News
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The benefits of ‘yes and’
For those who aren’t extroverted by nature, it can be easy to dismiss improv as an activity that demands a certain degree of confidence and social energy.
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City briefs
Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic// Local Black History Month events// Carbon Tax Relief Fund cheques// Community tree-planting program// McLaren Hotel transforms// Sexual-assault nurse examiner program expands
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Arts briefs
A gothic gathering// A very West Broadway winter// Manitoba artists receive JUNO nominations// Through Idan Cohen’s Looking Glass// The Rockies get their picture show// Urban Shaman presents Brennan McKay
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No Bears
Plays at Cinematheque from Feb. 4 to 12
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Sunday, Blue Sunday
Big Dave McLean, easily Western Canada’s foremost all-purpose bluesman, has made Sunday evenings at the Times Change(d) High and Lonesome an indispensable way for Winnipeggers to wind down the week.
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Old McDonald has a film series
If laughter is the best medicine, visiting the Dave Barber Cinematheque for a healthy dose of comedy from Kevin McDonald is the prescription.
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Comedic relief
The basement of the Fort Garry Hotel will soon transform into a haven for comedians from the central Prairies and beyond.
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You gotta see it to believe it
In the 1960s and ’70s, country and blues music dominated the Main Street strip in Winnipeg.
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Introducing Edith Hancox, socialist feminist
In early September 1919, thousands of Women’s Labour League meeting attendees resolved to march to Manitoba’s provincial legislature and demand that jailed strike leaders be released from prison.
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Student services
Study Skills Workshops// Spring Graduation// Winter 2023 In-Course Awards// Webinar Wednesdays// Ask an Advisor on Instagram// Career Chats on Instagram// Fall/Winter Term Courses-Final Withdrawal Date
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Fish biology
Dr. Caleb Hasler grew up in a small town in Eastern Ontario.
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City briefs
Pet fosters needed// Lions Place residents protest pending sale// Don't let it go to waste// Fast-track recruitment plan for doctors// Clean Slate Program funding// Mobile drug testing
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Vacant-building property owners may pay cost of fire responses
The owners of vacant buildings in Winnipeg may now pay in the event of a fire.
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Headlines
A reporter’s notebook crammed in my back pocket.
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Arts briefs
Snowe-d in and Warming up// Capturing domesticity// Dancers wanted// Introducing Game-itoba// Lighting up the Exchange// Dine with your palentines
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When fairytales collide
Cinderella meets Little Red Riding Hood meets a baker’s wife meets Jack and his beanstalk.
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Lost and found again
Barb Bottle and Briony Haig aren’t afraid to ask the big questions.
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Live band karaoke returns
Karaoke, derived from the Japanese words for “empty orchestra,” is a staple of bars in East Asia.
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Out of the closet and into the streets
The term “safe space” can be traced back to lesbian and gay bars in the 1960s.
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Deicing’s impact on Lake Winnipeg
Most Winnipeggers can recall a time they slipped down frozen porch steps or skidded through an icy road’s stop sign.