Editorial
Gruyère? Here, there, anywhere
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Whoever first said, “you can’t make everyone happy, you’re not cheese,” got it wrong. Not even cheese can make everyone happy.
Earlier this month, a U.S. appeals court upheld a court ruling from a year...
The importance of planting flowers
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By now, I think many Manitobans are likely quite weary of winter.
I know I am.
So take heart, for today on the first of March, spring — that elusive shrinking violet — has finally arrived....
Finding beauty and inspiration in every experience
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I was raised on a quiet estate in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja.
On Sunday evenings, my mum, little brother and I would drive to Jabi Lake Park — 10 minutes away from our home —...
Companies blame us to avoid accountability
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Living in the days of rapidly worsening climate change, many people may be familiar with the idea of having a carbon footprint.
The term, which describes the amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by individuals...
Military booths at U of M conflict with university values
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Students walking through University Centre two weeks ago would have seen a number of U of M career fair stands advertising jobs in various public and private sector industries.
Nestled among the run-of-the-mill, boring employers...
The good in the ominous
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As one of the two news editors at the Manitoban, there are strict journalistic practices that I must follow when writing any news article. I must write in a specific format, and present an...
Vanity pickup trucks are a blight on Manitoba society
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I’m sure there was once a time, long ago, when there was a reason to have a pickup truck.
Living in the prairies myself, I’m sure that many Manitobans used them for work, or for hauling...







