In the spirit of Halloween
The history of Halloween has been linked to ancient Celtic origins, when people would ward off ghosts with costumes and bonfires. Once designated as a…
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Death on the syllabus
Most students at the University of Manitoba wouldn’t consider death to be part of their curriculum. But for medical students, death is just that. In…
A guide to modern-day embalming
Death can be a very ugly thing. With dying comes decomposition, germs, and general grossness. So if you’ve ever seen a serene-looking dead person (or…
Three minutes until midnight
The Doomsday Clock provides a symbolic measurement of how close humanity is to its own annihilation. Established in 1947 by the Science and Security Board…
The end goal of medicine
Oct. 28, 2205 This morning, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a landmark in the field of medicine: humanity has beaten death. Humans have fought…
The end is nigh
The world is burning. Over the summer, for days, the sun was veiled in smoke, a gibbous and hideous orange. At midday you could look directly at it. An old neighbour commented that he had not seen such a thing since the eruption of Mount St. Helens. That was the first time the sun was dimmed, when it was fires in Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories.
Liberals sweep Winnipeg in their return to majority government
A new group of MPs are headed to Ottawa to form Parliament after Justin Trudeau’s Liberals won a majority government on Oct. 19.
Saving the CBC
The CBC has been hobbled.
Decades of funding cuts under both the Liberal and Conservative governments and political interference through board appointments by Stephen Harper have severely hampered the national broadcaster’s ability to meet its mandate: to “provide radio and television services incorporating a wide range of programming that informs, enlightens and entertains,” according to the 1991 Broadcasting Act.
Re: Give us a break
A week ago, I wrote a sports piece entitled “Build it and they will come ,” which discussed what Bison Sports has been doing to try and encourage fans to come out to sporting events. In this piece, I stated it’s also up to students to do their part and show up to the games.
Winnipeg South candidates respond to federal election questions
In the lead up to the 2015 federal elections, the Manitoban requested interviews with each of the candidates for MP in the Winnipeg South riding,…