New pet owner bylaw misguided
On July 17, Winnipeg City Council voted 12-4 on an amended Responsible Pet Owner Bylaw which, among other things, forces cat owners to license their…
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Canadian justice system failing Aboriginal people
Katerina Tefft, staff The relationship between Aboriginal people and the Canadian criminal justice system is broken, and evidence is mounting that a radical change is…
Killers on display
My first encounter with captured orcas took place at the age of 10 at SeaWorld Orlando. My family filed in with the rest of the…
Letting history decide
William F. Buckley Jr. once said, “A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling ‘Stop!’” Allow me to elaborate. In 1850, a…
Local businesses, not big-box stores, stimulate local economies
IKEA (that Swedish mega-store that sells cheap furniture that you struggle to assemble) opened a store in Winnipeg off of Kenaston this past year. It…
Hostility toward feminism blocks positive change
One would think that with all the positive change brought about through feminism it would not get such a bad reputation, unfortunately that is not…
Point/Counterpoint
UMSU’s recent decision to ban Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) from campus represents a failing on the part of the council to differentiate between racism…
Point/Counterpoint
Much has been said and written about UMSU’s historic decision to strip Students Against Israel Apartheid (SAIA) of its student group status and ban it…
City risking it all on Hydro Corridor
Author: Steve Snyder In recent months I am sure I have heard every reason why the rapid transit corridor should (or shouldn’t) go along the…
What makes Evil Dead so scary
The thrill of a good scary movie is one I can rarely deny. So when my friends asked me to go see Evil Dead I…