to clean up its own house
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Louis Riel’s trial continues 135 years later
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Riel’s transformation from rebel traitor to cultural icon hasn’t come without backlash, says U of A professor
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Half measures won’t solve the problem with police
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It’s time to reduce funding to police and reallocate those dollars to more proactive ways to reduce crime
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We can’t obliterate history, no matter how hard we try
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If historical figures with 2020 attitudes could be found, renaming familiar streets and place names wouldn’t be so daunting
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