• Racism and poor decisions

    Michael Kirkness | Apr 7

    Last month, Eric Russel Daniels was shot to death by the Winnipeg Police after refusing to release the machete he happened to be carrying. Also last month, just outside Pimicikamak Cree Nation, a Greyhound bus driver left 15 people stranded in order to pick up two passengers he left behind.

  • Babes, boats and Burts and Burts and Burts of beer

    Sheldon Birnie | Apr 5

    As we pulled out of the rent-a-cop patrolled parking lot, the first apparition of full-on summer presented herself to us.

  • Looks like it's time to buy a brew-kit

    Sheldon Birnie | Mar 15

    Beer prices in Manitoba have just gone up. I found this out the hard way, like a rube, when I hit up the Zoo last night for a 12 of beer. The price on a case had gone up about $1.25, from $19.25 to $20.50.

  • Look at me, I met a deadline!

    Deanna Gunson | Feb 1

    Former minister of education Peter Bjornson has said that focusing on deadlines takes away the real purpose of an assignment, which is to determine if a student truly understands the material being taught.

  • Bury me beneath tall-grass prairie

    Sheldon Birnie | Feb 1

    The lone prairie of folk song and western films has almost disappeared completely from the Canadian west.

  • Time to act!

    Chris Webb and Jonny Sopotiuk | 11/2/09

    As a former inner-city activist, Premier Greg Selinger is well aware of the problems faced by low-income Manitobans.

  • Energy consumption of tomorrow, today!

    Steve Langston | 11/2/09

    If we want to live in a world where we can afford to have our energy needs met through renewable energy resources, committing to Smart Grid technology is the first step.

  • Hey Greyhound, feds: keep it down!

    Kevin Schulz | 9/14/09

    What has remained clear, is that without some mutually beneficial agreement in place quickly, Canadians in rural Manitoba and Northwest Ontario will be left out to dry.