Thomas Pashko
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Arts briefs
Gimli Film Fest announces new festival manager // Papa Mambo Trio live-streamed concert // Virtual artist talk with Jill Ho-You // WCD presents Begin Again // Arts workshops from Sick + Twisted
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New year, same BS
Like most people, I bid 2020 a much deserved “see you in hell” on New Year’s Eve.
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Uniter 30 outtakes
Some of the funnier, weirder ballot entries
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2020, meet the Uniter 30
Every year around this time, The Uniter releases the results of our annual readers’ poll, the Uniter 30. Every year, we ask our readers to vote for their favourite people, places and things of that year.
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Photo realism
Stock images. They are one of the most boring and least glamorous aspects of making a newspaper.
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Listen up, leaders
In Manitoba, this week has seen growing calls for Premier Brian Pallister and Health Minister Cameron Friesen to resign over their disastrous mismanagement of COVID-19.
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I’m a Trebekkie
This week marks two significant dates regarding iconic Canadian broadcasters.
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The neighbours are having a coup
At the time of this writing, the ballots in the US presidential election are still being counted.
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Streaming IRL horror
It’s the spooky season, which means many people are filling their streaming queues with horror movies. But it can be tiring to revisit the same slasher films and ghost stories every year, especially when the news is scarier than anything David Cronenberg or Jordan Peele could conjure.
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Thirty-something
It’s that time of year: voting for the Uniter 30 is open again!
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Silver linings
As someone who rarely leaves the house these days, going for a COVID test felt like the biggest adventure I’d taken in months.
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Strife of Brian
Since Brian Pallister’s election in 2016, The Uniter has been examining how the premier’s approach to healthcare and drug policy has wreaked havoc on all Manitobans, especially those who use drugs.
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Asking for Help
Even if many people find it difficult to ask for help, one silver lining of this difficult moment is that people and organizations are making it easier to find help when you’re ready to ask.
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Autumn and cops
It’s officially autumn in Manitoba. As the season changes, can we expect a change in atmosphere? Are governments listening to the popular calls for radical changes to law enforcement? Can we expect concrete policy change?
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Adaptation
One of the most puzzling quandaries of making a newspaper during COVID-19 is trying to figure out how much to actually talk about the pandemic
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A very new year
The beginning of a new school year is often an opportunity to reflect on change.
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Racism scandal rocks UWSA executive
The 2020/21 academic year hasn’t even started, but the newly elected executive of the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) is already facing a scandal. With calls from students mounting for the executive to resign, an apology from the president and vice-presidents leaves many questions unanswered.
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The road behind, the road ahead
Back in February, when staff at The Uniter chose “2020: A Decade in Review” as the theme for our annual Urban Issue, none of us could have predicted how different the world would be by April. An issue that was initially pitched as a look back at how things changed in the 2010s suddenly looks like an exploration of how quaint those changes look in the wake of what we’ve experienced in 2020.
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Boredom in the time of COVID-19
Like nearly everyone else right now, the staff of The Uniter is stuck at home. Social distancing, self-quarantine and the sudden global aversion to human contact all make it particularly tricky to put together a newspaper.
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Unfriendly Manitoba
Making a newspaper during the COVID-19 pandemic requires constant updating to accommodate the ever-changing atmosphere. Stories pitched weeks ago, which initially had nothing to do with public health, suddenly change on a dime. The pandemic affects every aspect of social life. Organizations and individuals have had to act quickly to adapt to the crisis.