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Emergency landing still amazing thirty years later

History, Outside Winnipeg, Science & TechnologyBy Roger CurrieJuly 29, 2013

This past week marked the 30th anniversary of the Gimli Glider, a jet that was safely landed on an abandoned airstrip in Gimli after the plane ran out of fuel on a flight from Montreal to Edmonton.

Don’t pass up a trip to the Electrical Museum

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Environment, Our City, Our Neighbourhoods, Science & Technology, SouthwestBy Trevor SmithJuly 24, 2013

If you’ve never visited Manitoba Hydro’s Electrical Museum, you’ve got a treat in store. Excellent interactive exhibits make for a great family outing.

The hard work of living a compassionate life

Our City, Religion & Spirituality, Stories of GivingBy Darcia SenftJuly 23, 2013

Compassion doesn’t mean buying someone coffee. Acting with compassion means choosing how we face the tough stuff – how we listen to the suffering of others and offer assistance that is meaningful.

Orange is the New Black: best satire of the season

Arts & Entertainment, ReviewsBy Michelle MichaylukJuly 23, 2013

Does watching a WASPy woman go to prison for a bad decision she made while taking the lesbian route in her 20s make for great TV? Heck yes!

Forty has never looked so good for Winnipeg Folk Festival

Arts & Entertainment, Charitable Organizations, Culture, Outside Winnipeg, ReviewsBy Noah ErenbergJuly 18, 2013

What made this year’s instalment so extraordinary was the way it embraced its 40th anniversary and showed itself to be North America’s premiere music festival.

Taking aim at drunk driving

Health & Safety, Politics, Science & TechnologyBy Roger CurrieJuly 15, 2013

Accidents involving alcohol take the lives of thousands of Canadians every year. Forcing drivers to give breath samples before they start their vehicles could dramatically reduce drunk driving.

Winnipeg Folk Festival delights, rain or shine

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, ReviewsBy Noah ErenbergJuly 12, 2013

A few scattered showers have done little to deter the excitement of thousands who have come out to Bird’s Hill Park this week to experience the 40th anniversary of The Winnipeg Folk Festival.

Folk Festival opens 40th year in style

Arts & Entertainment, Charitable Organizations, Culture, Our CityBy Noah ErenbergJuly 11, 20131 Comment

Opening night attracted thousands who not only came to hear great music, but to renew old acquaintances, enjoy some beautiful weather and get a look at a newly redeveloped festival site.

Fringe’s first outdoor performance raises funds for Alzheimer’s

Arts & Entertainment, Charitable Organizations, Culture, DowntownBy Sangeetha NairJuly 11, 2013

Yesterday, in Bonnycastle Park, I came across two women during lunch hour sitting on a bench talking about sex. I tried not to eavesdrop but it was too interesting not to.

Whale of a parade a huge success

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Downtown, Our City, Science & TechnologyBy David BrigoleJuly 10, 2013

Accompanied by candid floats, upbeat music, and the enlivening sounds of an enthusiastic and excited crowd, the Art Whale parade was held recently in Winnipeg attracting more than 500 people.

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