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Growing health gap a concern for poor Manitobans

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Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
Seamus Hamilton-Pattison, volunteer staff Given the rate modern medicine progresses, it should come as no surprise that overall, health in our province has been improving. Since approximately 1985, for example, the number of tuberculosis hospitalizations...
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“Nerd” is not an insult

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Connor Duff
Connor Duff Nerd. In high school, who didn’t dread being called that? Well, on the contrary, “nerd” isn’t some degrading insult that everyone will find offensive. If you call a good amount of high...
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Polar bears don’t belong in captivity

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Chris Hearn
Chris Hearn, volunteer staff Why do we humans love to play the role of God or Mother Nature? What gives us the right to decide the fate and future of every other living thing on...
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A short guide to using language thoughtfully

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Leah Borchert
I have a lot of friends who regularly use terms like “that’s so gay” or “that’s retarded.” These friends are generally intelligent, compassionate people, who do not at all think of themselves as homophobic,...
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How to be a good ally to survivors of sexual assault

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jodie layne
Jodie Layne, volunteer staff There are only a small number things in this world that no one wants to hear, but few are as hard to stomach as someone you know disclosing their sexual assault...
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Sexual assault: full disclosure

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Katy MacKinnon
We speak about mental health, the need to stop the stigma and bring issues out into the open. We speak of poverty, homelessness, and helping those less fortunate. We encourage physical activity and eating...
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‘People are talking’

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Tom Ingram
Tom Ingram, staff A recent article ran on the New York Times website with the headline “Possible Meteor Over California Has Social Media Abuzz.” CTV’s website ran a summary of Twitter reactions to Rob Ford’s...

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