Opinion
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Playing cat and mouse in the legislature
With a rumoured lift of Manitoba’s tuition cap, the Progressive Conservative government taught the New Democratic Party a costly lesson in governance.
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Middle of Nowhere
Six months ago, Errol Greene could feel a seizure coming on. He hadn’t been allowed to take his prescribed epilepsy meds since being brought into the Remand Centre for breaching a probation order on a mischief charge several days earlier.
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A scary time of year
Halloween season is here, and most of the trees have dropped their leaves to show their bare skeletons. In this creepy in-betweeny time that’s not quite fall and not quite winter, we might hermit away a little more or venture out to face those things that scare us. In this issue, we’re exploring some truly scary topics.
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Cultures are not costumes
All the ghouls, ghosts and monsters are coming out as Halloween approaches, but these scary things are nothing compared to the fright of cultural appropriation.
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Win tickets and pick your faves
We’ve got some fun things in the works in the next few weeks, and we need your help.
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Seven Reasons Why I Love Fall Reading Week
Because we’re all behind on schoolwork or Netflix or both
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Bikes and buses don’t mix well on roadways
Interactions between the two vehicles not well planned out in Winnipeg
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Well, That’s Garbage
Paddle Your Own Paddleboard: My Attempt at the Solo Vacation
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Giving Netflix the nix?
Streaming video is the future of home entertainment, but it’s also not always easy to be a streaming customer in Canada.
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Printless news
This spring, we tried an online-only version of The Uniter for reading week. This fall, we got a second reading week, and so we’re continuing on with this tradition.
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To err is to be human
The City of Winnipeg will take proactive steps to prepare for self-driving vehicles, but there are many reasons to question how great this technology really is.
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We Need To Talk
It’s easy to avoid conversations about sexual assault, and Canadian institutions have been fairly successful in doing just that. Sexual assault is a rampant issue across post-secondary institutions in North America. It doesn’t just happen at large American colleges, despite Canadian post-secondary institutional rhetoric.
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Dry Wit
Drinking is one of the oh-so creative tactics we humans have found to escape, to numb out, to access another space for a little while. So without drinking, what happens?
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Critipeg
A Dog’s Life (Chienne de vie)
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Volunteers make it happen
Next week we’ll take a break from printing a paper, and we’re moving the weekly Uniter party over to uniter.ca for an online-only issue.
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Take it easy
Not being busy is not a crime
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Portage and Maybe…
The famous intersection remains a symbol of the city’s decision-making ineptitude
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Middle of Nowhere
Two St. Boniface residents have gone to the media with concerns over various “ambush points” they have to negotiate on their daily commutes.
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Police Expenditures a Sign of Bigger Problems
Does the Winnipeg Police Service really need all those fancy toys?
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Please Grow Responsibly
Development fees could mitigate unhealthy growth in Winnipeg – if handled properly.