Look past suburbia and experience Winnipeg
Throughout my life, I haven’t heard a lot of people rave about Winnipeg. Recently, I drove around Winnipeg taking pictures of places that I consider…
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The lacklustre aftermath of BLM protests
George Floyd’s death in May 2020 sparked countless Black Lives Matter protests and rallies around the world, including here in Winnipeg, and there was no…
The unjust society
The very fact that there are homeless citizens in our city is a glaring problem. My issue is that there are people suffering on the…
My experience being trans, queer, brown
People pass away with their stories, or they are written out of them. On Aug. 2, 1987, Winnipeg held its first Pride march. A fact…
Winnipeg demands a better public transit system
Busing in Winnipeg is not for the faint of heart. It takes a lot of time, it’s inefficient, inconvenient and generally, is not a pleasant…
Winnipeg hates its public libraries
I didn’t always want to be a librarian. Three years into university, I found myself working at a grocery store during the summer, making salads…
Vanity pickup trucks are a blight on Manitoba society
I’m sure there was once a time, long ago, when there was a reason to have a pickup truck. Living in the prairies myself, I’m…
Internal conflict, silence and snow
The metal handles of Isbister’s doors are freezing against my ungloved hand. My breath is visible through the vapour on my glasses, but as it…
Winter! It’s not as bad as you think
It is cold outside, which is a sure-fire sign that winter in all its terror and splendour has arrived. While winter technically arrives on Dec….
The herd swims into podium finishes
The U of M Bisons swim team took on the 2022 Odlum Brown Colleges Cup on Nov. 5 and 6, where it both triumphed and…