News

PhD legal battle comes to a close

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Leif Larsen
A case that saw the University of Manitoba embroiled in a highly publicized legal battle with one of its professors for close to a year came to a conclusion in late August. On Aug....
News

NDP candidate touts record of improvement

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Leif Larsen
When asked about the challenges facing post-secondary students in Manitoba, Kerri Irvin-Ross, the MLA for Fort Richmond, smiles then says she would rather talk about the opportunities her and her fellow NDP MLAs are...
News

Five-door sports car

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Leif Larsen
The five-door hatchback market in Canada has exploded post fuel crisis. More and more consumers are trading in their thirsty SUVs for wallet-conscious transportation. Perhaps the best looking of these new entries to the...
Sports

Reducing drag

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Leif Larsen
You wouldn’t think that multi-million dollar cars going at 320 km/h would be boring, but you’d be wrong. For years Formula One (F1) was one of the dullest things you could watch, with each...
Arts & Culture

Triumph over the ordinary

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Leif Larsen
Fans of the recently ended Showcase show Kenny vs. Spenny, which pitted two friends against each other in merciless competitions, can celebrate the television return of Kenny Hotz with his new show, Triumph of...
News

August local briefs

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Leif Larsen
Proactive anti-gang strategy announced On Aug. 3 federal Public Safety Minister, Vic Towes, announced $928,000 in federal funds, which will go toward helping keep at-risk youth in Winnipeg from joining gangs. According to the press release,...
Features

fixie mantra

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Leif Larsen
My first bike was a sweet blue BMX with yellow wheels, and it was the epitome of simplicity: two wheels, one speed and coaster brakes. That’s it. Things went downhill from there. My bike-complexity quotient...
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