T’was the year of the lockout…
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Don’t diss the commish
When you think of the most hated figure in the NHL, who comes to mind? In all but a few rare cases (Peter Pocklington, Oilers…
Quebec student strike members tour Canada to discuss activism
Students, activists, and faculty gathered at the University of Winnipeg on Wednesday, Oct. 3 to participate in the Maple Tour’s stop in Winnipeg, featuring Gabriel…
No pucks given: the real victims of the NHL lockout
Tune in to any sports radio or TV station on the Canadian airwaves these days and you’re bound to hear the latest on the status…
Hockey business fight
The prospect of an NHL lockout, the second in eight seasons, has been looming since the last season concluded. NHL fans should have seen this…
Better than nothing?
When the NBA lockout was finally resolved, at the end of November, most NBA fans probably thought that the worst was over. The belief was…
CUPE gets the boot
After nearly a year of working side by side, the Graduate Students Association (GSA) served CUPE 3909 with an eviction notice on Nov. 28. The…
The spoiled brats of the NFL
In an interview with Yahoo Sports, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson likened the NFL and its treatment of its players to “modern-day slavery.” Yep,…
U of M avoids strike
The University of Manitoba recently dodged a strike, but now workers for the City of Winnipeg face a similar battle. The University of Manitoba and…
Migrant agricultural workers in Canada
Ralston White and Paul Roach, both migrant workers from Jamaica working on an Ontario apple farm, died from inhaling toxic fumes recently. Although an investigation…