The Wrap: Unprovoked attack, wage theft, toxins and ceramic artistry

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on:

An 18-year-old woman working at an Olive Garden in Transcona was rushed to hospital after she was stabbed in an unprovoked attack Thursday night.

Chris Graves, owner of The King’s Head Pub, is being accused of wage theft by former employees.

Point Douglas residents struggle to have even their most basic rights addressed amid fears over lead and other toxin levels.

And Manitoba ceramic artist Julianna Zwierciadlowska-Rhymer explores the complicated realities of our industrialized food system.

'Very much unprovoked'

Chris Kitching and Dean Pritchard:

Accused in attack on Olive Garden server on probation

Arson, meth use and mental illness part of court record Read More

'That’s a big chunk of change'

Eva Wasney:

King’s Head owner accused of stiffing staff

Restaurateur who accepted nearly $54,000 in pandemic-fuelled public donations denies nickel-and-diming workers by manually adjusting system-logged shifts Read More

'This is like a toxic soup here'

Julia-Simone Rutgers:

On top of marginalization, contamination

Point Douglas residents fearful and frustrated over toxin levels in the neighbourhood’s soil, air and water Read More

'Shouldn’t we be drinking our mother’s breast milk?'

Eva Wasney:

Dynamic ceramics

Artist explores culinary choices Read More

Local

Chris Kitching: Preserving past, pondering future of 142-year-old downtown church

Morgan Modjeski: Province urged to lead effort to prevent dog maulings

Alex Lambert: Rivers restoration projects get a funding boost

Chris Kitching: IIU clears WPS officers who fired shots at stolen truck in 2025 West End incident

Dean Pritchard: Crown wants 20-year sentence for man who sexually abused young girls

Erik Pindera: Hydro, governments could face class action suit over lengthy power outage

Nicole Buffie: Drug site open house called off after media tipped off

Maggie Macintosh: IIU investigating shots fired by police in wild West End incident

By Tiago Resko: Rare white buffalo gets dignified sendoff

Zoe Pierce: Running for others’ lives from coast to coast in oppressive heat, smoke-filled air

Opinion

Paul G. Thomas: Understanding the police HQ inquiry

Tory McNally: Great workplace shorts debate: time to free knees

Judith Dueck: No museum can tell the whole story

Stuart Williams: The alternative to natural gas-powered turbines is in the ground

Editorial: Critical analysis of Manitoba Hydro plans may be frustrating, but it’s necessary

Pam Frampton: Saying goodbye to a friend I never met

Gage Haubrich: Bracket creep: A stealthy tax increase

Tom Brodbeck: Police crackdown made news, but did it make a difference?

Conrad Sweatman: Singing the praises of fringe shows that dare to take risks

Free Press: Letters, July 29

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Living the strongman life means special training for special strength

Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press: Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that’s often a waste

Ben Sigurdson: McNally to hold midnight launch of next Maas tome

Colleen Zacharias: A colourful cast of intriguing characters is the wow factor in this Winnipeg garden

Eva Wasney: Sottobraccio brings Harth’s Italian flavours to new location in Osborne Village

Tiago Resko: Arjun Lal exhibition explores how society remains shaped by colonialism

The Canadian Press: Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen to publish account of Artemis II mission

Maureen Scurfield: Leave lonely lake life and get back to busy

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Sports

The Canadian Press: Canada’s Sarah Mitton repeats as women’s shot put champion at Commonwealth Games

Taylor Allen: Clean game a must for Bombers to pull out win at home

Josh Dubow, The Associated Press: Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL’s richest deal ever

The Canadian Press: Toronto Raptors to host NBA pre-season games in Quebec City, Vancouver

The Canadian Press: Vancouver picks preferred partner for Major League Baseball expansion bid

Ken Wiebe: Bombers Oliveira preaches collective unit to turn team’s offence around

Cassidy Dankochik: Sultans cement dynasty

Mike McIntyre: Men’s title turning into two-horse race between clubmates Fanning and Doyle

The Canadian Press: Félix Dolci leads six-gold day for Canada at Commonwealth Games

Taylor Allen: Former teacher would suit up with Bombers in just ninth game of three-down loop career

Business

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. markets drop as oil prices rise amid continued Middle East fighting

Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press: KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction

Gabrielle Piché: Pilot project targets defence contract tracking

The Canadian Press: Bell rolling out new tool to detect and flag spoofed phone calls using AI

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘Drive day and night’: TFI plans to roll out driverless trucks in U.S.

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba Innovates seeks to pump up in-person networking as artificial intelligence-created resumés become norm

Leah Willingham, The Associated Press: eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask

Aaron Epp: Qualico celebrating 75 years of growth, success since its first development of 13 bungalows in River Heights

Kumutha Ramanathan, The Canadian Press: Maxed-out credit cards? Here are different options to dig out of the debt

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises nearly 200 points as oil prices fall and geopolitical tensions ease

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