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Remains identified, new police chief, Bay liquidation, Grey Hares, top b-ball player

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

 

'There should be no price on a human being found'

Tyler Searle:

‘Bringing them home was within our grasp’

Second set of remains in landfill confirmed as serial killer’s victim Marcedes Myran Read More

 
 
 

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'I want to do good'

Chris Kitching:

‘I want to make the city a better, safer place’

WPS veteran sworn in as police chief; promises greater reconciliation, violent crime strategy, community help with some mental health calls Read More

 
 

'Canadians felt like it was their store'

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press:

Hudson’s Bay court hearing wraps without a ruling on liquidation plan

TORONTO - Hudson's Bay spent Monday in court asking for permission to begin a liquidation of all of its stores as early as Tuesday, even as it holds out hope that it will find a lifeline. ... Read More

 

Martin Cash:

Iconic Canadian retailer crown passed to North West Co.

While the Hudson's Bay Co. evolved into a chain of urban department stores and anchor tenants in suburban malls — becoming largely unrecognizable from many of its competitors — its former chain of northern stores, the North West Company, more authentically became the iconic Canadian retailer. Read More

 
 

'Truly active'

AV Kitching:

Seniors group is hoppin’!

Adventure, activity and friendship keep Grey Hares moving Read More

 
 

'When the game gets big, he gets bigger'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

‘It’s Magnus Time’

Vincent Massey Trojans star point guard gets the job done when his team needs it most Read More

 
 

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Local

Chris Kitching: Kinder, gentler drug crackdown finds support, tempered expectations in Main Street area
Zoe Pierce: Graham Avenue street art gets a refresh
Maggie Macintosh: Experiential course hailed as ‘a made-in-Manitoba triumph’
Nicole Buffie: Lac du Bonnet slowly healing from devastating fire
Erik Pindera: No critical incidents, adverse public safety events resulted from July 911 outage, Bell says in report to CRTC
Maggie Macintosh: Province allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control; more services coming, Asagwara says
Joyanne Pursaga: Mayoral race grows to 11 candidates
Dean Pritchard: Purse-snatcher who preyed on older women sentenced to three years in prison
Malak Abas: Trucking operation linked to fatality in Brandon shut down by Alberta government
Maggie Macintosh: Local medical scrubs retailer feeling abandoned by U of M, RRC Polytech nursing programs
 

Opinion

Editorial: New lab a win for Winnipeg’s long game
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 8
Andrea Charron: Sending the wrong message
Gwynne Dyer: Venezuela: unfinished business for the U.S.
David McLaughlin: Israel: the new political divide?
Tory McNally: Watching while we work
Joel Schlesinger: Prospective prophets profit
Ben Sigurdson: Give tastebuds a trip around the world
Melissa Martin: Livestreamed mental-health meltdown underscores medium’s disturbing decline
Niigaan Sinclair: A measure of hope a decade after senseless death, injustice
 

Arts & Life

Free Press: The view from here: Phyllis Green. Boob Tree, 1975
Ben Sigurdson: Blues Brother bringing sci-fi debut this fall
Reviewed by Bill Rambo: Survival guide offers a frightening perspective on life in U.S. prisons
Reviewed by Matt Henderson: Rise of computer program Lean has changed the field of mathematics — and how we assess the truth
Reviewed by Keith Cadieux: Sisters’ retreat to haunted island lighthouse comes with a catch — a deal with the devil
Reviewed by Julie Carl: Struggling Sri Lankan refugees swindled
Reviewed by Douglas J. Johnston: Comic book legend Frank Miller shares insights on life, myth, the creative process and more
Reviewed by Rochelle Squires: Couple’s quest to preserve lavish lifestyle comes with harrowing consequences
Reviewed by Ron Robinson: Crossword creator turned sleuth confronts her demons in latest Marlow Murder Club book
Free Press: On the night table: Peter Mooney
 

Sports

Free Press: Goldeyes win franchise record 13th consecutive game
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: A brace of braces; Rapid rule; Jostling in the standings
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: Canada’s Fernandez upsets Andreeva in third-round match at NBO Toronto
George Williams: Western Warrior’s win should have come as no surprise
Grace Penner: Making new friends at Winkler Bible Camp
Joshua Frey-Sam: Best of the West in Conference final clash
Taylor Allen: Jefferson, face of the Bombers defensive line, shares game day routine
James Robson, The Associated Press: Norway’s soccer federation calls on Gianni Infantino to resign over failed World Cup plan
Mike McIntyre: Countdown to tee off at the Manitoba Open begins
Taylor Allen: Sea Bears’ Burns finds himself at the centre of it all
 

Business

Aaron Epp: $60M, six-storey Harbourview Terrace due to open in June 2028
Gabrielle Piché: Minago mining project under review with First Nation seeking funding options
Beatrice Dupuy, The Associated Press: Why celebrities from Zendaya to Kylie Jenner are wearing Fecal Matter
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canada, U.S. stock markets rise following labour data from both countries
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: ‘Not yet strong’: Canada adds surprise 75,000 jobs in July but recovery still ongoing
Dee-ann Durbin, The Associated Press: Kellogg says it’s removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Anand says women are key in pursuit of shared economic growth with African countries
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Good deal of synergy’ brewing in South Osborne
Gabrielle Piché: Asian supermarket T&T to open at Polo Park
Gabrielle Piché: New Liquor Mart lets you window shop
 

Trade war

Rob Gillies, The Associated Press: Canada’s Carney meets with European allies as Trump targets his country’s sovereignty and economy
Dan Lett: ‘Elbows up’ a rally cry for all of Canada to get behind
Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press: Toronto’s plan to counter tariffs includes barring U.S. suppliers from some contracts
Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press: ‘Danish Viking blood is boiling.’ Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too
Alex Veiga And Mae Anderson, The Associated Press: Tariffs on lumber and appliances set stage for higher costs on new homes and remodeling projects
Ken Moritsugu, The Associated Press: China outlines plans to boost consumer spending as Trump’s tariff war threatens exports
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: CREA reports home sales fell in February amid tariff uncertainty
 
 

Canada

David Baxter and Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Poilievre says he’ll repeal carbon price law including for big industrial emitters
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Carney’s move to kill carbon price now official but debate over it not dead
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Court denies certification of $2.5-billion Black civil servants class action lawsuit
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Court finds UWaterloo stabbing was a hate crime, not terrorism in sentencing attacker
The Canadian Press: Marathon Vancouver airport hotel strike ends after 1,411 days
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: American culinary series ‘Top Chef’ comes to Canada amid a simmering trade war
Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press: Ten Canadians to watch in NCAA’s men’s and women’s March Madness
 

World

David Klepper, The Associated Press: Gabbard says Trump is ‘looking forward to success’ ahead of talk with Putin
Safiyah Riddle And John Seewer, The Associated Press: Residents pick up the pieces after devastating storms scour the US South and Midwest
Nicholas Riccardi And Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press: Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
Mark Banchereau, The Associated Press: M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks, citing international sanctions
John Leicester, The Associated Press: From France comes a call for Trump’s America to return Lady Liberty. Here’s why it won’t happen
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press: NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station
Samya Kullab, The Associated Press: Ukraine and Russia have conditions that could affect a ceasefire. What are they willing to concede?
Konstantin Testorides And Florent Bajrami, The Associated Press: Fatal North Macedonia nightclub inferno sparks outrage, disbelief and calls for punishment
Melina Walling, The Associated Press: Eat grass-fed beef, help the planet? Research says not so simple
Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press: Prosecutors say Minnesota man accused of hiding stolen ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is dead
 

One last thing...

Dan Gelston, The Associated Press:

Who invented the March Madness bracket? Staten Island bar and Kentucky postal worker stake claims

Could it really be true? That of all of college basketball’s urban myths, one of New York’s five boroughs is actually the birthplace of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket? Read More

 
 

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