Society Feature 04.04.26 Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers Alyssa Jansen Morley Daniels is no stranger to career changes. He’s worked manual labour jobs outside, installed satellites in Alberta, and until a few years ago, led a gang in Winnipeg’s North End. Now, he builds bridges for Pier Solutions as Step Up construction’s lead hand. Read Full Article
Arts + Culture Feature 04.04.26 Reclaiming Romantasy Keira Still When romance and fantasy are more popular then ever, why are the readers who love them still so often ridiculed? Read Full Article
Society Feature 17.03.26 Bracing Against the Undertow Dallas Bird As the gap between community need and government support widens, Winnipeg’s non-profit staff are caught in a violent undertow that is felt in every shift. Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Feature 26.03.26 Bent Not Broken Spencer Enns As someone who grew up with scoliosis, I often felt alone in my experience. While I didn’t have peer-support as a kid, I recently talked with two other people who also grew up with the condition. I hope our stories will resonate with other young people who are dealing with bracing or surgery. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 17.04.26 The Borrowed Name Ian Baquiano A name is something given to you. But for almost 10 years while Luis was part of the “hidden population,” he couldn’t use his. Instead, he borrowed a dead man’s name until he could reclaim his own. Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Creative Nonfiction 15.04.26 Life After Death Amanda Haley (Mandi) Maxwell After a series of concussions left me with debilitating treatment-resistant depression, I finally found a treatment that worked — but I didn’t hear about it from a doctor. I heard about it from a friend. Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Feature 14.04.26 More than a Tournament Zach Nolan Dana Goertzen’s four-year journey to win the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship brought her closer to her heritage and created lasting memories. Read Full Article
Arts + Culture Feature 14.04.26 The Sound of Social Change Edrilene Mayuga Where do you see social change happen? For a group of educators and university students, it’s in an unlikely space: an elementary school music room. Read Full Article
Communications + Media Creative Nonfiction 14.04.26 A Beginner’s Guide to Ranked Play Easton Penner In 2019, my high school esports club had fewer than 10 students showing up each week. Today, 72 schools are registered with the Manitoba School Esports Association. So what changed? As it turns out, a lot more than I ever expected. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 13.04.26 Shifting the Eldest Daughter Perspective Alex Mendoza Eldest daughters wear a lot of hats: the role model, the parentified child, the mediator, the responsible one. Online communities like #eldestdaughter are building a narrative of support that finally recognizes the backbone of the family. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 12.04.26 Stimming Out Juliana Thiessen How does a late-diagnosed Autistic navigate professionalism in a world built for allistics? Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Creative Nonfiction 11.04.26 Typical, Not Typical Haleigh Bohn Growing up, my brother and I shared almost everything, but were defined by our differences: the wild child and the perfectionist. I thought I knew what ADHD looked like because of him — disruptive and impossible to ignore. It took a long time to realize we shared even more than I thought. Read Full Article
Society Feature 10.04.26 Machine Learning Santino Buffone-Magro Technology in the classroom is supposed to enhance learning. AI is no exception. Like the tools before it, the impact of AI will depend on how we use it. Government guidelines for AI use in education don’t exist in Manitoba yet, which means teachers and schools are doing their best to figure it out. Read Full Article