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MPI rate hike, HSC patient dies, church fire, Trudeau fires back at Trump, Jets’ player fractured larynx
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Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'That’s not the way to set insurance rates'

Nicole Buffie:

Auto insurance rates going up by 5.7 per cent

PUB rejects MPI’s 3 per cent hike request, board ‘not confident’ amount would be enough to chip away at massive deficit Read More

 
 
 

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'It takes an incident like this for people to sit up and take notice'

Chris Kitching:

Middle-aged man dies in Health Sciences Centre ER waiting room eight hours after arriving by ambulance

Ward over capacity with very sick patients, hospital bottleneck preventing access to urgent treatment areas, facility’s top executive says Read More

 
 

'Quite frustrating'

Tyler Searle:

Vacant church fire latest in city’s growing crisis

Point Douglas parish a total loss; ‘I’m… desensitized’: church secretary Read More

 
 

'Canada should be incredibly nervous'

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press:

Not a ‘snowball’s chance in hell’ of Canada becoming 51st state: Trudeau

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clapped back Tuesday at Donald Trump's escalating claims that Canada would be better off if it became the 51st state, and has called for an in... Read More

 
 

'A dangerous situation'

Mike McIntyre:

Jets’ Miller recovering from fractured larynx; NHLers remain slow to adopt neck protectors

Hockey’s latest scary neck injury is hitting home for the Winnipeg Jets. Just don’t hold your breath on it changing anything when it comes to player safety. Read More

 
 

'Easy to prepare, and tastes great!'

Eva Wasney:

Now we’re cooking!

Return of Homemade means a feast of local recipes Read More

 
 
 

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Local

AV Kitching: Results Canada fights for the political will to end global poverty
Nicole Buffie: Winnipeg team behind national LGBT monument spent six years bringing it to fruition
By Melissa Martin: ‘Strong sense of unity’
Malak Abas: Senior’s family slams bedbug reaction
Tiago Resko: Pretty, purple and pernicious plants plaguing Prairies
Erik Pindera: Woman pleads guilty in toddler’s death
Tiago Resko: Community rallies around family devastated by fire
Nicole Buffie: Former Shared Health CEO worked one month in 2025 before firing, got nearly $1M in compensation
Chris Kitching: Executive exodus continues at Shared Health with three recent departures
Morgan Modjeski: City inundated with thousands of complaints after launch of new transit system
 

Opinion

Editorial: Making a clear code of conduct for Winnipeg councillors
Free Press: Letters, Aug 24
Charles S. Shaver: Options for selling U.S. alcohol in Canada
Philip M. Houde: The value of consular services
Bob Cox: Donating plasma for good reasons
Melissa Martin: Bridging gaps, helping ease the strain
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 22
David McLaughlin: The trolls inside the Conservative tent
Niigaan Sinclair: Kinew’s message for PM: don’t back down
Gwynne Dyer: Slavery: Getting the history wrong
 

Arts & Life

Free Press: Free Press arts team shares books for passing the dog days
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Maureen Scurfield: Stick with familial roles that work for you
AV Kitching: Cool spots for more summer sweets
Tiago Resko: Cinematheque celebrates LGBTTQ+ director’s catalogue
Free Press: The view from here: Phyllis Green. Boob Tree, 1975
Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press: Alberta lets the dogs out, recruits more canine muscle in fight against mussels
John Longhurst: Canada experiencing religious decline
John Longhurst: Members of Baha’i faith suffer intense persecution in Iran
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Svard wins Manitoba Open in playoff
Mike McIntyre: Manitoba beginning to produce ‘elite-level golfers’: Kuntz
Mike McIntyre: Swede leads Manitoba Open, Winnipegger sits 33rd
Joshua Frey-Sam: The good, bad and record setting performance in Bombers loss to Elks
Mike McIntyre: Five-way tie for first means Manitoba Open is still up for grabs
Mike McIntyre: Brandon’s Nachtigall comes up short of Canadian Mid-Am title
Mike McIntyre: Winnipegger just one shot off the lead after opening round at Manitoba Open
Joshua Frey-Sam: Bombers offence stalls in 22-19 loss to Elks
Rob Maaddi, The Associated Press: Tempers are flaring, fists are flying around the NFL during joint practices
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: ‘It’s a dream come true’: WNBA games in Canada still surreal for Olympian
 

Business

Aaron Epp: H.P. Tergesen & Sons General Market surpasses 127 years as family-run business in Gimli
Gabrielle Piché: Climate change, capable ships could extend Churchill shipping season by months, studies show
Tiago Resko: Summer flooding sinks some fall harvest hopes
Seung Min Kim And Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press: Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX gains more than 250 points as investors brush off U.S. trade risks
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Possible new Roots owner threads plan for global growth
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: How a little known government agency helped crack Canada’s biggest art fraud
Gabrielle Piché: ‘How can we grow back the herd in Canada?’
Chris Kitching: Don’t buy U.S. booze if, when it’s back on Liquor Mart shelves: Kinew
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Shoppers flock to the frozen aisle as fresh vegetable prices soar: Loblaw
 

Canada

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: As Liberals set up leadership race, members differ on how the leader should be picked
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Bank CEO worries shift to political uncertainty as mortgage risks ease
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: David Eby among premiers heading to Washington to tamp down Trump tariff threat
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: CRA to continue with capital tax changes despite prorogation: Finance Department
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Biden praises Trudeau as friend but other leaders remain mum on his resignation
The Canadian Press: Canada Post returns to full service for domestic parcels; letters still delayed
Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press: As walking pneumonia rates drop among Canadian children, flu and RSV are back
The Canadian Press: Advocate urges empathy after Quebec woman allegedly abandons newborn outside in cold
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Meta’s move away from fact checking may allow wider spread of misinformation: experts
 
 

World

Ken Moritsugu, The Associated Press: Tibet earthquake kills at least 126 people and leaves many trapped
Will Weissert And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press: Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press: Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he’s looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed
Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press: Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico. Can he do that?
Sarah El Deeb And Malak Harb, The Associated Press: Long silenced by fear, Syrians now speak about rampant torture under Assad
Hannah Fingerhut And Ben Finley, The Associated Press: The polar vortex brings its bitter cold to the Southern US
Ellen Knickmeyer, The Associated Press: US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge
Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet And Elaine Ganley, The Associated Press: Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96
Rick Callahan, The Associated Press: 30 years after discovery of remains, DNA could identify all of a serial killer’s victims
John Rogers, The Associated Press: Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
 

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