All you need to know about Canadian federalism

Why a federal system in Canada? If the Manifest Destiny-drunk and Civil War-waging Yanks invented it, what in all that is good’s name persuaded the ragtag variety show of colonisers north of the 49th parallel to implement it here? Read More

Prairie Post

Ride the Cyclone right into ‘Peg’s theatre scene

Dyed in the wool Winnipeggers love to rave about the plethora of up ‘n coming musicians who sustain the city’s thriving music scene. What is… Read More

Arts & Life, Music

Stompin’ Tom lives on

In a sublime act of radio footwork, Jian Ghomeshi replayed his 2010 interview with Stompin’ Tom Conners on CBC Radio 1 on Thursday morning. Read More

City & Politics, History

Finding ‘Bloody Jack’ beyond the perimeter

A startling number of Winnipeggers suffer from perimeteritis, which is an affliction that inhibits 'peg-dwellers from crossing the Perimeter Highway, and, “in extreme cases prevents them from even recognizing that life exists outside of the boundaries of the City of Winnipeg.” Read More

City & Politics, Essay

Honey, Nazis, and the Manitoban identity

The point here is not just about the intriguing stories scattered throughout history, it’s about the intriguing stories scattered throughout history in our own backyard. Read More