City council shows support for Ukrainian sister city
Winnipeggers met Mayor Scott Gillingham’s affirmation of support for Lviv, Ukraine, with chants of “Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava!” outside city hall last month. On Sept….
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Canada’s housing crisis culmination of capitalism
Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives closed out the better part of a decade of austerity consistently, if nothing else. The Manitoba government has reportedly sold off more…
It’s almost Winnipeg’s 150, but we really shouldn’t be celebrating
Winnipeg will mark its 150-year anniversary on Nov. 8, 2023. In the lead-up to civic celebrations, it is important to look at what Winnipeg’s incorporation…
The stitch blanket sound of CMHR’s Music Scene
In the early hours of the evening on Sept. 23, the downtown area filled with the buzzing of people eager to explore the arts and…
Provincial party candidates speak on racial issues
Racial issues are widely important for student voters this election season. To inform the student body, one group invited provincial candidates to talk about their…
Transphobia is being allowed to thrive in the Prairies
Days after the 1 Million March 4 Children (1MM4C), I started seeing online articles that celebrated counter-protesters outnumbering the fringe, cross-country anti-trans protest. While there…
Illegality of dumpster diving in Winnipeg facilitates waste
In this economy, the discarded microwaves and half-eaten red velvet cakes in my apartment complex’s dumpster are their own sweet temptations. However, I am defiant…
Things get green, slimy and sticky with ghost photography
A truly haunting exhibition four years in the making had its U of M opening at the School of Art Gallery last week, where it…
To protect trans kids is to demand a better future
It seemed like the fascists wanted to hurt us. The anti-queer 1 Million March 4 Children (1MM4C) protest in Winnipeg last Wednesday drew far larger…
New OCD support group to begin operating in Winnipeg
A new obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) peer support group for adults, called Winnipeg OCD, will begin operation in early October. Lisa Walter, creator of Winnipeg…