Street renaming to honour late Transcona musician

National Black Canadians Summit celebrates culture, combats racism

Despite the event’s name — the National Black Canadians Summit — Bruce Miller felt he should attend.

He booked a ticket. And so, this weekend, the Indigenous Manitoban joined roughly 1,500 people flocking to the RBC Convention Centre.

It’s a full schedule — addresses from a former Canadian governor general, sessions on Black mental health and anti-Black racism.

The annual event draws politicians, artists and other professionals from across the country.

Dramatic views and vintage treasures tell a unique story

Every garden, large or small, has its own personal narrative to tell. Its design is a canvas for the owners to express themselves through visual elements like colour, shapes and composition.

Karl and Mary Loepp have a broad, living canvas with breathtaking garden vistas around every curve. Situated near the end of a winding road framed by majestic trees in historic St. Andrews, their stunning half-hectare property is a story of surprise and discovery.

Formerly a farmer’s field bereft of a single tree when the Loepps purchased the property and built their home in 2002, it was an apple orchard decades ago. When Karl first began working the soil and building the garden, he found coins dating back to 1908.

Both Karl and Mary spent their childhoods on family farms. They have a deep connection to nature and a passion for preserving history. Avid collectors of vintage farm equipment and hand tools, they are regulars at auctions, always searching for that one special piece to integrate into their garden where it becomes an intentional focal point.

Une nouvelle oeuvre pour raconter l’histoire autrement

Pendant des décennies, le parc La Vérendrye, situé sur l’avenue Taché, au cœur de Saint-Boniface, a raconté l’histoire de l’explorateur français du même nom à travers une seule statue. La Compagnie de La Vérendrye, un groupe de reconstitution historique, a piloté un projet de conception d’une nouvelle œuvre d’art qui pourrait raconter une autre partie de l’histoire.

Can Brazil’s Lula best Bolsonaro’s backers?

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is in search of his fourth non-consecutive presidential term since 2002 (and after a stint in prison for corruption) as the Workers’ Party spear-carrier, had once pledged that he would not seek a second term this time around.

But time in office and a fondness for political power have a way of changing minds.

Many prognosticators had predicted that Lula would win easily in any head-on contest with hard right Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro — the eldest son of former disgraced president Jair Bolsonaro, who was given a 27-year sentence of house arrest for plotting a failed coup attempt in 2023.

Not so fast. (The first round of the Oct. 4 presidential election, unless one candidate can eke out a majority, will most likely require a second run-off vote on Oct. 25.)

Premier’s travel edict a dangerous political move

Mr. Blue had already been out of Manitoba for a couple of weeks when he got the news that he was in violation of a new and harshly worded edict from Premier Brian Pallister.

Issued hastily on Monday night, the new commandment declared that any government appointee who travels "for leisure purposes" outside Manitoba could be terminated from their positions. People like Mr. Blue.

A life-long Manitoba Progressive Conservative, Mr. Blue, who asked that his real name not be used, has organized campaigns, recruited candidates and raised money. Currently, he sits on the board of an arm's-length government entity, appointed by Pallister.

And right now, he also happens to be at his vacation property in a popular, warm-weather destination.

Level up to a brand new bungalow

As popular as two-storey homes are, there’s nothing like a bungalow if you’re looking for long-term livability.

The reason is simple: everything is on one level.

Not only that, but you get a lower level that essentially doubles the size of the home once it’s fully developed.

Put that bungalow on an oversized country lot and the home gets that much better, says Lisa Castro, the new home sales consultant for Sterling Homes.