Late Winnipeg artist’s husband closing studio

HealthySips stocking Manitoba-made mocktails in local grocery stores

Wednesday was mango margarita production day.

Non-alcoholic margaritas — just like the berry mojitos and pina coladas in HealthySips’ roster.

Over the past month, HealthySips has begun stocking its Manitoba-made mocktails in local grocery stores. It’s added around 36 locations since its July 15 launch.

The store count could more than double by the end of September, its owners say.

RCMP investigating four-year-old girl’s death, two younger girls’ injuries in home on First Nation

RCMP are investigating after a four-year-old girl died in suspicious circumstances at a home in Long Plain First Nation over the weekend.

Paramedics called Manitoba First Nations Police Service officers at about 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, asking for assistance at a home where the girl was reported as injured and in medical distress.

Officers helped paramedics with emergency treatment, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other girls — a one-year-old and a two-year-old — were also found injured at the home. Paramedics took both to hospital. One of the girls was in critical condition, while the other was stable. Both are now stable.

‘Exciting news’ on rail relocation coming

Premier Wab Kinew is expected to make an announcement concerning long-awaited Winnipeg rail relocation later this week.

Former federal transport minister and Manitoba MP Lloyd Axworthy, who Kinew tasked in October 2024 with leading a two-year rail relocation feasibility study, confirmed there would be an announcement Wednesday.

“We’ve had this rail study group which I’ve chaired and we’ve been responsible for developing recommendations,” Axworthy said Monday.

The longtime champion for Winnipeg rail relocation, who is vacationing at his cottage on Lake Winnipeg, deferred to the premier’s office for information, but confirmed he will attend Wednesday’s news conference.

‘No CUSMA, no booze-ma’: Kinew

With the next round of tariffs set to hit Canadian goods next week, and a new report suggesting Manitobans could be severely impacted if the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade breaks down, Premier Wab Kinew pledged Wednesday to keep working with the U.S. ambassador — and keep American booze off Manitoba shelves, for now.

Manitoba to pitch Churchill at investment summit

Manitoba will pitch its Port of Churchill Plus project to global banks and sovereign wealth funds next month.

Premier Wab Kinew said the project — which includes upgrades to the deepwater Churchill port — will be “in the deal book” being presented at the Canada Investment Summit.

The inaugural summit in Toronto, slated for Sept. 14 and 15, is set to draw investors such as Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co., the world’s largest bank, The Globe and Mail reported.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting the summit in partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board.

Late Winnipeg artist’s husband closing studio

SEVEN years after her death, the husband of Winnipeg artist Caroline Dukes is closing her studio and dispersing her remaining art works.

"It is important to me that as many of her pieces as possible remain in this city which she loved so much," said Alfred Dukes, now 86 and living in Toronto where his sons reside.

Caroline Dukes, a Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor, was noted for her large-scale paintings best suited for institutional settings.

However, family friend Abe Anhang says the Dukes collection also consists of primary sketches and drawings, watercolours and etchings.