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Joseph Bologne International Violin Competition launches in Guadeloupe

A major new international music competition is set to debut this fall in the Caribbean, celebrating the legacy of French violinist and composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

The sweet sounds of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra will be floating from the porch of one of Winnipeg’s most historic sites this weekend as they share their annual Concert on the Veranda at the Seven Oaks House Museum. 

For more than thirty years, Winnipeg’s GroundSwell has both delighted and challenged audiences with an adventurous mix of everything that makes new music compelling.  With its boundry pushing sounds and immersive concert experiences, the organization has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s premier new music presenters.

Achim Schulz to succeed Paul Van Nevel as artistic director of Huelgas Ensemble

After more than five decades at the helm of one of Europe’s most renowned early music ensembles, Belgian conductor and musicologist Paul Van Nevel is preparing to pass the torch.

Over $60,000 was raised recently during Winnipeg's second annual Walk for Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) held this past weekend at Assiniboine Park. 

Roughly 300 people showed up for the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s (CPFF) Winnipeg walk on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. 

It is estimated that 14,000 new diagnoses of PF will be given to people in 2025. The disease affects a person's lungs with progressive scarring that makes them harder over time, causing the person to have difficulty breathing. 

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he left Washington Wednesday with a sense that progress was made after a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

"It was constructive in the sense it was an exchange of views that I think helped both us and the Americans understand the work we need to do to get, we hope, to an agreement," LeBlanc said in an interview with The Canadian Press after arriving in Montreal.

Manitoba's ethics commissioner has cleared Premier Wab Kinew of any wrongdoing after he accepted and paid for private travel with Winnipeg's professional football team to go to two Grey Cup games.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers invited Kinew on a private charter to the 2023 Grey Cup game in Hamilton and the following year to the football finals in Vancouver. The Bombers were playing both years.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday accused the federal Liberals of allowing temporary foreign workers to take jobs away from young Canadians while youth unemployment is high.

"As our young people have a quarter-century high in their unemployment, Mark Carney this year is expected to bring in a record number of temporary foreign workers to take the jobs of Canadian youth," Poilievre said. 

Statistics Canada data shows unemployment for youth, aged 15 to 24, hit 14.6 per cent in July. This is the highest it's been since 2010, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.

For over two decades, the winehouse has quietly grown into a cornerstone of Winnipeg's wine scene. Nestled in Kenaston Common, the family-run store has been helping locals find the perfect bottle for any occasion since 1999.

Taste of Manitoba Returns in 2025 with Food, Music and Family Fun