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CTV News
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Winnipeg Folk Fest sees record-breaking year for attendance
A crowd gathers to watch a performance at the Winnipeg Folk Fest on July 11, 2025. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News) The 50th edition of the Winnipeg Folk Festival had a banner year for attendance. Despite the smoky weather conditions, the festival broke records with 79,000 attendees, including audience members, volunteers, artists and donors. The lineup included festival favourites, such as Jason Isbell and Fred Penner, as well as artists new to the festival, including Peach Pit and Mavis Staples. The festival, which wrapped up on Sunday, also saw Mayor Scott Gillingham present Bruce Cockburn with a key to the city, and a section of Highway 59 renamed as 'Winnipeg Folk Festival Volunteer Way.' The 51st edition of the Winnipeg Folk Fest is scheduled for July 9 to 12, 2026.
CBC
06-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Manitoba hosts 'Rally for Canada' Sunday to celebrate national pride
'It is all about celebrating the true north, strong and free in this country that we love so much': Premier Hundreds of Manitobans came together to celebrate what it means to be Canadian in a show of solidarity against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats of annexation. The Manitoba government hosted the event on the Manitoba Legislative grounds Sunday afternoon, where ball hockey, burgers and Fred Penner were on the menu, served with a side of pride. People came dressed in red and white, some with maple leafs painted on their faces, carrying signs with messages indicating that Canada will never become the 51st state. The crowd sang "O Canada" together, before opening remarks were made by Lt.-Gov Anita Neville, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra launched into Canadian classics, like Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. "It is all about celebrating the true north, strong and free in this country that we love so much," Premier Wab Kinew said in a social media post promoting the event on Saturday afternoon. Dubbed the "Rally for Canada" and slated to go from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m., the event was first announced by the province on March 28 as an opportunity to celebrate Manitoba while sending a message that Canada won't become the U.S. 51st state. It came following a call with fellow premiers over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Food trucks, face paint, bouncy castles and street hockey were included as part of the family-friendly, free event, Kinew said. Musical performances from children's entertainer Fred Penner, Métis fiddler Morgan Grace and Winnipeg's Mama Cutsworth are planned for the rally.
