Concentration of print media in Canada
W hat do you get when a country of over 30 million people get their news from a handful of corporate news providers? The short…
Sheldon Birnie
Won’t somebody think of the children?
People are up in arms about a little known hallucinogenic herb called salvia divinorum. Local MP Shelly Glover recently made the announcement that the federal…
Leave the lettuce alone!
“Please tell the man I didn’t kill anyone, I’m just tryin’ to have me some fun.” — John Prine As you read this, our federal…
What’s my excuse?
We were born here, what’s your excuse? having moved to Winnipeg almost five years ago from my hometown of Dawson Creek, B.C., this is a…
Give it a shot
Feb. 14 marks the beginning of Fair Trade Manitoba’s One-Month Challenge. Manitobans are challenged to buy only fair trade certified coffee, tea and chocolate —…
It’s a long way to the top
Life at the top is something that is difficult to fathom from the bottom. While average Canadians are still struggling with the effects of the…
Supply and motherfucking demand in northern British Columbia
What would you say if a company with an arguably poor environmental track record asked to put a pipeline to pump some of the most…
Sugartime flashback joys courtesy of a well tuned stylus
There’s a shit-ton of reasons for students to be stressed out on a daily basis. How the fuck am I going to pay off my…
What would Fred Eaglesmith do?
My pal Francis came over to my place the other night, distraught and looking haggard. He told me he’d been feeling low and mean of…
If you’ve got the money, honey
“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald Nothing in life is certain, let…