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Live Horse Racing Returns to Assiniboia Downs: A Winnipeg Tradition Worth Experiencing

August 3, 2026 admin

For many Winnipeggers, summer isn’t complete without a night at Assiniboia Downs. Whether you’re a longtime racing fan, looking for an affordable family outing, or simply searching for something different to do on a warm […]

The Great Winnipeg Flood of 1950: Historic Photos Show the City Under Water

July 30, 2026 admin

For weeks in the spring of 1950, floodwater turned Winnipeg streets into waterways, forced around 100,000 people from their homes and transformed the way the city would deal with the Red River forever. Winnipeg’s relationship […]

How Nellie McClung Changed Canadian Voting Rights

July 2, 2026 admin

In Manitoba’s political history, few names carry as much cultural weight as Nellie Letitia McClung. Author, orator, activist, legislator, and reformer, McClung was one of the defining voices of the early 20th-century women’s movement in […]

Canada’s most dangerous 60 minutes on the road revealed in global study

June 18, 2026 admin

A new global study has identified the most dangerous hour to be on the road—and it’s not always when you might expect. Research released by car insurance comparison expert MoneySuperMarket shows that the start of […]

Old Photographs of Main Street in Winnipeg (1871-1949)

June 4, 2026 admin

This gallery presents a visual journey along Winnipeg’s Main Street from 1871 to 1949, tracing nearly eight decades of growth, change, and everyday life in the city’s historic core. Beginning with early images of muddy, […]

Five Minutes With: Blues Musician Joe H Henry

May 1, 2026 admin

Joe H Henry is a Métis Singer-Songwriter from Manitoba, based in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, whose sound blends influences of early rhythm and blues, soul, and country roots, with the lyrical depth of […]

Councillors of the Provisional Government of the Métis Nation. Front row, L-R: Robert O'Lone, Paul Proulx. Centre row, L-R: Pierre Poitras, John Bruce, Louis Riel, John O'Donoghue, François Dauphinais. Back row, L-R: Bonnet Tromage, Pierre de Lorme, Thomas Bunn, Xavier Page, Baptiste Beauchemin, Baptiste Tournond, Joseph (Thomas?) Spence[1] This image is frequently listed with the caption that the persons in the photograph are councillors of the Provisional Government of the Métis Nation, however, there are several persons in the image who were not councillors in the Legislative Assembly, but did hold offices at different levels of the provisional government.

The History of the Red River Rebellion

April 30, 2026 admin

The Red River Rebellion, also known as the Red River Resistance, stands as one of the most defining moments in the early history of Winnipeg and Manitoba. It was not simply a rebellion in the […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Eugene Kabrun

April 15, 2026 admin

For the last 8 years that Eugene Kabrun has been part of the Manitoba art community, he has shared his art in plenty of galleries in and around Winnipeg – and beyond. Since his childhood […]

Old Photographs of Hotels in Winnipeg (1886-1947)

April 2, 2026 admin

Winnipeg, a city rich in history, has been home to several iconic hotels, many of which have been demolished or repurposed. Each of these establishments told a unique story, reflecting the architectural and social environment […]

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Five Minutes With: Post-Punk Musician Fold Paper

March 27, 2026 admin

A head rush of jittery rhythms and glorious guitar slashes; Fold Paper is a post-punk project by Chell Osuntade. The band guides the genre toward thrilling dimensions that sees the group take cues from contemporary […]