From the vault
From the Vault is both a cheap excuse to highlight interesting stories from the past and a celebration of times gone by. Just as the…
January 2011
Bison briefs
Basketball After hitting a skid of six straight losses coming back from the winter break, the men’s basketball team posted back-to-back wins in their weekend…
Bison women earn split
Coming into the weekend, facing the final stretch before the playoffs, the Bison women’s hockey team — currently standing third in Canada West and ranked…
Athlete’s Angle
With winter upon us in Manitoba, a new battle begins within Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football. Recruiting is full throttle now, as teams try to…
Manitoban hockey pool
Greetings hockey fans! Whether you’ve officially entered the 2010-11 Manitoban Hockey Pool or just interested in keeping up with the goings on of the NHL…
‘Reasonable Accomodation’ falls short
Quebec’s Bill 94 is currently pending in the province’s national assembly, and if successful, would essentially bar women in face veils from accessing basic health…
Lies: safe for public consumption
If the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has its way, the trademark modesty and civility for which Canadians are so well known could be in…
Ivory Coast chaos
After years of internal strife, many hoped that the Nov. 28 election in Ivory Coast would mark a return to democracy and political stability. These…
Thinking big about the boreal
Most Manitobans have been to the boreal, but many are unaware that it’s called that. It’s the place with the pines, spruce and birch trees,…
Death of a lion
“Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company.”…