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Oasis lanzando Stop the Clocks Originally uploaded by Dotpod

Just a reminder that Oasis will be at the MTS Centre tomorrow (September 1st). Ryan Adams and the Cardinals will be opening up for them.

Tickets are still available at Tickermaster.

dance Originally uploaded by AccessWinnipeg

Dancing with the Stars returns for its 7th season to ABC (Channel 13 for most of us) on September 22, 2008. Check out the awesome list of contestants they got this time around… I think I will be watching this season!

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T-Pain Originally uploaded by Photocology

Just a reminder that T-Pain will be at the Winnipeg Convention Center tomorrow.  This is sure to be one of the concerts of the summer.

Hot 103 announced this morning that T-Pain will be coming to Winnipeg on Sunday, August 31 at the Winnipeg Convention Center.

Tickets go on sale this Wednesday, August 13, at Ticketmaster.

curve Originally uploaded by AccessWinnipeg

The infamous radio station that we all grew up to, Q94 FM, is no more. They are now called Curve 94.3 and are owned by CHUM Radio which is a division of CTVglobemedia.

CTVglobemedia is best know for giving us CTV television, The Globe and Mail Newspaper, Much Music, TSN, and CHUM Radio.

With the power of CTVglobemedia under its wings, I think this might mark the return of 94.3. It looks like Hot 103, our current favorite station, has got some real competition finally coming.

Curve 94.3

Girlicious @ Blush Ultraclub Originally uploaded by AccessWinnipeg

We had the opportunity to attend the first Girlicious show last night at Blush Ultraclub, and it was well worth every minute! If you are not attending tonight’s show, then you don’t know what you are missing!

The first thing that impressed me the most was the security. Since this was a under-18 show security was top notch as it always is at Blush. We had VIP entrance, but VIP or not, everyone went through a full security search. I even had to remove my shoes at security check to ensure I wasn’t hiding anything inside it. Huge recognition goes out to Blush, Sound Republic and FTH Entertainment for making sure that security was on its game that night!

No alcohol was served at the show, and no alcohol was even on the premises. Not even VIP, or anyone special was able to obtain alcohol at the show. There were no exceptions. You were however able to purchase pop, juice, and water for $2.50. They also had shot glasses there which I was told was for ‘Fake Shooters’

It was a VERY different atmosphere at Blush that night, no drunk people running a round and causing a ruckus, simply a room filled with teenage girls drunk off their love for Girlicious. Rants of ‘Girlicious, Girlicious, Girlicious’ came from the crowd as they anxiously awaited their favorite artists.

Jamie of FTH Entertainment and their resident DJ did an AMAZING job keep the crowd under control while Girlicous got ready for their 5 song set. Girlicous would not hit the stage until 12:07am, but the FTH and Sound Republic staff did a GREAT job keeping the crowd informed and entertained during the long wait.

They also introduced a special guest who was watching from the VIP balcony, Howie from the Backstreet Boys! The room went CRAZY when they saw him! Girlicious and Backstreet Boys are in the middle of a cross-Canada tour right now, unfortunately the Backstreet Boys do not have a show here in Winnipeg, but it is safe to say the boys and Girlicious are traveling together and that all the boys are probably here right now as a stop over before their show in Regina tomorrow.

Perhaps all the Backstreet Boys will make an appearance at the show tonight! Only way to know for sure is to head to Blush, tickets will be available at the door and it should be a GREAT show!

Special thanks goes out to Stephen from Sound Republic for getting our crew and contest winners in. Shout out to our good friend Jamie from Feel Tha Heat Entertainment for proving he can always put on a great show! Look forward to more great shows coming from Sound Republic and Feel Tha Heat Entertainment coming VERY soon!

Oh, and before I forget, shout out to Nicole from Girlicous. We made eye contact and she waved at me Oli and I are still debating whether she waived at me or him.

Hit the jump (Read more) for all the goodies. Amazing Photos from Oli, our official Photographer. And High Definition video from Huy, our official Videographer. Huge thanks goes out to Oli and Huy as well, its not easy to get great shots when you are in the middle of hundreds of screaming teenage Girlicious fans!!

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Mosasaur Originally uploaded by ArtBrom

The skeleton of a Mosasaur has been found near Morden. It is 93% of the size of the largest Mosasaur found in Canada.

The article doesn’t mention this, but the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre is a museum located in Morden. It houses the largest collection of marine reptile fossils in Canada. I don’t associate “Marine” and “Morden” with each other but apparently 18,000 years ago we had a Seaway running near Morden.

I wish my elementary school would have taken us to this museum. I might have more appreciation dino-bones.

You can check out the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre’s website here.

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Mmmmm Vienna Sausages Originally uploaded by Michael Hollander

That’s right. We have had 20 cases since 2003 and two this year. Only 5 or 6 deaths have been confirmed relating to the Maple Leaf outbreak. Why are we just hearing about this now? Also how do you confirm 5 or 6? When you confirm are you not positive on one answer?

Anyhow, I wish I could have let people know. We all know that news agencies first priority is not keeping us in the know.

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Flickr Mosaic Sudoku Originally uploaded by mag3737

Manitoba Museum is hosting a sudoku tournament on September 27th at 10am. And that’s all the information Manitoba Museum’s webpage has to offer. Well except for a link to register, which charges 10 bucks a participant.

I’ve heard of Chess tournaments, but not sudoku. What’s worse is that it’s the THIRD annual. Has anyone been to this?

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cops Originally uploaded by AccessWinnipeg

A new scam has hit Winnipeg. These thieves are pretending to fundraise for the police.

The scammers are contacting people by the phone asking for money to help police educate children about predators.

If it was real, it would be a great cause, but The Winnipeg Police Service says it does not engage in fundraising campaigns.

If you are a victim of this scam and provided your Credit Card number to them, you should call your credit card company right away. You can also file a police report by calling 986-6222.

UPDATE - IT’S NOT A SCAM AFTER ALL!:
WOW! So it turns out this WAS a legitimate fundraiser that was being ran by the Canadian Police Association! Winnipeg Police was never informed of the project so they had no knowledge of it at all! They really dropped the ball on this one!

Thanks for the update Aimee!

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