Local food matters in Iron-Chef-style cooking competition
Local food was on display last Friday at Manitoba’s fourth annual Localvore Iron Chef Cook-Off. In what is quickly becoming a staple on the food…
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Going Deep with Jodie Layne
Having a sexually transmitted infection (STI) doesn’t mean your sex life is over – true story. I know all of the scary literature and after-school…
Mardi Gras to heat up Winnipeg
The RBC Convention Centre is heating up this Valentine’s Day weekend with its eighth Mardi Gras celebration on Feb. 14 and 15. Get ready to…
Food Strategy pushes for change in U of M campus food system
Last week the Campus Food Strategy Group (CFSG) held an information session to educate students about sustainability initiatives being undertaken concerning the food system at…
Going Deep with Jodie Layne
Our knowledge about safer sex usually includes reduction of risk and getting tested. We learn about the different kinds of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and…
Ethical consumption is futile
Two common articulations of ethical consumption in our milieu are meat-free living and reliance on fair-trade, organic products. The person who decides to take up…
Veganarchism
The debate between the merits of so-called lifestyle activism versus those of revolutionary action is a hot-button issue on the left. There are those content…
Mondra-gone
Local co-operative Mondragon made an undeniable impression on Winnipeggers as the restaurant bustled with activity during its last days. Enjoyed by vegans, anarchists, and savoured…
Canadian food just barely safe enough for America
A report recently released by American health inspectors said that Canadian food is safe enough to be exported – but barely. The report, written in 2012…
Going Deep with Jodie Layne
I generally think resolutions are stupid: we all pledge some variation of the same vague things we think we should be doing to be a more…