7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1667+ words) Winnipeg 6° C, Clear For decades, Brazilians have lamented that the country and its cultural makeup and output have long gone under-appreciated in what has become known as the “mongrel complex.” But as attention from abroad pours in and consolidates itself…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1019+ words) In recent weeks, new cases and deaths have declined in Ituri province, the outbreak’s epicenter, but risen sharply in neighboring North Kivu and Haut-Uele, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said at a weekly briefing. According to the…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (558+ words) FIFA has yet to officially announce which country will host the biggest match of the biggest event in soccer. And even though the 2026 edition just finished with Spain winning the title this summer, Moroccan and Spanish officials are staking their…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (828+ words) Winnipeg 28° C, Windy “I remember somebody told me that when Ray(mond) Carver got some major American award, he described himself as being ‘out there in literature now.’ And I thought, ‘Maybe I’m out there in American literature now,’” Rushdie…...

3+ day, 8+ min ago   (1536+ words) Frontman Caleb Followill was working on new music last spring and about to join his bandmates on a European tour when he broke his foot playing with his kids one night before bed. “I thought I was in better shape…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (367+ words) Negotiators are striving to implement reciprocal tariff reductions on $30 billion worth of goods “at an early date,” Commerce Ministry spokesperson Huang Ling said at a weekly briefing. The $30 billion will be from each side, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1760+ words) Winnipeg 10° C, Sunny “When will the senior citizen passes be available?” Aliquippa High athletic director Jennifer Damico’s office heard more than once as the countdown to the latest season of Quips football inched forward. At the school perched atop a…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1087+ words) Winnipeg 10° C, Clear One of them, juggling woven hats, breaks away and approaches the drivers of vehicles that have come to a halt. He’s hoping for generous tips as he presents his hat to driver after driver while his mates…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (998+ words) Winnipeg 11° C, Clear Distilleries and spirit makers are likely to be the hardest hit among Canadian alcohol producers as the United States proposes a broad ban on Canadian booze starting later this month. Craig Johnston, chief economist at Farm Credit…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1132+ words) Winnipeg 11° C, Clear TORONTO – The global film industry is coming to Canada’s doorstep for the Toronto International Film Festival amid a trade war that has the United States looking to produce more movies at home. More than 200 feature-length and short…...