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If you wander into the Video Pool Media Arts Centre these days, you’ll dive into the past with a talk show about gardening, supposedly from the 1980’s. The show, decidedly queer in nature, is called bingenTV, and it channels the works of the 12th century musician, scientist, nun and polymath Hildegard von Bingen, with reimainged music by Winnipeg composer Ashley Au. 

One of the most iconic stories ever written in Canada is getting reimagined for the operatic stage at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity this month.  

Manitoba Historical Society launches MHS InSite app to connect people with the province’s past.

Renowned pianist Jonathan Biss Joins Glenn Gould School Faculty This Fall

The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School (GGS) has announced that acclaimed pianist and educator Jonathan Biss will join its piano faculty this September. A celebrated performer, writer, and musical thinker, Biss brings a deep well of artistic insight to the Ihnatowycz Piano Program, enriching an already world-class roster of instructors.

Thousands of Manitobans remain out of their home communities due to wildfires.

With recent cooler weather — accompanied by rain in some areas — there was no word of additional evacuations as of Tuesday afternoon.

But the 13,000 residents of Thompson were still being told to be ready to evacuate if necessary as the forecast called for drier weather and strong winds.

The Canadian Red Cross was already housing evacuees in Winnipeg.

RCMP say they've arrested the pilot of a small aircraft that was allegedly hijacked from Victoria and flown to Vancouver International Airport, where other flights had to be temporarily halted.

RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say in a statement that a report came in just after 1 p.m. Tuesday about a Cessna that "had been hijacked" and was on its way to Vancouver.

Police say the "sole occupant" of the plane was arrested after it touched down. 

The company that owns a rail line and port in northern Manitoba has increased its capacity to transport goods, as governments eye potential growth in trade through Hudson Bay to overseas markets.

Officials with Arctic Gateway Group said Tuesday a new dedicated critical mineral storage facility has been built at the Port of Churchill, tripling the port’s storage capacity for critical minerals.

Underlying inflation remained stubbornly hot in June, leading financial markets and many economists to firm up calls for a third straight interest rate hold from the Bank of Canada later this month.

Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the annual pace of inflation accelerated to 1.9 per cent in June, up from 1.7 per cent in May and largely in line with economists’ expectations.

Prices didn't ease much at the gas pumps last month, the agency said, and higher prices on motor vehicles and other durable goods also drove inflation higher.

Police are looking for two male suspects after a male was stabbed during a robbery in Fort Garry on Sunday night. 

Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on July 13, the Winnipeg Police Service responded to a call in the 1600 block of Pembina Highway after a male was stabbed by an unknown suspect. 

The victim met West District patrol officers at a nearby hospital where he walked for treatment. 

A 42-year-old male faces a lengthy list of charges after attempting to steal copper wire from Manitoba Hydro. 

At 2:43 a.m. on July 14, West District patrol officers responded to a burglar alarm at a Manitoba Hydro facility in the 1–99 block of Henlow Bay. Officers found and arrested a suspect hiding between a fenced compound and an adjacent building.

The suspect had broken into the property and was in the process of stealing copper wire. While he attempted to hide, video surveillance footage provided real-time updates to officers.