social issues

The Big Issue

Over the holiday season, a day in a new city and a brief encounter with a man named Victor taught me an important lesson, managed…


Midnight massacre

Protests and memorial ceremonies attempt to comfort Coptic Christians who seem to be surrounded by hatred and discrimination everywhere they go in Egypt, in the…



The education we never received

It is difficult to dispute the fact that many people these days just don’t give a crap about politics. In the recent by-election in Winnipeg-North,…


Thank Goodness for modern medicine

Medicine can be described as a wealth of knowledge that has grown over time. Only time, innovation and experimentation have given us what we know…



Promoting peace?

The former British Member of Parliament and supposed anti-war activist George Galloway embarked on a cross Canada tour Nov. 16, with a stop planned in…


The Black Barbie

I’m not one who will often buy into the over-analysis of the small comings and goings of everyday life. I hesitate to view the experiences…


Contempt for copper

I hate the penny. I hate the way it clutters up the change pocket in my wallet, dozens of little copper coins taunting me while…


News Briefs

Province’s “Bonnie and Clyde” sued by MPI Manitoba Public Insurance has recently filed a $110,000 lawsuit against a 19-year-old man and his 17-year-old girlfriend for…