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By Steven Sukkau, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Sun Students in the University College of the North’s Law Enforcement Certificate program met Premier Wab Kinew and toured policing, corrections and public service facilities during an annual career exploration trip to southern Manitoba. The trip gave students an opportunity to learn about careers in law enforcement through visits to police agencies and correctional centres in Winnipeg and Brandon, the Manitoba First Nations Police Service training facility in Portage la Prairie, the Manitoba Legislature and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Students attended question period at the legislature, where they also met Kinew. UCN said the annual trip is intended to connect classroom learning with real-world environments while allowing students to build professional networks and explore career opportunities in policing, corrections and… <\/p>\n

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By Steven Sukkau, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Sun Students in the University College of the North’s Law Enforcement Certificate program met Premier Wab Kinew and toured policing, corrections and public service facilities during an annual career exploration trip to southern Manitoba. The trip gave students an opportunity to learn about careers in law enforcement through visits to police agencies and correctional centres in Winnipeg and Brandon, the Manitoba First Nations Police Service training facility in Portage la Prairie, the Manitoba Legislature and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Students attended question period at the legislature, where they also met Kinew. UCN said the annual trip is intended to connect classroom learning with real-world environments while allowing students to build professional networks and explore career opportunities in policing, corrections and... <\/p>\n

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