Winnipeg General Strike

• Echoes of Bloody Saturday: Winnipeg General Strike still relevant 105 years later

  The legacy of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike lives on, on the 105th anniversary of its climax, known as Bloody Saturday.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2024
  
• Award-winning Winnipeg composer Danny Schur dies

  Danny Schur, best-known for a stage musical and feature film about the events of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, died Monday after a short battle with brain cancer.

  Entertainment

  Apr 11, 2023
  
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• ‘Uncharted territory’: How a Mountie union could transform the famous force

  Preventing the RCMP from unionizing has always been part of what makes the force an effective federal policy tool, experts say.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2019
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• Winnipeg General Strike story playing out on stage and the big screen

  It's the true story of the Winnipeg General Strike and now the tale is being told in two big productions.

  Entertainment

  Jun 18, 2019
• Streetcar sculpture marks 100 years of Bloody Saturday on Main Street

  It's one of the most significant moments of the Winnipeg General Strike and now it's memorialized 100 years later.

  Politics

  Jun 11, 2019
• Heritage status for downtown Winnipeg strip club hotel one step closer

  A long-running downtown hotel is closer to being designated as a heritage building after a unanimous vote Wednesday by the city's historical buildings and resources committee.

  Politics

  May 16, 2019
• Themes of 1919 Winnipeg General Strike still relevant 100 years later: Schur

  On the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike, one Winnipegger who has spent years deeply embedded in the history said the events of 1919 continue to resonate with Winnipeggers even a century later.

  Entertainment

  May 15, 2019
• Big screen adaptation a dream for Strike! musical creator

  Danny Schur – best known for the hit 2005 musical Strike! – will be seeing his work on the big screen, in the feature film adaptation of the play.

  Entertainment

  Nov 27, 2018
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• Hundreds of Winnipeggers take part in community Labour Day celebrations

  Hundreds of people took part in a Labour Day march and picnic. Hosted by the Winnipeg Labour Council, participants walked from Memorial Park to Vimy Ridge Park.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2018
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• Winnipeg actors: get ready to ‘Strike’!

  Three hundred extras are needed to re-enact one of Winnipeg's biggest moments as Strike! The Movie Musical films in the Exchange District on Aug. 23.

  Aug 10, 2018