Racism and poor decisions
Last month, Eric Russel Daniels was shot to death by the Winnipeg Police after refusing to release the machete he happened to be carrying. Also…
Manitoba
Babes, boats and Burts and Burts and Burts of beer
Summers in Manitoba are unparalleled. For anyone who has not seen the sun rise over a marsh in the middle of nowhere, or woken in…
Field trip
“Every year,” he started, “Macleans magazine puts out an annual review of Canadian universities. And every year, the University of Manitoba doesn’t do so great….
Looks like it’s time to buy a brew-kit
So. Beer prices in Manitoba have just gone up. I found this out the hard way, like a rube, when I hit up the Zoo…
Look at me, I met a deadline!
Those of you reading the papers may have noticed that there is quite the debate going on in the editorial section of the Winnipeg Free…
Bury me beneath tall-grass prairie
“O bury me not on the lone prairie, where the wild coyote will howl over me, where the buffalo roams the prairie sea, O bury…
Top Notch
Alright, then. The Churchill Fest has begun, as announced by the confusion, laughter and stunned silence of the packed house in attendance on opening night…
Time to act!
In Winnipeg’s downtown core the poor, sick and homeless are selling their prescription medications to pay for the necessities of life. A CBC investigation reports…
Energy consumption of tomorrow, today!
Humans respond to incentive. When fuel prices go up, more people park their cars and take the bus. If the cost of honey goes down,…
Hey Greyhound, feds: keep it down!
On Sept. 3, 2009, Greyhound Canada announced that without government intervention to the tune of $15 million, intercity bus service would no longer be provided…