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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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DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I’m a musician, and I swore I wouldn’t get involved with anyone else this summer after having my heart broken again.

The woman who ditched me took off for a music scene elsewhere. I hope she never comes back! I heard by the grapevine she already had another guy during the months she was with me. I don’t know who, but I can guess.

My problem is another woman is chasing me hard already. Although I need the sex and she’s fun, I’m too afraid to see anyone. I’m still feeling messed up. Sometimes I hear love songs and cry like a fool. Still, my saving grace is playing music — something I’m good at and love. It heals me to an extent, but the really sad songs can bring me way down, even while on stage.

I’ve also just been asked to join a new band. Part of me wants to do it, but another part of is afraid to because I’m still so broken up inside. Women can be easy to come by in this scene, but I just don’t have the strength to take a chance at getting hurt again. Sorry for sounding like a big baby!

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One of Winnipeg’s most iconic buildings, the Fort Garry Hotel on Broadway, is next on the Manitoba Métis Federation’s list of acquisitions.

“We are not done with our commitment to investing in Winnipeg’s downtown,” president David Chartrand said Friday, the same day the federation announced it has purchased the former National Research Council property on Ellice Avenue downtown.

“One potential new acquisition we’re considering, if the price is right and the partnership is positive, is the Fort Garry Hotel. It is an iconic part of Winnipeg’s history and its future, just like the Red River Métis,” Chartrand said.

The 113-year-old hotel was co-listed for sale in May by real estate brokerage firms Avison Young and Cushman & Wakefield Winnipeg, but doesn’t have a list price.

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The City of Winnipeg has suspended its mosquito control efforts as of Saturday, a news release states.

Mosquito trap counts will continue to be monitored and fogging will resume, if needed.

The city will issue a public service announcement eight hours in advance, should further fogging be required.

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Washington sanctioned International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost nearly a year ago, over her work on a case involving American troops in Afghanistan. Unlike France, Canada has never criticized that decision.

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"We do have fairly solid human rights credentials, but we can certainly stand (to be) speaking out more about them."

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Or, failing fortune, a wad of 20s and loose change to cover gas on the way home two weeks later.

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Multiple sources confirmed Kovacs was put on leave from Grant Park High School in the spring in response to a complaint about his coaching style.

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