Celebrating Prairie art at TIFF

Goldeyes open three-game playoff series in Fargo

The Winnipeg Goldeyes return to post-season action Wednesday night since their trip to the Miles Wolff Cup Final in 2024.

First pitch in Game 1 of the West Division series is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in Fargo, N.D., against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.

Here’s a breakdown of what to know as the best-of-three series begins at Newman Outdoor Field.

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Parts of River Heights hammered by storm

A powerful storm cut a swath of destruction through River Heights on Sunday, leaving much of the area without power.

Nobody was hurt in the storm.

By the time it subsided, parts of the quiet neighbourhood, especially Borebank and Lindsay streets between Grant and Taylor, had been ravaged: power lines downed, Manitoba Hydro poles toppled, trees splintered and crashed down on vehicles and homes.

In one case, a vehicle was flipped into a yard and sat under a partially downed tree. Shingles were stripped from roofs. Some residents described looking out during the storm and seeing power lines ablaze and the blue glow of electricity arcing over their backyards.

All that glitters … could work here

Sometimes, it’s hard to even suggest a change, because it seems there is always a plethora of people ready to tell you that your idea just won’t work.

Many movers and shakers were spotted at annual Manitoba Party at TIFF

TORONTO — The annual Manitoba Party at the Toronto International Film Festival was short this year of local filmmakers whose work actually had a slot in the festival.

But those filmmakers did show at the fete at the Drake Hotel, which is held every year on the first Sunday of the fest. Conor Sweeney and Milos Mitrovic, co-directors of the short film homer_b, spent much of their time modestly sitting in a corner of the chic, second-floor patio venue.

homer_b is a dark, experimental film featuring live actors wearing Simpsons masks. It’s a companion piece to another short, homer_a, an even more dark short in which a masked Homer is killed by kids in Bart and Millhouse masks. Describing it as “The Simpsons meets Harmony Korine,” Sweeney says he was surprised the less violent homer-b was the one to end up in TIFF’s Short Cuts program.

But both filmmakers were happy to be there, especially since it gave them the opportunity to leave the party at 11 p.m. to catch the Midnight Madness screening of the French film Revenge. (As a member of the Astron-6 collective who made the 2014 Midnight Madness entry The Editor, Sweeney’s departure was especially understandable. Midnight Madness, a program devoted to the more extreme realms of cinema, is where Sweeney lives.)

Text of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘Forward Guidance’ video

Transcript of Prime Minister Mark Carney's remarks in a video released Tuesday after retaliatory tariffs on the United States came into effect.

Vita Health Fresh Market nears 90th anniversary in Winnipeg with new St. Vital Square location

Yogurt, avocados, organic eggs and kefir — when Manja Nyland wants to purchase her favourite items, she visits Vita Health Fresh Market.

“They have healthy food,” she said of the Winnipeg retail chain, which sells wellness products and organic groceries.

Vita Health launched a grand opening celebration on Tuesday for its new store in southeast Winnipeg. Nyland was one of the customers who stopped in.

Located in St. Vital Square at 2-785 Dakota St., the new store replaces a smaller space Vita Health occupied in the same shopping centre for 19 years. At 4,700 square feet, the new store is approximately 60 per cent larger than its predecessor.