Fact sheet: crime and punishment in Canada
Police reported crime In 2010, police reported overall crime in Canada reached its lowest level since 1970s, according to Statistics Canada; since 1999, police-reported violent…
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Opposition remains strong against bill C-10
As the federal government’s bill C-10, aka the Safe Streets and Communities Act, is poised to make its way to the Senate, opposition of the…
local news briefs
Bill C-10 opponents occupy minister’s office Several protesters “occupied” Manitoba justice minister Andrew Swan’s constituency office last weekend in protest of Swan’s support the federal…
Expletive! Expletive!
Had Winnipeg MP Pat Martin been a teenager being scolded for obscene language by a strict parent, he may have reverted to some well-known evasive…
It took 100 years
Until last month in Montreal, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) had never officially invited students to participate in its membership meetings….
Steady in uncertain times
As the Euro zone fights to avoid disaster, people worldwide are on edge. Having slowly climbed our way out the depths of the recession of…
Manitobans protest federal crime bill
Winnipeggers gathered outside the Manitoba legislature on Nov. 8 to try and change the provincial government’s stance on Bill C-10. Bill C-10, dubbed the “omnibus…
An unrecognizable Canada
In the past few months, every time I open the newspaper I close it an hour later with a disturbing feeling in the pit of…
The importance of Remembrance Day
This year marks the end of Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan. After a decade of service, our armed forces return home, having shown Canada’s resilience…
Author and activist Marina Nemat speaks at U of M
A survivor of the infamous Evin prison in Iran, author and activist Marina Nemat shared her story at the Strangers in New Homelands conference held…