Events in the long life of Britain’s Prince Philip

A call for digital revolution

Re: MPI on new path after Project Nova debacle (Oct. 6)

Computer scientist Melvin Conway once stated, “Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization’s communication structure.”

This is seen clearly in the Manitoba government’s online service. The Manitoba government has a “Data MB” portal to view government data sets, but data about vehicle collisions is only accessible from Manitoba Public Insurance’s Manitoba Collision Dashboard. If you need to find information on a Manitoba surgeon, that information is on Shared Health’s website, but if you need surgical wait times, that’s on the main government website.

As much as I cling to hope, I recognize the ominous circumstances and questionable future that our young people stand to inherit.

Youth are navigating a world plagued with the existential dangers of climate change, artificial intelligence, political polarization and rising military armament, among other disconcerting trends. While schools cannot entirely ameliorate these issues, I am inspired by the words of Amina Mohammed, the United Nations deputy secretary-general, who declared teachers to be the “guardians of our future.”

Our future integrally depends on the learning, healthy development and empowerment of young people. With the upcoming Manitoba school board elections, I invite readers, voters and prospective candidates to consider how to support the practices of these guardians so we may ensure a brighter tomorrow.

First, I believe we are in — or entering — a community mental-health crisis. There is a resounding body of peer-reviewed research outlining the declining trends in the mental health of youth, parents and teachers. In May 2026, Doctors Manitoba stated its concern that the technology consumption habits of youth rivalled the health detriments of drinking and smoking. Many parents are stressed, economically struggling and need assistance. How might schools mitigate these precarious developments?

The province is investigating after a worker died on the job after falling off a roof last month.

The worker, who was employed by Winnipeg-based Pristine Roofing & Siding, was critically injured on Sept. 22 after falling from a roof during a residential re-roofing project in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, a provincial spokesperson said in an email.

The man later died.

The investigation is ongoing, and no other information will be provided, the spokesperson said Thursday.

“I would not like to call this an incident. Let’s say it’s a diplomatic misunderstanding,” said Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha. But the South Korean president definitely sees it as a serious incident, and he has already gone public with it.

“If (Ukraine’s) refusal to acknowledge the facts and issue a public apology continues, we will take additional measures,” President Lee Jae-myung wrote on X. He probably means cutting the non-military aid South Korea gives to Ukraine. (There is no military aid, since the constitution bans Seoul from providing arms to a country actively involved in a war).

What monstrous misdeed did the Ukrainian government commit to deserve such harsh words from a country that is generally sympathetic to Ukraine’s struggle against its giant neighbour? Have the South Koreans discovered Ukrainian spies in the Blue House?

No, it’s what we professionals call a “spat.”