Thomas Pashko
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Lingering symptoms
In December, after nearly three years of masking up, sanitizing my hands and limiting my social engagement,
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Hateful Frontiers
On Jan. 13, at least six provincial Progressive Conservative (PC) caucus members attended an event hosted by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP).
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“...with a road map.”
2023 still has its baby teeth, but the global right wing has wasted no time in upping the ante.
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Chip and pepper on rye
Sometimes, good news comes from truly surprising places.
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Uniter 30 Outtakes
Give people a place to write – any place, be it the margins of a notebook page, the wall of a bathroom stall, an internet form entry – and people will write the most inane, puerile thing that pops into their head.
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Favourite local publication (that isn’t The Uniter)
1. The Winnipeg Free Press
2. Stylus
3. Border Crossings / The Manitoban (tie)
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Favourite local comedian
1. Carson Košik
2. Benji Rothman
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Favourite local photographer
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It’s the Uniter 30!
It’s the final Uniter issue of the calendar year, which means this issue is dedicated to the results of our annual Uniter 30 readers’ poll.
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Max’s gifts
One of the great joys of working at The Uniter is that I’m constantly learning about Winnipeg.
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Shame of thrones
On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Premier Heather Stefanson delivered the throne speech for Manitoba’s ruling PC government.
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Critipeg: Decision to Leave
Plays at Cinematheque Nov. 4 to 16
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Living in the stone age
This week’s cover feature, by comments editor Paul Carruthers, looks at Winnipeg’s overdose and drug-toxicity crisis.
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More Uniter than you asked for
It’s November. Winnipeg has a new mayor, the leaves (or what few are left) have a new colour, and, on Sunday, the clocks will wind back an hour as daylight savings time ends.
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Bonus boosted
I finally received my bivalent COVID booster shot this past weekend.
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Weathering the storm
It’s an old cliché to complain about the weather in Winnipeg.
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House of the Dragon’s Moralizing discourse
Since its premier in August, House of the Dragon, HBO’s prequel series to its controversial fantasy blockbuster Game of Thrones, has already slotted itself into its predecessor’s position in the weekly thinkpiece factory.
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Diasporic rage
On Tuesday of this week, Iranian students at the University of Manitoba (U of M) held a protest, a beautiful gesture of solidarity for Mahsa Amini.
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City briefs
Classes cancelled to honour Queen// Hospital in crisis// Webinar to protect the Public Utilities Board// Poilievre leads federal Tories// Social Planning Council to hold AGM// CUPE strike looming
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A Perplexing Paint Job
After two and a half years of working almost entirely remotely, it’s been something of a process adjusting to working in-person again in the Uniter office.