Family and finance in the holiday season
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all my loyal readers. To everyone else, have a decent December or whatever. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa…
Braden Bristow
Basic income is a band-aid solution
Universal basic income (UBI) is the application of the radical, and somewhat devious, idea that citizens, for some reason, deserve to have their basic needs…
The best artists steal
My high school film teacher gave me a critical piece of advice when I asked how to compose a good scene: “The best artists steal.”…
’Toban staff try the new Starbucks holiday drinks
With Halloween being so last week and Starbucks officially having its holiday drinks out, we at the Manitoban tested them all so you don’t have…
Losing my Métis status to navigate Canada’s health insurance
I have been a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) since I was 13 years old. Recently, however, I have made the choice to…
Journalism, responsibility and influence
For over a century the Manitoban has been at the forefront of the fight for a slightly more informed world. This fight has raged since…
Fear, horror and gaming
In 1996 Capcom released Resident Evil for the original PlayStation, changing horror gaming and horror as a whole. Games such as Sweet Home (1989) for…
The human cost of conflict
I am not an outright pacifist — sometimes war is necessary and sometimes it is justified. As a Métis person I feel the Red River…
The Campus Coffee Crawl
Coffee: the potentially addictive treat that is the friend of students and labourers everywhere. While I wouldn’t consider myself a coffee expert, I do drink…
Making a day worthwhile
If you are anything like me, then you probably attach personal value to your efforts or performance at school or work. School comes with a…