Pink black and blue after ‘harness malfunction’

THERE'S a reason they call them death-defying stunts. If you're going to sing while putting Cirque du soleil on notice, you're going to risk doing some extreme crowd-surfing.

Pink was thrown into the crowd during a concert in Nuremberg, Germany, Thursday night, when her aerial harness malfunctioned. And while the term "harness malfunction" could have been way freakier than anything anyone wants to see at a circus (Pink opens her show by flying down from the rafters), Pink seems to be doing A-OK, albeit a little black and blue.

Video of the incident shows her being yanked offstage and falling into a barricade -- as did at least one of her circus-y backup dancers, who was also tossed off the stage -- after being strapped into a harness for her So What number.

After a few moments of silence -- apart from the supportive hollers of the crowd and a few understandable expletives courtesy of Pink -- she walked back to the stage. However, People magazine reports that the concert was cut short following the incident.

Canada’s ambassador to the United States met Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and local business leaders during a visit to Winnipeg this week.

Mark Wiseman and Kinew spoke about trade uncertainty with the United States and opportunities for Manitoba businesses, a government news release says.

The provincial U.S. Trade Council, the Business Council of Manitoba and part of the Premier’s Business and Jobs Council spoke to Wiseman about the impacts of trade uncertainty.

Province down 4,400 jobsEmployment dropped 0.6 per cent in Manitoba in September, Statistics Canada reported Friday.