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As Manitobans endure the dog days of summer, they look for variations in their days: variations in temperature, locale, and activities. With that in mind, Classic 107’s Album of the Month for August is primed with variations from a composer who consistently changed the rules and the expectations of what was possible through music.  

Neurorecital at the Verbier Festival Blends Music and Mind: Pianist Nicolas Namoradze Performs with Live Brain Imaging

As it embarks on another century of theatre arts in the heart of St. Boniface, a new era has officially begun at Théâtre Cercle Molière with the appointment of a new artistic director. 

The federal government is setting up a safety net of loans, product-development grants and market diversification plans for Canada’s softwood lumber industry in an effort to shield it from the worst of American duties and fees.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the plan Tuesday, promising $700 million in loan guarantees to address what he called "immediate pressures" and $500 million for long-term supports to help companies diversify export markets and develop their products. 

Carney also promised that future projects will "prioritize" Canadian lumber. 

A former Winnipegger and cancer survivor attempted to swim across Lake Winnipeg on August long to support others battling cancer. 

"It was tough to decide which day to go as every day was windy," says Jonathon Fenton. "We had a little opening on Sunday, where it was windy for the first three hours. I was swimming in the chop, like a cork in a washing machine, just bouncing around."

The 61-year-old, two-time cancer survivor ventured out on Lake Winnipeg at Grand Beach and started to swim the long way across to Gimli on Aug. 3. 

Two people are recovering following a crash Monday in the city's West End.

Four vehicles were stopped a red light at the intersection of Ellice Avenue and Banning Street at around 9 a.m., when a 2017 Nisssan Qashi, driven by a man in his 70s, struck the stopped vehicles from behind.

The force of the crash left all of the vehicles involved with significant damage, rendering them inoperable.

The driver of the Qashqai and his female passenger were transported to hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to stable.

Cricket fields at La Barrière Park officially opened over the weekend.

Originally starting in 2018 with the construction of one high-performance cricket pitch, before the site has grown to three high performance pitches along with four practice nets, a batting cage, three shade structures, and more than 100 trees.

Manitoba RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing man. 

66-year-old Ralph Osterwald was last seen on Friday, Aug. 1, at around 7 p.m., leaving his home in Gimli. He was riding a greenish-gray coloured mountain bike and had stated he was going for a bike ride.

He hasn't been seen since, and RCMP and his family are concerned for his well-being. 

Ralph is described as approximately 6'0" in height with a thin build, grey thinning hair and a beard. He was last seen wearing a cowboy hat, a fleece jacket and blue jeans.

Amidst all the exciting concerts and community events taking place at Le Patio 340 this summer, another artistic endeavour is taking place that will last for months beyond the summer. The patio, which is a part of the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, has commissioned an art installation by Maryam Bagheri, a recent graduate of the University of Manitoba’s Master of Fine Arts program, that showcases her woven art in a celebration of the community space on the wired fence outside.

Commemorating 80 years since the atomic bombings through a lens of sound, sorrow, and survival.

On August 6 and 9, 1945, two blinding flashes reshaped the world. In an instant, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were reduced to ash by the first and only use of atomic weapons in war. As the mushroom clouds rose, so did questions—about humanity, morality, and the future. Eighty years later, the legacy of those devastating days continues to reverberate—not only through history books, memorials, and diplomacy—but through music.