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Addicted to subs
This deep into Winnipeg’s winters, I typically go into what I call “hibernation mode.”
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Up in flames
In the middle of the night on Saturday, Feb. 11, Point Douglas resident Candace-Rae Hamilton awoke to the sound of sirens.
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‘Wouldn’t it be funny if we’ started a restaurant?
Despite its meme-laden aesthetic, South Osborne’s Hoagie Boyz restaurant creates unironically delicious classic Italian subs that are simultaneously approachable and extravagant.
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Turning an old trope on its head
In 2021, Hannah Moscovitch’s Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes won the Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language drama
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Frets in high places
There are more than just termites and cobwebs thriving in a certain Winnipeg attic.
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More things in heaven and earth
For some, questions of creation and what lies beyond can be a legitimate source of stress and anguish. For local artist Lori Ferguson, it’s just fuel for the fire.
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Perfect Blue
Plays at Cinematheque on March 4
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Arts briefs
Jazz @ the Fort Garry// Freeze Frame returns// Writing on joy// Lizzy Hoyt x MCO// Nickybaby releases debut EP// Apply to Plug-In ICA’s summer institute
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An impossible choice at HSC
When Kakeka ThunderSky walked into the Health Sciences Centre (HSC) emergency department on Feb. 9, she never imagined the hospital would ask her to choose between receiving medical care and keeping her daughter out of the Child and Family Services (CFS) system.
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Reforms to UWSA election rules ahead of vote
On Jan. 18, the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association’s (UWSA) board of directors approved a swath of reforms to the organization’s election rules.
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We all pay a price
Sayings like “the bigger the dream, the harder the grind” and “hustle, don’t sleep” echo the toxic productivity ingrained in Canada’s cultural consciousness.
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The language of mathematics
Dr. Iian Smythe grew up in Winnipeg and earned a bachelor of mathematics from the University of Manitoba with a minor in philosophy.
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City briefs
#EmbraceEquity this March// Preventing sexual violence on campus// Fridays for Future Global Climate Strike// Wesmen off to national championships// Affordable housing suites ready// Community schools programing under review
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The political evolution of Edith Hancox
In last month’s “A people’s history of Winnipeg” column, I introduced Edith Hancox, a socialist and feminist organizer involved in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike and activism throughout the 1920s.
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Student services
Spring term registration// Webinar Wednesdays// Career chats on Instagram// Winter term withdrawal deadline// Ask an Advisor on Instagram// Graduation Pow Wow
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A family like mine
It’s nearly impossible to pin down what exactly constitutes a family.
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Beyond the clubs
Months ago, I nervously showed up to an Out There Winnipeg (OTW) queer volleyball practice for the first time.
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