News
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Get in the ring
After several rounds of sparring, Mary Spencer steps out of the ring at Winnipeg Elite Boxing MMA Academy and it’s immediately apparent she’s quick to make friends with her approachable personality and infectious laugh.
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Pretty ponies and pistols prove that dreams can come true
My jaw dropped. Saucer-eyed, I sat frozen in a ridicule gawk. This can’t be real… Oh my crow, this is real.
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Impending downtown grocery store closures leave ‘food desert’ in their wake
As two of downtown’s full-sized grocery stores prepare to close their doors in the coming months, some area residents are beginning to consider the effects living in a “food desert” might have on their stomachs and their wallets.
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Rooster Town: the Winnipeg community that nobody remembers
Believe it or not, the Grant Park area of Winnipeg wasn’t always a mecca for moderately priced restaurant chains, jaywalking teenagers and convenient parking.
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International News Briefs
Hurricane Sandy ravages America’s East Coast; Former Gaddafi stronghold shelled by government militiamen; Former BBC governor speaks out about alleged pedophile Jimmy Savile; Somali general killed by Al-Qaeda affiliated group
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Local News Briefs
Report on fire stations seeks budget increase; Pension battle taken to Supreme Court; Katz celebrates public-private partnerships; Phoenix inquiry to resume; Tories pitch income tax cut
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Parent opposition cancels bus loop near UWSA daycare
Protests from parents and staff at the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association Daycare have effectively cancelled a bus loop planned for Furby Place, forcing university administration to begin consultations for alternative routes.
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The ugly face of politics
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s foreign policy record and trajectory are repugnant, according to author and activist Yves Engler.
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International News Briefs
Independence vote coming to Scotland; Anti-corruption activism resumes; Video shows police burning, razing and looting; Russian leader allegedly discussed mass disorder
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Local News Briefs
Native women’s summit criticized; Two inner-city grocery stores announce closure; Fifth arrest in Bruce homicide; Katz sells company back to Sheegl; Zoo to house endangered horses
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What do you think of recent business development in the Exchange District?
What do you think of recent business development in the Exchange District? Are you excited about what is happening in the area?
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Fox and Fiddle brings new life to the Exchange
The most recent player in the Exchange District’s ongoing business resurgence comes from an unlikely place.
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Spectator Tribune launches online amid reports of Uptown layoffs
As another wave of job cuts strike Winnipeg’s print media landscape - this time hitting the Winnipeg Free Press-owned Uptown Magazine - one local entrepreneur has his sights set on the virtual gap being left behind.
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Premier courts trade with China while critics decry dangers to sovereignty
Despite fears and objections from experts and the federal opposition, the Manitoba NDP is moving towards integration with China - just like their federal Conservative counterparts.
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Heritage rivers under threat
Proposed legislative changes in the federal government’s omnibus budget bill will strip away protections from the majority of Canada’s waterbodies, environmentalists say.
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Campus News Briefs
Revisiting Rooster Town; Richardson College wins accessibility award; Ida Albo honoured; Arctic discussions come to U of W
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Wesmen Briefs
Women’s soccer wrap up regular season; Men’s soccer win final home match
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Keeping up the momentum
Amid controversy over a possible name change, the Wesmen volleyball teams prepare for a new season.
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Caffeinated chocolate: energy’s new flavour
As 20-somethings and university students are well aware, caffeine is the beez-neez.
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Sweet moves at the Duckworth Centre
You have probably marveled at the dance/fight acrobatics of capoeira before, either as featured in ‘90s rebel-high school-redemption flick Only the Strong and Vincent Cassel’s brilliant laser evasion scene in Ocean’s Twelve or, most likely, at the most bedazzling annual cultural performance in Winnipeg each year, the Brazilian Folklorama pavilion.