Mass grave sites confirmed at the site of Kuper Island School
On July 12, the Penelakut Tribe announced the discovery of over 160 undocumented, unmarked graves at the site of the former Kuper Island School. The…
Liam R. Forrester
Newly-appointed Lagimodiere embroiled in controversy Indigenous reconciliation and northern relations minister apologizes for residential school comments
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (PC) is facing public backlash over its recent handling of inappropriate comments made by cabinet ministers and Premier Brian…
Rady faculty win community outreach award for COVID response
The 2020 Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Campbell Outreach Award was presented earlier this month to Jason Kindrachuk, an assistant professor in viral pathogenesis with the…
Body camera report stymied at city hall
A plan to fund body cameras for the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) was dealt another blow by Winnipeg City Council at its June 24 meeting….
Putting some faith in restrictions
Despite my best efforts to stay healthy this past year, I fell ill over the Easter weekend. While my symptoms were not related to COVID-19,…
Study finds pipeline project losses, Canada should ditch it
An evaluation released by the Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) school of resource and environmental management has concluded that there is no likely scenario where the…
O’Toole running into trouble with social conservatives
Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leader Erin O’Toole has a problem. His party harbours an internal tension that threatens to rip the Conservative party apart….
Leviathan rises in Manitoba’s education system
In 2019, data collected from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development — an intergovernmental development group — indicated that among all Canadian K to…
WE Charity facing Parliament, public image challenges
Craig and Marc Kielburger — co-founders of the scandal-ridden WE Charity — have finally agreed to testify before a House of Commons ethics committee. The…
Regulate Facebook, but not with a link tax
Facebook, without a doubt, creates problems in the world today, and it may take substantial regulation to fix them. In Myanmar, Facebook was used by…