House Handshake’s road to Winnipeg
A long and winding road led to the formation of local indie outfit House Handshake. The band is currently comprised of Quinton Poitras (vocals, frets),…
October 2019
Nuit Blanche hosts pop-up powwow in conjunction with Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery
An Indigenous block party welcomed Nuit Blanche Winnipeg’s attendees in front of 211 Pacific Avenue Saturday night. The Pop-Up Powwow 2.0 (Friendship Dance Event) took…
Wheelchair basketball court installation draws in Nuit Blanche Winnipeg attendees
Allez Hop!, a pop-up ’90s themed accessible glow-in-the-dark basketball court was stationed on Market Avenue during Nuit Blanche Winnipeg. The installation had a mix of…
Queer all-female band Strange Breed tours new album, Permanence
Rock ’n’ roll never died — it only transformed and carried on. Strange Breed, an all-queer, all-female garage-rock group from Vancouver, is touring across Canada…
Adam Henry talks new Canada West hockey season and Manitoba Bisons recruiting class
The club went from a fourth-place finish in the conference standings and hosting a playoff series, to seventh-place and out of the playoffs. A massive graduating class hurt the herd even more, but according to fifth-year Bisons defender Adam Henry, the team will be just fine heading into the 2019-20 season.
Thousands take to Winnipeg streets to protest climate change inaction
More than 10,000 Winnipeggers gathered at the Manitoba legislature Friday to show support for what appears to be the start of a worldwide climate revolution.
Kent Monkman’s latest exhibit opens at the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Canadian history is being retold in Kent Monkman’s latest solo exhibit at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Canadian Cree artist Kent Monkman’s Shame and Prejudice: A…