Winnipeg singer goes solo with new EP

Steinbach homeowners sue city over flooding

Several Steinbach residents have filed a lawsuit against the southeastern Manitoba city over flooding in their homes they argue was the result of the government’s poor design and maintenance of the sewage system.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the homeowners — nine couples and four individuals — in the Court of King’s Bench last week.

The court papers claim the amount of rainfall that entered Steinbach’s sewers in the northeast part of the city, where the homeowners reside, was “significantly increased” during two heavy rainfalls in 2024 and 2025 as a result of the city’s alleged negligence or nuisance.

The lawsuit alleges a slew of issues with the city’s sewer system contributed to sewage backups and flooding of the plaintiffs’ homes during the heavy rains.

‘Take it to the bank’: premier insists temporary ER will open in Dauphin by Labour Day, but nurses skeptical

Premier Wab Kinew insisted Tuesday that the flood-shuttered Dauphin hospital will have a temporary emergency department in place by Labour Day, but offered no details on the plan.

“I’m here telling you, take it to the bank — Labour Day — emergency department services in Dauphin,” the premier said when asked about it at an unrelated news conference in Winnipeg.

The Dauphin Regional Health Centre was forced to evacuate 54 patients and close its doors on July 1 after the Parkland region experienced severe flooding.

“You’re going to see temporary structures being stood up there over the next few weeks with an opening day of Labour Day because we know how important health care is to people in Dauphin.”

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Paralyzed foster girl has system under a microscope

An internal investigation by Manitoba’s Families Department is nearly complete in the case of a six-year-old girl who is paralyzed after being assaulted by her foster mother in Winnipeg.

The review by child-welfare officials is intended to prevent similar incidents, but it’s unlikely the public will learn the findings or recommendations.

“We’re working closely with the (child and family services) authority to make sure that every recommendation is taken seriously and implemented,” Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine said Monday.

“They’re important (investigations) because they help us identify what went wrong so we can make those changes to ensure something like this tragedy never happens again.”

Jacob Brodovsky's Sixteen Years a preview of future releases

A few months ago, singer-songwriter Jacob Brodovsky and his bandmates in Winnipeg folk-rock group Kakagi were in a tough spot.

As commitment levels from band members wavered and conversations with potential managers and booking agents became more frequent, they had to ask themselves if this was really what they all wanted to spend 100 per cent of their time and effort on.

After some tough conversations, it was decided the best thing was to recognize not everyone was as invested in the success of the band as Brodovsky — who was the principal songwriter, guitarist and vocalist — and amicably call it quits.

“Being in a band is an incredible amount of time you have to commit for largely no money, so you really have to be 100 per cent in it. In that band, I was the songwriter, so I had a much larger vested interest in the success of the band than anyone else... but it got to a point where Max, my brother, was like, ‘I really enjoy this still, but I don’t want this as badly as you do, and we’re going to get to a point eventually that that’s going to be a real issue.’ So it made sense to pump the breaks,” says Brodovsky, 27.