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As It Happens6:59‘Motorcycle’ Mary McGee, pioneering racer, dies at 87 Mary McGee’s motto in life was: Always say yes. That’s how she ended up driving race cars in the ’50s when women were expected to stay home and raise kids. It’s also how she became the first woman to compete …
Read More »Winnipeg’s Fried Chicken Fest enters 6th year of tasty fun – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg is kicking off the 6th year of Fried Chicken Fest and many local restaurants are participating. The Festival kicked off on Wednesday and runs until next Saturday. Participating restaurants in the festival will be offering a unique fried chicken dish for …
Read More »All In for Literacy Day has Saskatoon kids learning, reading and having fun – Saskatoon
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Students from 20 different schools took to the streets of Saskatoon as part of the second annual All In for Literacy Day. Zeba Ahmad, CEO of Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation, said there were lots of activities and learning opportunities for kids. The …
Read More »Winnipeg welcomes year-round indoor skatepark ‘Pitikwe’ for inclusive fun – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new skatepark is headed to Winnipeg in the fall and it will be indoors so fun can be had all year round. The Pitikwe Skatepark is named for the Cree word meaning ‘come in’ or ‘welcome,’ which is a fitting title …
Read More »Building at former Fun Mountain waterslide park burns down – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A building at a once-popular Winnipeg attraction has been destroyed by a fire. Firefighters in the RM of Springfield were called to the site of the former Fun Mountain waterslide park, which is permanently closed, around 3 a.m. Sunday. Springfield fire Chief …
Read More »Winnipeg family gets creative with summer fun that won’t break the bank – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg family is getting creative during their children’s break from school — without breaking the bank. Rae Metcalfe recently put together a list of at least 100 free and inexpensive activities, to make this summer accessible and affordable for their two kids. Metcalfe’s family’s dollars aren’t going as far …
Read More »Will fire bans hamper your Canada Day fun? What is and isn’t allowed this year – National
This year’s Canada Day might feel a bit less festive for many. As Canadians grapple with a record wildfire season, parts of the country are under a fire ban ahead of the long weekend. Restrictions on outdoor fires are in place in several provinces which means many people will have …
Read More »Summer fun to begin in Winnipeg with spray pads opening Saturday – Winnipeg
Not convinced that summer is just around the corner? One of Winnipeg’s unofficial signs of the season — the opening of city spray pads — begins this weekend. The city announced Friday that its spray pads will open as of Saturday morning, and will operate daily from 9:30 a.m. to …
Read More »Vivaldi 5.0 makes web browsing on Android tablets fun again
Vivaldi Vivaldi is one of our favorite web browsers, and the company (of the same name) behind it recently announced another major release. Vivaldi 5.0 is now available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and, perhaps most notably given the changes in this release, Android. Version 5 of Vivaldi has some new …
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