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VANCOUVER – A number of South Asian writers and artists will be joining the Vancouver International Children’s Festival online line-up of world-class theatre, music, dance and storytelling created specifically for children and youth. The Festival returns from May 31 to June 13 to entertain Metro Vancouver children and families. This year, families can experience the Festival online from the comfort of home and choose from a large selection of diverse professional performances. Performing artists from as far reaching as India, Australia, Scotland, France and the United States are sch...

(Steve Bell/Facebook) Article continues below advertisement ↴ A Canadian musician is grateful to walk in the footsteps of his heroes with his latest accomplishment, being awarded his home province's highest award. "It kind of came out of nowhere, it was nothing I was expecting," Bell says about finding out he will be receiving the Order of Manitoba. "I just got a sudden phone call from the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba saying 'We'd like to offer this to you,'" says Bell.  He says that when he found out, he went online to see just what this meant for him.  "I found out previous r...

Article content The Manitoba business community is asking health officials to continue to follow the science and data of COVID-19. This is in response to a letter sent to Premier Brian Pallister calling for stronger health orders to combat the third wave of the pandemic and the variants of concern signed by 37 prominent Manitobans on Thursday. It is also in the wake of Mayor Bowman calling for a complete shutdown like was instituted in the fall earlier this week. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Manitoba ‘following the science’ as cal...

Winnipeg Free Press Posted: MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Dozens of high-profile Manitobans signed a letter urging Manitoba premier Brian Pallister to bring in strict public health orders to ward off a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. A group of current and former prominent Manitobans is urging Premier Brian Pallister to take “extreme action” to avoid the kind of COVID-19 crisis unfolding in Ontario hospitals. Winnipeg Free Press A group of current and former prominent Manitobans is urging Premier Brian Pallister to take "extreme action" to...