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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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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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Build it, and they shall bike
In 2021, Coun. Matt Allard, then the chair of Winnipeg’s infrastructure and public-works committee, requested increased funding for active transit.
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Critical mental health
Jan DeFehr is a University of Winnipeg alum.
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Student services
Reading Week// Career Chats on Instagram// Webinar Wednesdays// Ask an Advisor on Instagram// Winter Term withdrawal deadline// Spring term registration
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A limited support system
At the start of this month, Manitoba’s provincial government formally recognized Eating Disorders Awareness Week and announced plans to further fund local eating-disorder programs.
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City briefs
Physicians to receive overtime bonus// Menstruation products @ U of M// Lawsuit against Headingley Correctional Centre// Lack of First Nation fire resources// Manitoba child-poverty rates worst in Canada// Annual Women’s Memorial March for MMIWG2S
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The value of informed decisions
Only 57 per cent of young Canadians say the sex education they received at school was or will be useful, according to a study published last year.
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Arts briefs
Hého, let’s go!// An afternoon brew-ski// Taking care of business// Writing on Western Canadian art// Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers @ PTE// STAGES Speaker Series: Ekene Emeka-Maduka
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Tales from the chronic keepers
There’s a new major cannabis syndicate in town, and they’re making a big splash.
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‘Little ephemeral gems’
For several months each year, a heap of snow blankets Winnipeg, signaling the beginning of the city’s great slumber.
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Coming to you independent and ad-free
Between the same couple hits playing over and over, disc jockeys seemingly talking about nothing and the blare of advertisements, finding quality radio can seem like an impossible task.
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Standing with Ukrainians
Svitlana Poliezhaieva comforted her two children while hiding in the basement.
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A year of blood on Russia’s hands
This week’s Uniter cover feature, by city editor Tessa Adamski, examines the efforts to aid Ukrainian refugees resettling in Manitoba.
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Student services
Fall/Winter Term courses - Final withdrawal date// Webinar Wednesdays// Reading Week// Career Chats on Instagram// Ask an Advisor on Instragram// Spring Term registration// Graduation Pow Wow
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Why more people have become okay with grocery theft
In January, Global News reported that soaring grocery prices may have led to an increase in theft at Canadian grocery stores.
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Ecosexuality: I kiss the ground I walk upon
Performance artist and sexologist Annie Sprinkle and her partner, University of California art-department chair and professor Beth Stephens, are credited with popularizing what is recognized today as ecosexuality.
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Workplace boundaries and microaggressions
Grace O’Farrell moved to Winnipeg at 18 years old.
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City briefs
Local Black History Month events// WPS wants body cameras for officers// Chief Peguis statue at Legislature// Feds give $500K to feasibility study// Property-tax increase// Funding for newcomer integration programs
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Learning from each other
When Jun Fujita and Mei Miyanishi first enrolled in the University of Winnipeg’s (U of W) English Language Program (ELP), it met exclusively online.