News briefs for Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Ice to face Thunderbirds in WHL final

9:10 AM

The Winnipeg Ice will face the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League final, beginning Friday night at Canada Life Centre.

The Thunderbirds beat the Blazers in Kamloops last night to win the Western Conference Championship Series 4-2.

The Winnipeg Ice advanced to the WHL final by completing a sweep of the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday. Seattle’s roster includes Brad Lambert, who was selected 30th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2022 NHL draft.

The Ice announced Monday that Ice home games for the final will be played at the downtown arena.

Emergency alert test happening Wednesday

9:14 AM

The province will send an emergency alert test message at 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday.

“The test alert will be distributed on TV, radio and compatible wireless devices. However, not all Manitobans will receive the test alert on their mobile devices,” the provincial government said in a news release Tuesday morning.

“This may occur for various reasons, including device compatibility, connection to an LTE network, cell tower coverage, and device software and settings.

More information about the upcoming test alert can be found here.

Woman seriously injured in dog attack in Peguis

10:07 AM

A 52-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when she was attacked by dogs in Peguis First Nation on Sunday.

RCMP said the victim, who was walking when she was attacked shortly after midnight, went to a home for help.

She was airlifted to hospital.

Peguis’s council later informed police the dogs thought to be responsible have been destroyed.

Winnipeg woman, 52, dies in Highway 59 collision

12:07 PM

A 52-year-old woman from Winnipeg died at the scene of a three-vehicle collision on Highway 59 in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot Monday evening.

St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP were called to the collision at Highway 59 and Oak Grove Road just before 6 p.m., Mounties said.

Investigators have determined a vehicle headed east on Oak Grove Road was crossing the highway when it collided with a vehicle going south. A third vehicle, also going south on Highway 59, rear-ended the second vehicle.

The driver of the vehicle on Oak Grove Road, the 52-year-old woman, was pronounced dead. The other drivers, men aged 18 and 24, were treated at the scene, RCMP said. Mounties don’t think speed or alcohol were factors in the collision, but local RCMP and a forensic collision reconstruction specialist are still investigating.

Comedian Anthony Jeselnik sets Aug. 19 casino date

2:57 PM

Anthony Jeselnik, whose dark-comedic standup style has led to three Netflix specials and Comedy Central roasts of Charlie Sheen, Roseanne Barr and Donald Trump, will take the stage at the Club Regent Event Centre Aug. 19.

Tickets go on sale May 12 at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.ca, although there is a fan-club presale scheduled for May 10. Prices start at $39 plus fees.

The Pittsburgh comedian also co-hosts The Jeselnik and Rosenthal Vanity Project podcast with NFL Network analyst Gregg Rosenthal.

Club Regent also announced an Oct. 1 date for Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through the Change as well as an appearance by hair-band tribute group Snake Oil on Sept. 15. Tickets for those shows go on sale May 11 at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.ca.

Burt Block Party rocks on with Glass Tiger, Cheap Trick

3:24 PM

Two more Burt Block Party evenings welcome acts from the 1970s and ’80s to  perform at an outdoor stage in front of the Burton Cummings Theatre Aug. 19 and 20.

Glass Tiger, which hit the charts in Canada and the United States with Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) in 1986, headlines an evening of 80s’ groups, which will also include English new wave pioneers A Flock of Seagulls, and two Canadian acts, Men Without Hats and Spoons.

Cheap Trick, which were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016, headlines the Aug. 20 show focusing on the ’70s and are joined by Trooper, whose 1978 hit Raise a Little Hell has become an anthem for party-goers across Canada.

Tickets go on sale May 12 at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.ca and include VIP and two-show options. Prices were not announced.

Two other previously announced Burt Block Party events are scheduled for Aug. 11 and 12, with the Strumbellas and Billy Talent headlining.

William Prince, Allison de Groot earn Americana award nods

4:15 PM

Two Manitoba performers, William Prince and Allison de Groot, have earned nominations for the 2023 Americana Music Awards, which were announced Tuesday afternoon.

Prince, the singer-songwriter from Peguis First Nation, earned a nomination in the emerging act of the year category.

De Groot, a Winnipeg banjo player who earlier this year won a Canadian Folk Music Award along with fiddler Tatiana Hargreaves, was nominated for instrumentalist of the year.

The awards will be handed out Sept. 20 in Nashville as part of Americanafest.