Man sexually assaulted in south city park (winnipegsun.com)

4 July 2008, 2:31 am

City police have released a sketch of a male who sexually assaulted another male at a south Winnipeg park last month. Police described it as a serious sexual assault but said the complainant was not seriously injured. It's a bit of a unique case because most sexual assault victims are female.... read more

Winnipeg parks its fogging trucks as mosquito counts decrease (CBC Manitoba)

3 July 2008, 1:10 pm

The city of Winnipeg has pulled fogging trucks off the streets, saying mosquito counts are too low to continue the malathion-spraying campaign.... read more

Man sexually assaulted in south Winnipeg park (CBC Manitoba)

3 July 2008, 11:55 am

Winnipeg police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted another man in Maple Grove Park last month.... read more

City pauses skeeter attack (winnipegsun.com)

3 July 2008, 11:30 am

The city is set to pause its attack on mosquitoes, saying the count of the pesky bugs is too low to warrant an offensive. The city says fogging trucks won't run tonight because average trap counts for adult nuisance mosquitoes are well below 100 in every quadrant of Winnipeg.... read more

Art-house filmmaker is just a Guy from Winnipeg (The Charlotte Observer)

3 July 2008, 10:00 am

A self-confessed "part-time surrealist," Guy Maddin has made weird little art-house gems that include "Careful" (1992), about townsfolk creeping around on tiptoe, speaking in hushed tones for fear of an impending avalanche, and "The Saddest Music in the World" (2003), a Depression-era tale of a brew... read more

Next Stop: My Winnipeg (Seattlest)

3 July 2008, 7:43 am

Guy Maddin films are not for everyone. With his love of silent film flourishes and his often bizarre sense of humor, Maddin can easily confound viewers. To wit: we have a good friend who lives and breathes cinema. He likes his films weird and dark and avant garde. But even he says of Maddin, "I jus... read more