‘Greatest of all time’: Joe Flaherty created memorable, still funny ‘SCTV’ characters
Forty years after he invented them, Joe Flaherty’s characters can still raise a smirk, and often more, from Canadians of a certain age. “Rest in peace...
Drought poses key risk to Canada’s natural gas producers in 2024: Deloitte
CALGARY – Persistent drought conditions are poised to challenge natural gas producers even as they aim to ramp up in anticipation of Canada’s first liquefied natural...
Former rebels in Central African Republic disarm but face few options. Wagner is one of them
BOUAR, Central African Republic (AP) — The bodies of children killed in the crossfire lay on the ground. It was too much for the rebel. After...
Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Wednesday lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more...
Morocco hosts one of Africa’s first exhibitions of Cuban art, a milestone for Afro-Cuban painters
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — When Morocco ‘s King Mohamed VI visited Havana in 2017, Cuban-American gallery owner Alberto Magnan impressed him with a “full immersion” in...
Seton Hall and Indiana State meet in NIT
Indiana State Sycamores (32-6, 19-4 MVC) vs. Seton Hall Pirates (24-12, 13-8 Big East) Indianapolis; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall and Indiana State...
Downtown office vacancy rate ticks up
Relative to other urban centres in Canada, real estate development activity, as well as vacancy rates, in Winnipeg are rarely remarkable. CBRE Canada’s 2024 first-quarter report...
Man acquitted in 2013 gang killing found not guilty of 2021 attempted murder
A Winnipeg man acquitted in a high-profile gang killing seven years ago has now been found not guilty in the attempted murder of a second man...
Mennonite churches donate 1% of budget to Indigenous groups
After Charleswood Mennonite Church adopted a statement of reconciliation with Indigenous people in 2021, congregation members decided to do more than just recite a land acknowledgement...
Love at first dessert
La Panaderia is Brenda Hernández’s creative playground. The Mexican bakery is located on the main floor of a retrofitted residential building straddling the boundary between Chinatown...