Attention back on assisted suicide debate
Another chapter in the Canadian debate over physician-assisted suicide has begun in Ottawa, where the Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in the…
social issues
Goodbye, Mondragon
It’s time to bid farewell to a multi-faceted local business – Mondragon. The local restaurant, coffeehouse, grocer, and bookstore will be closing its doors on…
Aboriginal suicide a growing epidemic
Michael Lee The crisis at Neskantaga, a community 480 km northeast of Thunder Bay, has been a growing concern of mine as of late. On…
It takes a village
Chris Hearn, volunteer staff According to a statement made in mid-December by Canada’s Industry Minister James Moore, it is not the federal government’s job to…
Growing health gap a concern for poor Manitobans
Seamus Hamilton-Pattison, volunteer staff Given the rate modern medicine progresses, it should come as no surprise that overall, health in our province has been improving….
Rated X
Many acclaimed works of literature share the fact that they’ve been banned, at some time or another, in part for their sexual content. Non-fiction…
U of M sustainability series highlights ethical consumption
The office of sustainability at the University of Manitoba continued its brown bag lunch seminar series last Wednesday highlighting different forms of ethical consumption, as…
Albert Street Autonomous Zone hosts Winnipeg’s sixth Anarchist BookFair
This past weekend, Winnipeg leftists, anti-capitalists, and other folks critical of the current state of affairs gathered at the Albert Street Autonomous Zone at 91…
From legislation to action
While the public debate around Bill 18 has subsided since it was passed in the Manitoba legislature on Sept. 13, 2013, Catherine Taylor believes that…
Blackface Halloween costumes unacceptable
Seamus Hamilton-Pattison It’s that time of year again. Another Halloween has come and gone in Winnipeg, as have all the seasonal amenities that go along…