The future of Lögberg-Heimskringla is a common topic of discussion, particularly in the light of ongoing changes both outside and within the editorial office. Such changes are often unavoidable and far beyond our limited scope of power to control. Technological advancements in the printing field and increasing newsprint costs have their effects on us, far away though we may be from their source...

The Mayor of Winnipeg, Scott Gillingham, hosted a luncheon at City Hall on December 4, 2025, to honour the arrival of the first Icelandic settlers in Winnipeg 150 years ago. Those in attendance, who came from Winnipeg and the Interlake, filled the Mayor’s Foyer at City Hall, where they enjoyed a delicious lunch, scintillating conversations, and short addresses by the mayor and Consul General Vilhjálmur Wiium...

It’s Sunday morning and light is streaming through the stained-glass windows of First Lutheran Church of Winnipeg. The windows have been part of First Lutheran Church for more than 100 years since the building was consecrated in 1914. The congregation purchased the building in 1921 and has been worshipping there ever since. Founded in 1878, it held services in Icelandic and became a central gathering point for immigrants from Iceland in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Located at the corner of Sargent and Victor, First Lutheran became a fixture in the west end...