CBC’s Lang writes about innovation

‘No CUSMA, no booze-ma’: Kinew

With the next round of tariffs set to hit Canadian goods next week, and a new report suggesting Manitobans could be severely impacted if the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade breaks down, Premier Wab Kinew pledged Wednesday to keep working with the U.S. ambassador — and keep American booze off Manitoba shelves, for now.

Libau man warns Manitobans after contracting West Nile Virus

A Manitoba man is warning others about the presence of West Nile virus in the region, as he’s concerned his case has not been announced by the province.

Todd Holmes was informed he had contracted West Nile virus on Friday, several days after he attempted to donate blood in Selkirk. Canadian Blood Services called to tell him his sample tested positive for the virus.

Holmes said he was contacted by the province about his diagnosis on Tuesday afternoon, yet a website that logs cases of West Nile in the province continues to read zero.

He decided to take matters into his own hands by posting about his plight on social media.

Former Valour midfielder’s soccer academy an assist in developing province’s talent

With Spain winning this years men’s FIFA World Cup, it’s safe to say that soccer clubs around the world could learn a few new things. Luckily for Winnipeg, the teachers came to us.

José Galán brought his expertise to the city the past three days, hosting a soccer camp to prepare players for the professional world. The Spaniard, who currently plays for the Gibraltar Football League club Manchester 62, pooled together his 20-plus years of experience to share with the younger generations of players.

Galán is the head coach and co-founder of VIA Sports, a pathway to train and grow athletes in the professional atmosphere. The academy made it’s first stop in Winnipeg August 10-12, having visited Senora, Calif., the previous week. This three-day intensive was split into boy’s U15-U18 in the morning and men’s senior 18-plus division, in the afternoon with 3o participants in both at Memorial Park Turf Field.

Galán’s love for Winnipeg started in 2019 after playing for Valour FC in the club’s inaugural season.

RCMP investigating four-year-old girl’s death, two younger girls’ injuries in home on First Nation

RCMP are investigating after a four-year-old girl died in suspicious circumstances at a home in Long Plain First Nation over the weekend.

Paramedics called Manitoba First Nations Police Service officers at about 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, asking for assistance at a home where the girl was reported as injured and in medical distress.

Officers helped paramedics with emergency treatment, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other girls — a one-year-old and a two-year-old — were also found injured at the home. Paramedics took both to hospital. One of the girls was in critical condition, while the other was stable. Both are now stable.

CBC’s Lang writes about innovation

CBC TV stars in Toronto who hail from Winnipeg seem to be a literate bunch. Last month there was reporter Nahlah Ayed's memoir, and now comes Amanda Lang.

Lang (The Lang and O'Leary Exchange) appears to be aiming for a piece of the lucrative Malcolm Gladwell audience with a book on innovation and business to be published by HarperCollins in October.

The Power of Why will draw on "candid interviews with innovators ranging from shrimp farmers to tool manufacturers to elevator engineers to Harvard undergraduate inventors" to describe how curiosity fuels innovation.

Lang, a University of Manitoba architecture graduate, is a former Financial Post New York correspondent and reporter for CNN.

Transcona councillor faces new sex assault charge

A city councillor charged with sex assault earlier this year faces new sex charges in a separate incident, in a case Winnipeg’s mayor called “deeply concerning.”

Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt, 56, was charged Monday with sexual assault and administering a noxious thing with intent to aggrieve or annoy over an October 2023 incident.

Allegations of a 2023 assault were reported to the Winnipeg Police Service in April, a month after Wyatt was charged with sex assault in relation to a 2025 incident.

In the 2023 incident, a man told police he become acquainted with Wyatt through a website in July of that year and said they met in person on more than one occasion.