Written and directed by director Matthew Rankin, the comedy presents a Persian-language-inflected Canada, getting at timely ...

Driving around Montreal on a gray November day with Universal Language writer-director Matthew Rankin, production designer Louisa Schabas noticed an elementary school with a row of stark, monolithic ...

Prosecutors have urged jurors not to be distracted by a one-time co-accused’s “vile” involvement in the murder of 56-year-old ...

President Donald Trump’s newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, has ordered the transfer of a federal inmate to ...

Nearly 175,000 people in Manitoba live with a disability, according to Barrier Free Manitoba. The Accessibility for ...

The former owner of a Winnipeg bagel shop apologized for the role he played in a high-level drug operation in court on ...

A valentine to Iranian cinema and an absurdist look at Winnipeg, Matthew Rankin's comedy is indescribable — so "lo-fi masterpiece" will have to do.

Eric Lefebvre said Friday that the Montreal-based business behind dozens of brands including Manchu Wok, Thai Express, Mr. Sub and Timothy’s is “aggressively pursuing acquisitions” but wants to be ...

The Alberta capital is the fifth city to host a neutral-site Professional Women’s Hockey League game this season as part of its nine-site Takeover Tour. For Charge forward Danielle Serdachny and ...

A new piece of public art, by someone whose created other landmarks around the city, will be the first piece installed when ...

Universal Language” is delightfully absurdist, with little moments in each story that both make sense yet defy expectations.

Tehran comes to Winnipeg in 'Universal Language,' Matthew Rankin's singular gem about cross-cultural exchange.