Manitoba honours Madiba
One of the biggest international news stories of 2013 was the passing of Nelson Mandela. The former South African leader was honoured last month when many gathered at the Manitoba Legislature for a special memorial service.
This doctor treats poverty like a disease
An American health journalist visits Canada — and likes what she sees: a clinical tool used by doctors that is based on strong evidence linking poverty to bad health outcomes.
Idle No More New Years Round Dance at Portage & Main
Hundreds braved the -35 C windchill to participate in the 2nd annual New Year’s Round Dance in the middle of the intersection of Portage and Main.
Manitobans ring in a frosty new year
Jack Frost welcomed frozen Manitobans into the New Year with a blast of cold air and some hot fireworks at the Forks Market in Winnipeg.
Computer chicanery targets personal info
The caller on the phone claims your computer is causing problems on the Internet, and in the process of helping you ‘troubleshoot’ the issue, your identity is stolen.
A Christmas Coronary
A Christmas Coronary: Is it holiday indigestion or a heart attack? It’s neither. It’s a new radio drama from CKUW, created by Sara Arenson, Michael Welch and April Cherpaw.
A Manitoba race of epic proportions
Racers from around the world will gather in a frozen winter landscape to bike or run 130 km in unforgiving weather for a celebration of human resilience, community spirit and fun.
Jesus is the reason for the season
Through the hustle and bustle of Christmas, people from near and far take time to see the traditional Cantata, Christmas Is Jesus, and to be reminded of the true meaning of the holidays.
Sochi winter games invite negative publicity
The upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia are being compared to the summer games in Berlin in 1936, when Adolf Hitler refused to shake the hand of African American sprinter Jesse Owens.
Celebrating a global culture of oneness
Sunday, December 22, 2013 marked the one year anniversary of what is being dubbed as a planetary shift in consciousness — an online movement created by a group working to heal the world.