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We have fun here
For a weekly paper, when we’re putting together an issue that will be out in the world for a full three months, it’s a big deal! The scope is wide, and we have a lot to tell you.
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A health crisis of our own making?
Manitoba is currently in the grips of multiple health crises.
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Don’t brush off these 280 characters
Earlier this year, the provincial government launched a campaign to try and attract nurses to Manitoba.
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Have a say and fill a ballot
The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) 2019 general election was held from March 4 to 6. The election saw favourable results for the UWSA Empower Slate, who were voted into the executive team positions. This year’s election also showed a significantly lower voter turnout than past years’ general elections.
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The city’s cracks and fissures
The tourist-friendly vision of Winnipeg is a little more polished than the version many of us encounter daily.
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Street-level perspectives
Different vignettes of city life are visible from different levels - on foot, on buses, on a bike, from a car.
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Anticipating aftermath
The Government of Manitoba’s new budget will cut the provincial sales tax (PST) from 8 per cent to 7 per cent, increase the amount of basic tax exemption and significantly decrease funding to programs and organizations reliant on provincial support.
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Holding space
Jeremy Dutcher won once, but spoke twice.
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Restless EP - Malcolm-Jay
Amidst the monsoon-like flood of rap music drops in springtime, a truly vast sum of releases are dropped, resulting from the solidarity of Winnipeg’s bitter cold.
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Whose House? Mannon’s House!
Mannon Smalley has been fronting local band Silence Kit for the past three-and-a-half years.
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Fractures and bridges
This year’s capstone issue, the Urban Issue, has a theme of Fractured City.
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Ushering in a new era
The face of politics is quite literally changing. With election season ahead of us, campaigning has paved the way for a number of exciting candidates from diverse backgrounds.
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Heavy metal discovery
A new material with both metallic and non-metallic properties was discovered by researchers at the University of Winnipeg (U of W).
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Closing time
The UWSA announced that Index Bookstore will close at the end of March. For the past three years, the student-run retail outlet served as a coffee shop, bookstore and print shop for the campus community.
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In the North End, hearts beat as one
Winnipeg’s North End is not only the home to many important and effective nonprofits, but it’s also a neighbourhood with a culture where these organizations frequently collaborate.
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Start up the buses!
CEO Manitoba’s goal is “to help more students start more businesses” and encourage students to step outside of their comfort zone, Harjinder Sidhu, the nonprofit’s president, says.
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City briefs
Honouring our Sisters: A Panel Discussion // Play for Peace // Native North American Writing on Greco-Roman Antiquity // Winnipeg Centre NDP nomination meeting // Doug Goltz appointed dean of science // Issues in federal corrections
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The Uniter Speaker Series presents Jeff Emtman
Jeff Emtman started Here Be Monsters seven years ago, in 2012, when he graduated college. Today, there is a team alongside Entman producing the podcast.
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Crystal Clear
As of June 30, 2017, Health Canada approved the first-ever drug for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which is called Spinraza.
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Power moves
Dance is one of the few professional or recreational activities where it is socially acceptable for total strangers to touch each other. For several local dancers, examining what gender and consent mean in an intimate interaction has become a central part of their practice.
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