Elusive windsurfer prompts major search on Lake Winnipeg
When high winds and strong waves suddenly kick up on Lake Winnipeg, beach goers in Matlock lose sight of a windsurfer, and a day long search ensues.
Folk Festival ages like a fine wine
Every second week in July, Winnipeg plays host to the largest and finest collection of roots musicians at what has become one of the premier entertainment events in North America.
Flood threatens – again
At Delta Beach along the shores of Lake Manitoba residents fear high water levels will leave them even more susceptible to the devastation they experienced in 2011.
It’s our party, we’ll do the invite list
Every year, Ottawa sends out a list of people who are “persona non grata”, and therefore not invited to Canada Day celebrations at consulates around the world.
Looking for ways to keep safe those who serve and protect
Over the past 14 years, a dozen Mounties have been shot to death in the line of duty. This week, three more officers were killed in Moncton. Are we doing enough to protect our front line of defence?
Spruce Woods — a gem waiting to be discovered
Sand dunes, pinchushion cactus, blue-green oasis, spring-fed ponds and riverbank forests. It doesn’t sound like Manitoba but it is, and one way to experience it is through an adventure race.
Breeding food security
Food Matters Manitoba’s April Slater is helping northerners raise chickens – and increase their economic independence.
Corner Gas: The Movie to be shot this summer
Facing the embarrassment of having the made-in-Saskatchewan hit TV show shoot its movie in Toronto or Winnipeg, the government ponies up; ironic after killing its own tax credit three years ago.
Walking Monk passes through Wpg on 4th trek across Canada
Bhaktimarga Swami is walking across Canada for the fourth time since 1996. When asked what’s the cause, he says, “It’s not a fundraiser, it’s a friend raiser.”
Silence of the Deans plagues top Canadian university
Much as they might be criticized for hiding in their ivory towers, the brightest at our universities are betraying the young minds they’re helping to educate when they allow themselves to be muzzled.