Joshua Lindal, an anthropology PhD student at the University of Manitoba, is part of a research team that has proposed a new species name for a human ancestor that lived half a million years ago. Unsatisfied with the monikers of Homo heidelbergensis and Homo rhodesiensis, Lindal’s research group has argued for their retirement.
Canada’s waste policies are textbook examples of colonialism. The reason our cities aren’t overflowing with plastics and waste is primarily because they are shipped away from our sight. However, this doesn’t mean they don’t exist — it just means land elsewhere is being expropriated to make room for settlers’ ambitions.
The federal government is scaling down a number of COVID-19 financial programs that were set to expire last week, including the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB). The programs will be replaced with reduced benefits, although due to parliamentary delays, these benefits may not be accessible until late November.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister warned government appointees Feb. 1 if they travel outside of designated zones “for leisure purposes,” they will be terminated. This is…
Recently, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism in collaboration with Hillel Winnipeg, a…
The commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) issued a public statement Dec. 15, five years after the release of its final…
Homelessness in Winnipeg is an issue that continues to grow and shows no sign of stopping amid both household-based restrictions during a pandemic and extreme…
Marketing in our society frequently revolves around maximizing profits for a company and its shareholders, regardless of the consequences of its actions on society, the…
“Few moments have challenged our understanding of power as profoundly as the one we’re in,” reads the opening sentence of Maclean’s recent “Power List.” Of…
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney made a bad bet and it looks like the house is about to clean him out. On his first day in…