Economies Gone Wild
Let’s take a look at the economy in a few other parts of the world and their effect in North America. In the first week…
Canada
Google Goes Green
Google, together with New York investment firm Good Energies, is buying a 37.5 per cent stake in a US$5 billion project to build 563 kilometres…
New era, no hope
The Toronto Raptors head into the 2010-11 NBA season as a team with no identity. The unquestioned face of the franchise for the previous seven…
Missing U of M students case causes stir on campus
The case of three missing University of Manitoba students has caused a great deal of distress within the Winnipeg Muslim community, particularly for some students…
Canadian vice regal gets its groove back
This past Oct. 1 will be remembered in the Canadian history books as any swearing in of a governor general ought to be — the…
Bringing home the Stanley Cup
As the temperature outside steadily drops day by day and autumn leaves dangle from the trees, Canadians across the country have one thing on their…
Tories can’t seal deal on long-gun registry
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, MPs voted to scrap a controversial private members bill by a margin of 153 to 151. Bill C-391, put forward…
Kicking ass and taking names
The Canadian Armed Forces are back on top! General “Walt from Winnipeg” Natynczyk, chief of defense staff, was in town recently, speaking to the Canadian…
Long live the Queen!
Queen Elizabeth was in Winnipeg earlier this month for just over six hours, but no one can say they were not spent productively. She came,…
Of foul weather and fouler politicians
Manitobans love to complain about the weather. It’s either too hot, too muggy or too buggy; too wet, too windy or too dry; too cold,…