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Terrorism charges, garbage fees, what’s in a name, made in Manitoba, twin threat

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

 

'In Manitoba ... there is no place for hate'

Tyler Searle:

Man arrested for antisemitic graffiti incidents now faces terrorism charges

Four terrorism-related charges have been slapped on a 19-year-old man who was accused of defacing walls and fences with antisemitic graffiti last year. Read More

 
 
 

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'It’s a significant change'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Triple-digit garbage fee hike on horizon

Proposal gets executive policy committee approval Read More

 
 

'People are trusting other Canadian businesses'

Malak Abas:

In the name of patriotism

Winnipeg companies trumpet Canadian ownership amid U.S. trade war Read More

 
 

'Farmers are always here'

Eva Wasney:

Made in Manitoba

A guide to locally produced goods Read More

 
 

'Their hearts are with Glenlawn'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

A lion of a twin threat

Vayda Rigaux dethrones sister Delainey as top women’s high school hockey player Read More

 
 

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Local

Gabrielle Piché: Security assessment underway for public housing block home-care workers won’t visit
Chris Kitching: Home care at North End Manitoba Housing building after security upgrades
Scott Billeck: Groups say city’s camp ban hurts homeless; mayor says ban stays
Scott Billeck: Renowned composer, cellist Derksen dead after car crash
Free Press staff: Place of Pride gets $1 million in funding
Nicole Buffie: Driver in Sunday rollover fighting for his life
Joyanne Pursaga: Industrial development plan believed to be largest ever in city
Scott Billeck: Siloam Mission, new CEO part ways
Malak Abas: Two more 7-Eleven locations bite the dust
Maggie Macintosh: Parents seek clarity over school-day sunburns
 

Opinion

Editorial: Indigenous treaty rights meet Alberta separation fight
Tom Brodbeck: System to address violence in schools a no-brainer
Dan Lett: Offended U.S. ambassador’s cries of bullied anguish on trade ring hypocritically hollow
Deveryn Ross: American ownership and Canadian sovereignty
Editorial: Keeping Transit users and drivers safe
Carly Deacon: Conservation shouldn’t come at the cost of access
Lianna McDonald: Delaying access to social media
Gwynne Dyer: Iran, the U.S. and nuclear weapons
Brianna Solberg: Road work gains cause business pain
Tom Brodbeck: Massive drug bust a big deal, but police alone cannot end misery
 

Arts & Life

Craig Macrae and Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: New CBC lineup includes Samantha Bee scripted comedy, P.K. Subban hockey drama
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: After 39 years, Antoni Cimolino prepares to take his final bow at Stratford
AV Kitching: Museum diorama detailing marshland, rye farm decommissioned owing to pest infestation
Maureen Scurfield: Insensitive over-socializer may not be good fit
Jen Zoratti: Gallery sees new location as blank canvas, celebrating with auction, exhibition
Laurie Nealin: Stars on Ice skaters embrace high fashion with designer dresses
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Carol Sanders: Social media, screen time bigger risks to kids than substance use, inactivity: Doctors Manitoba
Nicole Winfield, Kaitlyn Huamani And Paolo Santalucia, The Associated Press: Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity
Denise Duguay: Watch it: Chillers, thrillers and some workplace drama
 

Sports

Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press: Report shows uneven progress for women in Canadian sport leadership
Ken Wiebe: Camryn Thomas shooting for title with golf season in full swing
Ken Wiebe: After quitting hockey twice, Oakbank’s Tabin flying high as Walter Cup champ
Taylor Allen: Hoops program receives largest single donation in Bisons sports history
Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press: Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: Svechnikov scores in OT, Hurricanes beat Canadiens 3-2 to take 2-1 series lead
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears drop see-saw battle
Taylor Allen: Third Texada could be just right for Bombers
Zoe Pierce: Klaschka first Winnipegger in decades to compete in cross-country skiing World Cup
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: Captain Alphonso Davies likely won’t play in Canada’s World Cup opener: coach
 

Business

Aaron Epp: FarmerTitan app rolls into agriculture equipment tracking field
Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg pair look to launch EyeMirage device for sale in Canada in fall, with eyes to follow on international markets
The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite down more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets mixed
The Canadian Press: Bell Canada launches home internet backup service for outages
Aaron Epp: Jensen’s Nursery & Garden Centre celebrates 60 years of sowing community connections
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite closes up more than 350 points amid hopes of end to Iran war
Aaron Epp: Pappas Greek Food and Steak closes after three decades of serving Winnipeg
Maggie Macintosh: RRC Polytech program cuts take bite out of hospitality, tourism sector
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: How to invest consistently when you have an unpredictable paycheque
David Sanderson: Quartet of vintage ventures makes the old new on Main Street
 

Trade war

The Canadian Press: B.C. doles out grant funding to bolster food manufacturing sector
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press: B.C. geoduck clam exports facing devastation from Chinese tariffs on massive molluscs
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: ‘First thing out of the gate’: Saskatchewan budget to address tariffs from two fronts
Amanda Swinhart And Holly Ramer, The Associated Press: Breweries and maple syrup producer among Vermont businesses hit by Trump’s tariffs on Canada
Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite index down Tuesday after inflation report, U.S. stocks also fall
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: Saskatchewan Crown corporations buying local steel after Trump imposes tariffs
Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Ford says energy surcharge remains on table but he won’t ‘antagonize’ U.S. in talks
Hina Alam, The Canadian Press: New Brunswick budget forecasts $599-million deficit as Trump tariff threat looms
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Quebec MP, businesses join Vermont senator to denounce impacts of trade war
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Inflation’s surprise jump could push Bank of Canada to pause rate cuts
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Carney announces plans to boost Canada’s military footprint in the Arctic
Deveryn Ross: A bogus pretext for the Trump tariffs
 
 

Canada

The Canadian Press: Carney hopes recovering remains from Winnipeg landfill bring families closure
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Liberals lagging behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Carney announces plans to boost Canada’s military footprint in the Arctic
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Axworthy ‘deeply dismayed’ as eastern European states propose leaving landmine treaty
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Canadian farmland values rise nine per cent, but rate of growth on a downward trend
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Hudson’s Bay properties in focus as RioCan calls creditor filing ‘disappointing’
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Inflation’s surprise jump could push Bank of Canada to pause rate cuts
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: McDonald’s Canada testing a vegetable-based burger — again
The Canadian Press: Black Canadians see progress on equity in workplace, even as racism persists: report
Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press: ‘He has nothing left,” says brother of man who lost wife and kids in Oshawa fire
 

World

Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press: Trump administration makes public thousands of files related to JFK assassination
The Associated Press: The Latest: Federal judge blocks Trump’s order banning transgender people from military service
Wafaa Shurafa, Josef Federman And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are ‘only the beginning’
Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: French bulldog is still top US breed, but is another gaining momentum? Of corso
Lindsay Whitehurst And Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press: Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
Matthew Lee And Chris Megerian, The Associated Press: Trump administration guts board of US Institute of Peace. Group says DOGE arrives
Rebecca Santana, The Associated Press: They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired
Joshua Goodman And Gisela Salomon, The Associated Press: Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flights
The Associated Press: Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, dies at 105
Renata Brito, The Associated Press: Millions of people and hundreds of staff impacted by US aid cuts, UN migration agency says
 

One last thing...

Brian Melley, The Associated Press:

Court convicts thief who stole golden toilet from English palace

LONDON (AP) — A thief who swiped a golden toilet from an English palace was convicted Tuesday along with an accomplice who helped cash in on the spoils of the 18-carat work of art insured for nearly 5 million pounds (more than $6 million). Read More

 
 

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