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Bodies, the exhibition
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We don’t get a chance to see something like this exhibit every day in Winnipeg. Our city is comparatively small, as are our venues. The temporary conversion of an abandoned building downtown by True...
A tale of two Torontos
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Imagine the entire city of Toronto engulfed in noise. A mob of people running through the streets. Car horns blaring in the distance. Police on every corner. People standing on cars, chanting. It was...
Tories can’t seal deal on long-gun registry
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On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, MPs voted to scrap a controversial private members bill by a margin of 153 to 151. Bill C-391, put forward by Conservative Manitoba MP Candice Hoepnner (Portage-Lisgar), proposed to...
The Plan
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At this time last year, my life was in shambles. I had just dropped out of law school after two weeks of classes, I was working at a Ticketmaster call centre and was overwhelmed...
A refusal to face reality
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As the world recovers from the global financial crises, governments are beginning to realize that there is a deeper flaw in our systems of social services. As the average age of the population in...
Sparkly rock shines light on social responsibility
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There is a diamond ring for sale. It’s blue — vivid blue, to be precise — and it is expected to sell for about US$15 million at an auction in New York this October....
Kicking ass and taking names
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The Canadian Armed Forces are back on top! General “Walt from Winnipeg” Natynczyk, chief of defense staff, was in town recently, speaking to the Canadian Club of Winnipeg on the evolution of Canada’s military...
