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KUNM Radio hires Megan Kamerick as news director July 27, 2021 KUNM Radio, at the University of New Mexico, has selected Megan Kamerick to be the station’s next News Director. Kamerick started her position on July 19, 2021, following an extensive national search to fill a critical role for KUNM’s public service across central and northern New Mexico. Kamerick began as a volunteer at KUNM in 2005 on Women’s Focus and joined the staff in 2015. She is familiar to KUNM listeners as a reporter, the local host for Morning Edition, and more recently as the local host for KUNM’s evening n...

Guelph, ON – A University of Guelph scientist using genetics to improve Ontario’s most valuable crop has received nearly $2 million in government and industry support. Prof. Istvan Rajcan, Department of Plant Agriculture, was recently awarded a Collaborative Research and…

Winnipeg candy company set to begin production of cannabis-infused gummies ALEX LUPUL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Cavalier Candies CEO James Fletcher is the brainchild behind Edibles and Infusions Corp., which is set to begin production of cannabis gummies this week. The Winnipeg cannabis confections plant — designed to be the largest in the country — is set to kick off production this week, two months after it was sold to another licensed cannabis producer. The Winnipeg cannabis confections plant — designed to be the largest in the country — is set to kick off production this week, two mon...

KUNM news team wins dozens of awards May 20, 2021 KUNM news staff took home dozens of awards this year for radio coverage ranging from podcasts to breaking news. The awards are especially notable after a year of immense challenges where reporters struggled to keep communities informed on COVID-19 and racist violence, while also staying safe and measuring their own pandemic challenges. This year of loss culminated in November with the death of Interim News Director Hannah Colton. Colton is among those awarded, taking home 8 awards this year between the Society for Professional Journalists ...

New Mexico State Supreme Court The issue of whether taxes on medical cannabis sales in New Mexico should have been deductible prior to this year is one step closer to being heard by the state’s supreme court.  The state Attorney General’s office filed a brief on Monday with the New Mexico Supreme Court on behalf of the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department that argued state lawmakers did not intend to allow gross receipts tax deductions on medical cannabis sales until this year.  The issue stems from a request by medical cannabis producer Sacred Garden to deduct gross receipts taxe...