Fishing turds from a backed-up shitter
The date of our municipal election is upon us. Many Winnipeggers have already taken to the advanced polls, and soon our mayor and council will…
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Why I’m backing Sam
Next week, I will be casting my vote to re-elect Sam Katz for a third term as mayor of Winnipeg. This past year, newspapers and…
New Campus Liberals group rounds out political spectrum
The Campus Liberals are joining the Campus Greens and the Campus Conservatives as a new political student group this year. Liberals have not been represented…
The Plan
At this time last year, my life was in shambles. I had just dropped out of law school after two weeks of classes, I was…
International Briefs
Qu’ran burning threat ignites protests around the globe Despite the cancellation of his plans to burn copies of the Qu’ran on Sept. 11, 2010, Rev….
City council race heats up in St. Norbert
The race for city councillor in the St. Norbert ward is starting to heat up. Both candidates, incumbent Justin Swandel and entrant Louise May, have…
Student Loans max out this year
Although the federal student loan program recently maxed out at $15 billion, forcing Ottawa to come up with last-minute additional funds, Manitoba students are expected…
Rapid transit activists demonstrate frustration with lack of progress
The Winnipeg Rapid Transit Coalition used musical theatre to demonstrate their frustration with the lack of progress on rapid transit in Winnipeg on Sept. 8….
Money talks, bullshit walks in Alberta’s tar sands
Canada’s dirty laundry was displayed to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently. Pelosi was in Ottawa last week, where she met first with Environment Minister…
Just don’t look
For several weeks now the world has waited, with baited breath, for information on what Terry Jones would do. Is Jones a world leader, a…