Editorial
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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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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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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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The kids aren’t alright
As I write this, the Winnipeg mayoral election day is officially afoot. By the time this is published, we’ll (likely) know our next mayor, city councilors and school trustees.
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Two degrees of separation
Nothing makes me feel more painstakingly folksy than being a Winnipegger in a large city.
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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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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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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.
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Familiar sights and sounds
Papers rustling. Footsteps echoing through twisting hallways. Sleepy students sipping coffee on the escalator. It must be September at the University of Winnipeg again.
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The age of uncertainty
Every year, we choose a theme for our Urban Issue through which we will examine the topics, people and forces that confront Winnipeg and Winnipeggers. This year, our theme is “The Age of Uncertainty.”
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Award-losing
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards this past weekend, but I don’t want to talk about that.
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Spring has sprung a leak
Spring has finally sprung in Winnipeg, although if you look at the sidewalks, you might think that Winnipeg has sprung a leak.
This past week, I was able to take my first springtime walk with a friend who was a frequent walking partner this same time last year.
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Sheegl’s shame
This week, news broke about one of the biggest political scandals in Winnipeg’s history. A judge ruled that Phil Sheegl, Winnipeg’s former chief administrative officer, accepted a $327,000 bribe from Armik Babakhanians in order to award Babakhanians’ company, Caspian Construction, the contract to build the new Winnipeg Police Service headquarters.
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Searching for Solace
I think if you ask anyone in the UkrainianCanadian diaspora how they’re doing, most of us will tell you that the last two weeks have been among the worst, most stressful periods of our lives. That’s certainly been the case for me.