A new scam has hit the streets of Winnipeg as fraudulent taxis have been taking advantage of the kindness of others. At least a dozen instances have been reported involving fake taxis, identifiable by their lack of company name or identifying numbers, pulling into highly populated areas like malls orContinue Reading
The 11th annual celebration of Peace Days in Winnipeg has begun, and there are plenty of ways for Winnipeggers and those living elsewhere to partake. Peace Days events will take place from September 10th until the 28th, during which time there will be lectures, webinars, and documentary screenings as partContinue Reading
The Dakota Tipi nation is currently seeking repayment for damages, including the government returning the land title to the nation, compensation for land use and the Dakota Tipi being involved in the consultation of future use and development of the land. “The Dakota Tipi Nation states that the land isContinue Reading
A 2020 study shared by the Parkinson’s Foundation suggests a single concussion increased the risk of developing Parkinson’s Disease by 57 per cent and the risk of developing dementia by 72 per cent. According to Brain Injury Canada, hockey is the most common sport, which leads to concussions among boysContinue Reading
July 1st marked Canada Day, the 157th anniversary of confederation in 1867. For so long, people across the country celebrated wholeheartedly, proud of their flag and country. In today’s day and age, as we work to address reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous people, the interpretation of Canada Day has changed forContinue Reading
“We have to fight back because right now in Canada, bodily autonomy is under threat,” Leah Gazan said to the crowd outside the Manitoba Legislative Building. On the afternoon of June 24th, a group of approximately 80 people gathered outside the Manitoba Legislative Building for a women’s reproductive rights rally.Continue Reading
“The National Security Committee indicates there are members of this House who have knowingly worked for foreign hostile governments.” A redacted report released early in June by Canadian intelligence services states there is evidence that federal politicians had collaborated with foreign governments in order to advance their personal interests. TheContinue Reading
“From the time I started running a year and a half ago, I was preparing a lot, and it really ramped up for probably four or five months… I trained full-time, and now we’re here.” “Self-belief is the most important thing you can have,” Keeping told me as he strodeContinue Reading
“You see the most evidence of reconciliation because the population in Manitoba… We were the first province. We’re the first treaty. We’re the first place where the Indian Act Policy happened, where residential schools started.” On May 30th, at McNally Robinson in Grant Park, more than 100 people filled theContinue Reading
“They haven’t proved who they are, they have no connection to the historic nation, and they’re using the word Metis in a way that just basically means mixed.” For a week in May, an Indigenous Identity Fraud Summit was held in Winnipeg. Co-hosted by the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), theContinue Reading
A pro-Palestine encampment of more than a dozen tents with an unknown amount of long-term protestors has been outside the University of Winnipeg for more than two weeks. Along the West side of the encampment are four banners describing what the encampment represents and its objectives. Under a banner titled Declare, it isContinue Reading
The federal government and the government of Manitoba have agreed to a joint payment of $20 million each to fund the search of Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women, Marcedes Myran and Morgan Harris. The announcement came after a meeting between government representatives, the families ofContinue Reading
January 1st, 2024, saw the first faceoff of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PHWL). The new league has been coming for a long time. It has proven to be a profitable, growing organization with crowds of increasing size for women’s professional hockey. Women’s hockey in Canada and the United StatesContinue Reading
As the spring thaw continues into the summer, the BC government has warned residents that there will likely be an early start to the 2024 fire season. The prediction is based on many areas across the province not getting as much snowpack as experts prefer to see. A larger snowpackContinue Reading
The 40-hour workweek doesn’t fit everyone the same. For two Winnipeg entrepreneurs, they decided to spend that time creating their own business rather than clocking into someone else’s. In May 2023, Connor Wielgosz and David Plumridge decided to stop talking and start implementing their ideas. The two met at AcrossContinue Reading
From February until September 2024, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights will be showcasing an exhibition called Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change. Brought together through collaboration between the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, The National Music Centre, Museum of Pop Culture and The Rock and Roll HallContinue Reading
According to data published by the government of Canada, the average cost for low-need elderly housing, where the resident requires minimal assistance, which accounts for less than 90 minutes of worker aid per day, is $3,075 per month. The prices vary across the country, with the highest average cost beingContinue Reading
A 2022 report from United for Literacy showed that 49 per cent of the adult population in Canada scored below the literacy levels expected of high school students. Seventeen per cent reportedly scored at the lowest level. Despite increasing rates of literacy globally, Canadians don’t typically spend their leisure timeContinue Reading
On Friday, March 1st, politicians on both sides of the aisle came together to mourn the loss of Brian Mulroney, who died at 84. Mulroney served as prime minister from 1984 to 93. Flags across the country are at half mast to honour Mulroney, and Justin Trudeau has announced theContinue Reading
An award-winning documentary about the movement to remove First Nations mascots from teams across North America is now available on streaming platforms, including iTunes in Canada. Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting has won a multitude of awards at film festivals since it first debuted in 2022. The releaseContinue Reading
