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Much beloved Winnipeg band the Weakerthans have apparently decided to call it a day.
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Much beloved Winnipeg band the Weakerthans have apparently decided to call it a day.
The group has been pretty quiet as of late — their most recent studio album, the Polaris-nominated Reunion Tour, was released way back in 2007 — and on Tuesday, drummer Jason Tait tweeted the band is “done.”
Word is getting out that The Weakerthans are done. Here’s the song we used to take the stage to for years. Bye bye. https://t.co/00jrQ0oNNJ
John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press
Weakerthans perform at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg Saturday, December 18, 2010.
The song referenced is the 1957 recording of Abide With Me, by John Coltrane and the Thelonious Monk septet.
Last year, in an interview with the Free Press, band member Stephen Carroll had expressed similar sentiments, saying “We’re not active and there’s no foreseeable activity planned.”
Weakerthans singer John K. Samson was contacted for comment but did not immediately respond.
Celebrated Winnipeg chef Emily Butcher has another feather to add to her toque. The executive chef and owner of Nola and Bar Accanto in St. Boniface has received the Culinary Award of Excellence from Restaurants Canada, a national foodservice advocacy organization.
Taylor Allen5 minute readYesterday at 11:03 PM CDT
It looked bad. Real bad.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros made his return to the lineup on Friday night against the Ottawa Redblacks, and he was once again the victim of a blindside hit.
The one he suffered in Hamilton on July 5 appeared relatively modest in comparison and yet, it sidelined him for a month with a neck injury.
So when Redblacks linebacker Lucas Cormier came around the edge unblocked and hammered Collaros from behind in the second quarter, you could hear a pin drop inside Princess Auto Stadium.
Malak Abas5 minute readUpdated: Yesterday at 5:01 PM CDT
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has directed three long-term care centres to make space for hospital patients, citing “exceptionally high demand for care across the health-care system.”
SOURIS — Members of Hutterite colonies in the province took aim at the NDP government’s proposed changes to drinking water legislation during a public meeting Thursday in Souris.
The meeting was hosted by Progressive Conservative MLA Colleen Robbins (Spruce Woods) to hear from rural residents about their concerns over Bill 21, which the government says will improve oversight on wells and other water systems in the province.
“There’s not enough clarity, but I feel that the overreach that this bill will bring is not clearly defined, and it could have a lot of negative consequences,” attendee Gilbert Hofer, a member of Green Acres colony near Wawanesa, said after the meeting, which drew about 20 people.
The legislation would allow public health officers to designate the type of water source based on its intended use, water quality and use duration rather than solely the number of connections it has.
