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No one was injured during an incident at the University of Manitoba Tuesday morning, but some students and staff have been critical of the way they were notified about the potentially dangerous situation.

Winnipeg police searched the Allen Building, on the U of M campus, after reports of a man wielding a knife. Despite the presence of numerous officers as well as K9 and tactical units, the man wasn’t found — but police gave the all-clear later in the day, saying the building, and the rest of the campus, was safe.

Second-year student Angeline Redecopp told 680 CJOB’s The Start she went to school like any other day, but when she saw cop cars and police tape, she knew it wasn’t going to be a routine day of classes.

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“I’m still a bit shaken — it was a hard night to sleep on after all of that,” Redecopp said, “and I’m not too excited to go back for my five hours today.”

Although Redecopp said …

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