What does it mean for Bill 48 to label detention as “care” when it allows 72-hour holds without a criminal charge? This bill is a core shift in Manitoba’s protective detention legislation. The government frames...

The ability to access news is within the reach of our fingertips, but despite accessibility being at an all-time high, people are choosing to ignore the reality of world issues as a way to...

It is officially election time! Announcement boards around campus have been filled with posters and campaigning has reached full swing for another UMSU general election.  Outside of offering a well-rounded academic education and access to...

The Winter Olympics sell the same fantasy every four years — that sport can float above the world, as if the world will politely pause its wars, repression and crises until the closing ceremony....

I think there are very few things in the world that bring people together the way that soccer does. Whether you are watching it from a crowded stadium or from your living room, the game...

  What happens when we turn our inner critic into a kinder voice? Research from the Soothing Ego-Threat with Self-Compassion (SETS) lab at the U of M is examining how self-compassion can help people cope with...

A handwritten letter makes you choose your words, and that choice is a kind of devotion. The moment is almost always the same — a pen, a quiet table and a blank page that feels...