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RANDALL KING / COMEDY Home again, home again, giggly gig Five years ago, after amassing credits on locally shot films such as New in Town and Wild Cherry, actor Ben Beauchemin moved from Winnipeg to Toronto to pursue a career as a comedian. He still acts (Kim’s Convenience) but he also made that comedy dream come true, and he makes a triumphant return performing standup for the first time in his home town at Wee Johnny’s Pub, 177 McDermot Ave., on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 9 p.m. on a bill with local improv team Outside Joke. Tickets are $10 in advance at http://brownpapertickets.com/event/2598105 or $15 at the door.
RANDALL KING / COMEDY Home again, home again, giggly gig Five years ago, after amassing credits on locally shot films such as New in Town and Wild Cherry, actor Ben Beauchemin moved from Winnipeg to Toronto to pursue a career as a comedian. He still acts (Kim’s Convenience) but he also made that comedy dream come true, and he makes a triumphant return performing standup for the first time in his home town at Wee Johnny’s Pub, 177 McDermot Ave., on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 9 p.m. on a bill with local improv team Outside Joke. Tickets are $10 in advance at http://brownpapertickets.com/event/2598105 or $15 at the door.
JILL WILSON / MUSIC The Kid stays in the picture Electronic act AudioOpera (a.k.a. local producer Graeme Barrett) has just released a new video for Forever, a darkly haunting, trippy track with icy falsetto vocals. The two-minute clip, directed by Winnipeg’s Avery Stedman, is unsettling, featuring The Kids in the Hall’s Kevin McDonald in an unvarnished performance as a sad man who… well, see for yourself at: wfp.to/forever. A full-length album, Flying From the River, is due out soon on Noise Collector records.
JILL WILSON / MUSIC The Kid stays in the picture Electronic act AudioOpera (a.k.a. local producer Graeme Barrett) has just released a new video for Forever, a darkly haunting, trippy track with icy falsetto vocals. The two-minute clip, directed by Winnipeg’s Avery Stedman, is unsettling, featuring The Kids in the Hall’s Kevin McDonald in an unvarnished performance as a sad man who… well, see for yourself at: wfp.to/forever. A full-length album, Flying From the River, is due out soon on Noise Collector records.
BEN MacPHEE-SIGURDSON / WINE B.C. wine fit for royalty During their recent weeklong visit to Canada, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a stop at Mission Hill Family Estate in British Columbia, where they toured the winery, had a go at picking some grapes and were fed by some of B.C.’s top chefs. William and Kate were served two of Mission Hill’s top wines, reports Decanter magazine — the 2012 Oculus, a Bordeaux-style red blend, and the 2012 Perpetua Chardonnay. Both wines are listed on the Manitoba Liquor Marts website — the former is $80, while the latter is a paltry $40.06 — but appear to be out of stock. Expect them to move quickly if they find their way back on to store shelves.
BEN MacPHEE-SIGURDSON / WINE B.C. wine fit for royalty During their recent weeklong visit to Canada, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a stop at Mission Hill Family Estate in British Columbia, where they toured the winery, had a go at picking some grapes and were fed by some of B.C.’s top chefs. William and Kate were served two of Mission Hill’s top wines, reports Decanter magazine — the 2012 Oculus, a Bordeaux-style red blend, and the 2012 Perpetua Chardonnay. Both wines are listed on the Manitoba Liquor Marts website — the former is $80, while the latter is a paltry $40.06 — but appear to be out of stock. Expect them to move quickly if they find their way back on to store shelves.
BRAD OSWALD / TV Doc pays tribute to hockey’s tough-guy class One needn’t look any further than the title to know where this film stands on the issue of fighting in hockey: Ice Guardians. Not Ice Goons. This new documentary, which has its television première on Saturday, Oct. 8, on Super Channel (check listings for time), takes an in-depth look at the role of the enforcer in professional hockey and tells the story of the fights from the perspective of the men who’ve done the fighting. More than a dozen NHL tough guys from the recent and somewhat distant past — Rob Ray, Dave Semenko, Dave Schultz, George Parros, Colton Orr, Kelly Chase, Clark Gillies, Joe Kocur and many more — explain how and why they fought their way to the big leagues. The case for fighting is also bolstered by interviews with hockey such NHL superstars as Brett Hull, Jarome Iginla and Chris Chelios, who state emphatically that they could not have succeeded at the level they did without an enforcer or two on the bench.
BRAD OSWALD / TV Doc pays tribute to hockey’s tough-guy class One needn’t look any further than the title to know where this film stands on the issue of fighting in hockey: Ice Guardians. Not Ice Goons. This new documentary, which has its television première on Saturday, Oct. 8, on Super Channel (check listings for time), takes an in-depth look at the role of the enforcer in professional hockey and tells the story of the fights from the perspective of the men who’ve done the fighting. More than a dozen NHL tough guys from the recent and somewhat distant past — Rob Ray, Dave Semenko, Dave Schultz, George Parros, Colton Orr, Kelly Chase, Clark Gillies, Joe Kocur and many more — explain how and why they fought their way to the big leagues. The case for fighting is also bolstered by interviews with hockey such NHL superstars as Brett Hull, Jarome Iginla and Chris Chelios, who state emphatically that they could not have succeeded at the level they did without an enforcer or two on the bench.

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Ivor Asham’s family couldn’t have picked a better image to accompany his obituary. There he is, riding Flash, his beloved brown and white quarter horse, a black cowboy hat on his head and a drink in his hand.

Asham owned and operated Birds Hill Park Ranch for nearly 35 years, where he shared his lifelong passion for horses with thousands of visitors. He moved hay, harnessed horses and drove the wagons, introducing himself as “Ivor the Driver.”

Over the years, Asham built a reputation as the quintessential cowboy.

There’s a restaurant at the ranch filled with memorabilia that he collected over the years. Calgary Stampede posters, cowboy boot-shaped shot glasses, a child’s rocking horse, a wagon wheel and numerous photos of legendary actor John Wayne are just some of the items that line the walls.

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MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Broadway was closed Friday between Furby and Young streets until further notice.

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Winnipeg police are investigating a “serious incident” in which people were injured following a police pursuit near Broadway and Young Street Friday afternoon.

Police said the scene would remain secured as officers investigate. No details about the number or severity of injuries were released.

Broadway was closed between Furby and Young streets until further notice and motorists were asked to avoid the area.

Shaelyn Desmarais McLeod, whose car sustained minor damage, said she witnessed the end of the police pursuit.

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Fallis’s comic thriller infiltrates book club

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The Free Press Book Club and McNally Robinson Booksellers are pleased to welcome Toronto author Terry Fallis to the next virtual meeting on Tuesday, September 29 at 7 p.m. to read from and discuss his novel The Marionette.

Fallis, a former lawyer, bureaucrat and political consultant, is the author of 10 bestselling novels and the two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour (in 2015 for No Relation and in 2008 for The Best Laid Plans, which also won CBC’s Canada Reads in 2011).

His 11th novel, An End In Itself, will be published in November by McClelland & Stewart, who also published The Marionette in October 2025 (and which was also longlisted for the Leacock medal).

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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press Local Anne Oake Recovery centre presser Photo of Scott Oake talking to the media with the construction site behind him The Bruce and Anne Oake Memorial Foundation hosted members of the media for an important milestone in the development of the Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre at 70 Snow Street in south Winnipeg. The event was hosted by Ron MacLean, with special guests, community leaders and supporters as we make an exciting announcement and officially launch the next chapter of the Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre. See story by Melissa Sept 10th, 2026

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“They will also need to incorporate any information from the RCMP report that might be helpful if we were to consider any additional safety measures at this intersection,” Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor said of department staff.

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