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…
social issues
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…
Dalhousie camera creeper draws attention to cameras and privacy protection.
With the abundance of security cameras and personal recording devices in today’s society, privacy litigation is struggling to keep up with the modern world. There…
News Briefs
Unemployment numbers down in MB Provincial unemployment is down to 5.2 per cent after 1,600 Manitobans found jobs this month, down from 5.4 per cent…
UMFA files grievance over Lukacs case
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) has filed a grievance with the University of Manitoba over the suspension of math professor Gabor Lukacs. A…
News briefs
U of M student identified as struck highway worker A highway worker killed while working on construction outside the city has been identified as 21-year-old…
Math prof embroiled in court battle with university
A math professor who was suspended for three months at the University of Manitoba is currently embroiled in a legal battle against the university. Gabor…
Ignorance is bliss
Congratulations! If you have managed to stand up, walk over to a Manitoban stand and pick up a copy of this paper then there is…
Letters to the Editor – Nov. 3, 2010
RE: Those damned election signs (Oct. 20, 2010) I couldn’t agree more that those dreaded election signs are nothing if not impolite and ugly to…
Hundreds turn up to combat homophobic bullying
A spirited army of purple united at the steps of the legislative building in the brisk cold on the evening of Oct. 20, to battle…