Two Winnipeg-spawned filmmakers who have both offered up surreal visions of the Prairie city — albeit almost 20 years apart — talked to a Toronto International Film Festival crowd this week about the reception to their latest movies and what it’s like to try to present Winnipeg to the world in film. Guy Maddin and Matthew Rankin … Read more
After 41 years and more than 8,000 episodes, Pat Sajak’s final turn as the renowned host of Wheel of Fortune will air on Friday. Sajak’s co-host and letter-turner Vanna White paid an emotional tribute to her partner on Thursday’s episode, calling him “like a brother” and a “true lifelong friend.” In the pre-recorded video, which featured … Read more
An elementary school initiative that explores math concepts while incorporating Indigenous practices is making its way into classrooms across Canada. The Métis-math collaboration is part of a larger collection spearheaded by mathematics education researcher Ruth Beatty of Lakehead University in 2012. It’s called First Nations and Métis Math Voices. “One of the main reasons we started … Read more
