Winnipeg firefighter/paramedic looking for love on TV

Wooed by wood, Cedarella founder takes pride in handcrafted designs

Marina Bulan is the founder of Cedarella, a two-year-old venture that turns out eye-catching wood products such as jewelry, kitchen decor, children’s toys and, most recently, metre-high outdoor planters that double as home street-number indicators.

Ahead of immigrating to Winnipeg a decade ago from their native Russia, Bulan and her partner thought it would be prudent to conduct some research on their soon-to-be new home, a city they knew next to nothing about.

Imagine their surprise as they were viewing the 2007 surrealist film My Winnipeg, which comically blends historical facts about our burg with what Winnipeg-born writer/director Guy Maddin has termed “mystical hypothesizing.”

(For instance, there is no proof that, as reported in the award-winning flick, Winnipeg is the sleepwalking capital of the world, and that residents keep keys to their former abodes on their person in the event they turn up there during a bout of somnambulism.)

Bombers offence stalls in 22-19 loss to Elks

It was a microcosm of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ season to this point: a first half that burned bright only to be doused in cold water.

The Bombers began the first leg of their mid-season gauntlet with a 22-19 loss to the Edmonton Elks at Commonwealth Stadium in the Alberta capital on Friday night.

Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo orchestrated an eight-play, 54-yard drive that set up a 40-yard game-winning field goal by Vincent Blanchard that snuck inside the left upright with zeros on the clock.

The drive, which was plagued by poor tackling by the Bombers defence, came after Bombers kicker Sergio Castillo tied the game at 19-19 on a 53-yard boot with 1:41 remaining in the contest.

Executive exodus continues at Shared Health with three recent departures

Manitoba’s provincial health authority is looking for its fourth chief financial officer since 2023 and additional replacements after the recent departures of three executives.

‘We got attacked’: Carney says retaliatory tariffs on U.S. to take effect next month

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. starting next month after Canada walked away from what he called a "bad deal."

The U.S. introduced new 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian exports on Saturday after trade talks failed.

"We got attacked," Carney told reporters on Parliament Hill Saturday when asked about the escalating trade war.

Carney suspended talks with the United States late Friday and summoned his negotiators back to Ottawa.

Winnipeg firefighter/paramedic looking for love on TV

Canada’s first reality-TV Bachelorette is going to have a lot of River City romancing on her hands.

A third Winnipegger has been added to the field of heart-warmed hopefuls vying for the affections of Jasmine Lorimer when The Bachelorette Canada premières Sept. 13 on W network. The latest looking-for-love local is 29-year-old firefighter/paramedic Mike Ogilvie, a part-time heavy-metal musician who says his greatest reward in life is connecting with individuals whose lives he has saved.

According to press materials released by W, bachelor Mike is “looking for a partner who will be his best friend forever and commit to building a happy and successful future together.”

As singer and songwriter for the Winnipeg-based metal band Diablero, Mike has penned and performed the lyrics for such guitar-driven tracks as Rise From The Dungeon, Clutches Of The Priest and On Your Knees. When asked to name his hero, his response is, “I’ll avoid the classic Dad response to avoid yawns and say Metallica’s James Hetfield.”