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Rest in Power, Prince of Darkness: Ozzy Osbourne Dies at 76—And Why We’re Talking About It on Classic 107

It’s a dark day for rock fans around the globe.

One year to the day a wind-whipped fire forced thousands to flee in the dark of night along one smoke-choked road, the mayor of Jasper acknowledged it was a day of remembrance that some would much rather forget.

A Monday evening collision claimed the life of a Winnipeg woman on Monday.

Just before 5 p.m. on July 21, Gimli RCMP received a report of a collision on Highway 326, at the intersection of Highway 329, in the Rural Municipality of Bifrost.

When officers arrived on the scene, two vehicles were in the ditch, southwest of the intersection. 

Following the investigation, it was revealed a pickup truck was going south on Highway 326 when a westbound sedan crossed through the intersection and was hit by the pickup truck.

Several overnight closures are coming to the intersection of Abinojii Mikinah and St. Mary’s Road starting Tuesday.

The closures are in place to allow overnight paving operations at the intersection. Traffic impacts are as follows:

July 22, 23, 24 (6 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly)

A Corrections Officer has been arrested following allegations of sexually assaulting two men in Manitoba.

On July 16, the Winnipeg Police Service’s Sex Crimes Unit arrested a Corrections Officer after receiving separate reports about two adult men who were incarcerated and receiving medical treatment at a Winnipeg hospital when the assaults occurred.

The first man was receiving medical treatment at a hospital overnight in December 2024, under the guard of two correctional officers.

Michael Blais Named Executive Director of Manitoba Opera 
Longtime staff member reflects on his journey, vision, and the future of opera in Manitoba 

Update:

Highway 1, eastbound lanes at three kilometres east of Highway 468, have now reopened.

The closure was due to a motor vehicle collision. 

Previously:

A section of Highway 1 is closed Tuesday morning following a collision. 

The crash has shut down the eastbound lanes of Highway 1, three kilometres east of Highway 468, which is located northeast of Brandon.

There is no word on injuries or how long the closure will last. 

Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area and find another route.

An element that runs common through many of the shows on display at this year’s Winnipeg Fringe Festival is that they pick their titles before they had a completed script – or, indeed, an idea.  

Manitobans are always on the hunt for a good bargain, and with summer well underway, why not make a road trip out of it?

Here is a look at some of the top thrift stores in southern Manitoba.

Adult & Teen Challenge Super Thrift Steinbach (258 Main St., Steinbach, MB)

Adult & Teen Challenge Super Thrift is a non-profit store with 100 percent of proceeds from all sales supporting the Adult & Teen Challenge programs.

Classical catharsis and reclaiming joy: Lewis Rawlinson’s Nervous Breakdown in G Minor