News
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Bow to Bauhaus
Ian August is a Winnipeg painter fascinated with the architectural theory of the Bauhaus movement.
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Snow playin’ it
This year, don’t use cold weather as an excuse to get out of shape. While many people adjust their activity level during Winnipeg’s cold winter months, Andrew Curtis, president of the University of Winnipeg’s new rugby team, has no intention of letting a little snow get in the way.
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Limited access, limited success
There are still well over 13,000 newcomers arriving in Manitoba each year, even though the numbers have dropped since 2011. Over 80 per cent of these foreigners end up living in Winnipeg, the rest elsewhere in the province.
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Beer right here
Craft beer culture is taking over Winnipeg, one step at a time.
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Re-imagining a different kind of future
Does the term sustainability become watered-down in meaning as it gets employed more and more frequently? Does it mean the same thing for everyone that we can talk about it as something part of the common good? And what is the relationship between sustainability (as in perpetual survival of life on this planet) and decolonization – in what ways must one occur for the other to be possible?
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Anarchists got skills
A community of local anarchists are hoping that their Winnipeg Anarchist Book Fair and DIY Fest at the Albert Street Autonomous Zone (91 Albert St.) will attract all different types of people to learn about new ideas and hone their skills.
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Homo Hop turns 20
“It was a close race between two themes: Roaring 20s and Post Apocalypse,” says Homo Hop organizer Kevin Tan of the University of Winnipeg event, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year (the theme wound up being Roaring 20s - so dress up, there’s a costume contest).
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Giving victims a voice
“We are going to attempt to have the biggest event ever around bullying prevention,” states Sangeetha Nair, co-founder of Hateless, an anti-bullying event set to take place at 12:30 pm on Saturday, November 16 at the Park Theatre.
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Reel take on real issues
The Global Justice Film Festival (GJFF), held on November 1 and 2 at the University of Winnipeg, features a multitude of films – both national and international – including the premiere of a local film from a Winnipeg director.
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The magic of comic con
It’s a good idea to keep your Halloween costume in wearable condition for more than one night, especially if your plans include attending the Central Canada Comic Con (C4) this weekend.
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Mo bros. unite!
Movember has arrived and there are many good reasons to participate: first and obviously foremost, it’s for a good cause.
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Can an app a day keep the doctor away?
The relationship between healthy living and technology is “a-changing”, as Bob Dylan might put it.
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Heat on the horizon
By the year 2047, the coldest yearly temperatures may be warmer than the hottest yearly temperatures we experience now - according to a recent report released in the online journal Nature.
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Public invited to CEC’s hydro project hearings
There’s a rosy picture painted on the PowerSmart building at Portage and St. James, but it may not tell the whole story of the impact of hydroelectric power development – despite it being a renewable energy industry.
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The media is the message
Have you ever used the term ‘objectification’ to describe how women are portrayed in perfume ads or beer commercials? Has a magazine cover made you stop and wonder why our society remains infatuated with unattainable beauty and thinness? Do you consider yourself versed in media literacy?
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Revealing truths through stories
Don’t miss out on An Evening with Joseph Boyden and Katherena Vermette this Friday, October 18 at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain on 340 Provencher Blvd.
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Green! Action! Compost!
The Green Action Centre is a Winnipeg-based registered non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to champion green living.
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Manitoba Government helping to pay off 3,700 student loans
This year the province of Manitoba is putting 10.5 million dollars into the MB Bursary Loan Remission Program, which will go towards reducing the loans of 3,700 students.
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Sweaters for Syria
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) Winnipeg is asking for sweater donations to send all the way to Syrian refugees who reside in the ever-expanding Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.
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Moving forward by looking back
Monday, October 7 marked the 250 year anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763, and the Idle No More movement stepped back into the public consciousness with a day of action to commemorate the historical event with gatherings all across Canada and around the world.