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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers came into the inaugural Stampede Bowl unbeaten and riding high in the saddle after being pegged — once again — as Canadian Football League contenders.

They are now exiting Cowtown after being thrown from their steed and then lassoed, hogtied and branded by the Calgary Stampeders in sloppy, mistake-filled 37-16 loss in front of 22,485 at McMahon Stadium, a result which drops them to 3-1 — ditto for the Stamps — and takes a whole pile of shine off what had been an impressive unbeaten start to the season.

In the over-nine decades since the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity has been in operation, one of its core artistic pillars has been chamber music. That pillar is being maintained this month by new collaborations between faculty and students from the Interplay program on beloved pieces of the Western classical music canon and new commissions that will see their first performances at the Banff Centre. 

With Winnipeg under a heat warning and humidex values expected to hit 40, Siloam Mission is putting out an urgent call for fan donations.

The local non-profit says its Transition Services team, which works closely with people facing chronic homelessness, is in immediate need of fans to help participants stay cool and safe in the oppressive heat.

Cellist Joanne Yesol Choi awarded $30,000 Virginia Parker Prize for artistic excellence and leadership

The hot and humid air moving through Manitoba brought some intense thunderstorms overnight Friday, and the weather systems aren't done yet. 

"We had pretty strong wind gusts [last night]," says Dan Fulton, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (EC). "The highest I saw was 115 km/h, but there were quite a few stations that reported over the 90-115 km/h range."

The areas of Manitoba that saw the most precipitation and winds were the southern areas near the U.S.A. border from west to east. 

The Old West will be on full display as thousands clad in tassels, boots and buckles march through city streets today to kick off the Calgary Stampede.

Country superstar Shania Twain will saddle up and lead the parade on horseback before performing Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Stampede runs until July 13.

The “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” singer, who was raised in Timmins, Ont., last took the stage at the Stampede in 2014.

The 600 residents of Lynn Lake in northern Manitoba are being told to leave town for the second time this year due to wildfires.

Town officials say a fire is threatening Manitoba Hydro transmission lines and, if those lines are damaged, the community could be without power for a month.

The town is offering transportation for evacuees and a reception centre has been set up in Brandon, about 1,100 kilometres by road to the south.

Staples in Winnipeg's music scene and beyond offered condolences and tributes Thursday after learning the bassist in a beloved band died in a highway crash with two others.

Indie pop band Royal Canoe, on social media, said Brendan Berg died in the crash Tuesday, a day before his 43rd birthday, along with his partner, Olivia Michalczuk.

Berg's death has left an "enormous and sudden hole in the lives of everyone who knew him," the post said.

The Winnipeg Police Service is working to identify a suspect in four similar sexual assaults that occurred on the evening of July 2.

Several reports were received about women who had been assaulted by an unknown male near the Health Science Campus.

At approximately 7 p.m., a teenage girl was walking in the area of Elgin/Sherbrook and was confronted by an unknown male who assaulted her. She reported to an adult and was transported to safety.

Winnipeg, this heatwave has officially crossed the line. The pavement’s sizzling, your steering wheel is trying to brand you, and even your shadows are sweating. So what’s a melting Manitoban to do?

Simple: fight fire with frost—musically. We’ve assembled 10 glacially cool classical pieces that will take you from “overheated human puddle” to “mentally snowshoeing through the Arctic.” No sunscreen required.