Lack of aid available for young drug abusers and their families disgraceful
For most people, having a family member arrested is probably one of the most upsetting things that could happen to you. But if that family…
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Never quit, boys, never quit
The other evening, my buddy Woodtick and I were drinking a beer behind the Park Theatre, waiting to see the Fred Eaglesmith Travelling Show. The…
I will survive
You there, what are you doing? Haven’t you heard that newspapers are dead? Why are you sitting here with a piece of dead tree in…
Long live the Queen!
Queen Elizabeth was in Winnipeg earlier this month for just over six hours, but no one can say they were not spent productively. She came,…
What ya gonna do when the police want to talk to you?
Last month’s G20 conference in Toronto saw, according to a report on CBC.ca, “more than 900 people arrested during the [protest].” Additionally, an untold number…
Of foul weather and fouler politicians
Manitobans love to complain about the weather. It’s either too hot, too muggy or too buggy; too wet, too windy or too dry; too cold,…
Letters to the Editor – June 23, 2010
Dear Samantha Lockhart, I am an international PhD student at the University of Manitoba. Recently I have had a chance to go through your article entitled…
The proper route to becoming a journalist
Some people say that in order to become a good journalist you need to go to journalism school. That journalism is an old-boys network where…
Wild Winnipeg
The snow is off the ground in Winnipeg and that can only mean one thing, mosquitos are terrorizing people everywhere — especially in my back…
The evil tree bears shooting fruit
On May 25 and 26, Winnipeggers were jolted by one story after another of gun violence on our streets. Three young people shot, one fatally,…