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Nurse attacked, research funding, Whiteout parties, historic theatre’s revamp

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

 

'There comes a time when there’s a straw that breaks the camel’s back'

Chris Kitching:

Union demands better security after nurse assaulted in ER

‘We are seeing violence escalating everywhere’: safety officers urged for all Manitoba hospitals Read More

 
 
 

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'Last in Canada for provincial per capita research funding'

Maggie Macintosh:

Academics implore NDP to boost funding amid push to recruit U.S. researchers

More than 250 academics are calling on the Kinew government to reinstate funding to Research Manitoba if it is serious about recruiting scientists from south of the border and keeping them long term. Read More

 
 

'No. 1 hockey town in the entire world'

Mike McIntyre:

Let the parties begin

Winnipeg prepares for Whiteout Mania as front-running Jets get ready for playoffs Read More

 

Mike McIntyre:

Jets back to filling the barn

Success on the ice leads to success in the stands Read More

 
 

'This is about way more than movies'

Conrad Sweatman:

Showtime in Selkirk

City buys, renos shuttered historic movie theatre Read More

 
 
 

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Federal election

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Influencers — not news outlets or politicians — ‘dominated’ election online: report
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: MPs question Longest Ballot Committee organizer during probe of spring election
The Canadian Press: Corrective to Oct. 2 story about challenge to election results in Terrebonne riding
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Terrebonne one-vote win: postal code error on envelope unreported for three weeks
Jen Zoratti: Increasingly sophisticated deepfake AI-generated political ads threaten to unravel Canada’s social order
Malak Abas: Despite ease of digital media, candidates still rely on old-fashioned campaign lawn signs
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Elections Canada to launch review following issues with special ballots
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: No evidence federal election was affected by foreign interference, commissioner says
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Conservatives hold onto Windsor riding by four votes after recount
The Canadian Press: Bloc Québécois files legal challenge of Terrebonne riding results after one-vote loss
 

Local

Morgan Modjeski: Impaired driving victim honoured
Morgan Modjeski: West Kildonan Industrial residents call for speed bumps after child hit by truck
Joyanne Pursaga: Proposed Transcona development — which could add 20,000 people — gets thumbs down from residents
Maggie Macintosh: Coalition dismayed after U of M decides not to establish master’s in speech-language pathology
Joyanne Pursaga: Gillingham promises to help level playing field for local biz if re-elected
David Sanderson: Trailblazing Western Scrap Metals heavy-equipment operator relishes role at massive crane’s control
Carol Sanders: HSC weapons scanners effective, needed at other hospitals: nurses union
Janine LeGal: A Life's Story: Woman fought for better outcomes for others amid cancer fight
Taylor Allen: Five-star review of Winkler Bible Camp
Zoe Pierce: Firefighter’s death fuels cancer fight
 

Opinion

Hersh Seth: City hall and fairness for the future
Russell Wangersky: An elegy for the smalls
Jen Zoratti: Don’t delete organ concert tickets when scrubbing digital life
Tory McNally: Meetings accomplish something that an email never could while respecting people’s time, building relationships
Laura Rance-Unger: The effects of El Nino on crop prices, production
Editorial: Fighting tariffs with the power of boycotts
Riley Enns: Reading, writing, religion
David McLaughlin: Good deal or no deal? Carney’s crucible
Melissa Martin: Corroded Arlington overpass yields way for new hope of spanning urban chasm
Ben Sigurdson: Get out and about, have a sip at local beer, wine events
 

Arts & Life

Anne D'innocenzio, The Associated Press: From Uniqlo to Zara, clothing brands try to win over Gen Z with a needle and thread
John Longhurst: Churches make collective gift toward fostering reconciliation
Reviewed by Candida Rifkind: Creepy, poignant graphic novel a small-town coming-of-age horror story
Reviewed by Brandi Field: Human cost of AI bubble outweighs tech’s potential
Reviewed by Matt Henderson: Rise of social media reflects rise of self-promotion — to the detriment of genuine storytelling
Benjamin Waldman: Revered Broadway rail anchors Winnipeg’s resilient skateboarding scene
Holly Harris: Rainbow Stage’s Legally Blonde a lovely legal musical
Ben Sigurdson: Obama to talk formative books in new podcast
Harriet Zaidman: Seafarer plans party in belly of a whale
Maureen Scurfield: Ratcheting up heat can lead to cold feet
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears finish on top
Taylor Allen: Oliveira shines in win over Redblacks, Collaros rocked again
Taylor Allen: Bombers manage to hand Redblacks another loss
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Quarterfinal upset; Wild win; Rapid still human
GEORGE WILLIAMS: All eyes on Brachetto ahead of Downs’ yearling sale
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears staff a who’s who of hustlers in the hoops community
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears confident in turnaround despite CEBL series being cancelled
Mike McIntyre: Pitcher Bourassa picks up where he left off after return from Mexican club
Jerrad Peters: Mourinho’s return to Real Madrid a classic rebound
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: Who is Victor Montagliani, the Canadian who could challenge for FIFA’s top job?
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Manitoba family finalist for cattle producers environmental award
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba prepares project pitches for investment summit
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets end the Friday trading day lower
Gabrielle Piché: City Lego seller continues to build up its business
Aaron Epp: Classic Scoop founder left lucrative job to start business offering treats on-site for parties, festivals
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Anxious Canadian firms bet Trump will buckle before 50% tariff deadline
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: What’s canon in ‘Paw Patrol’? Canadian mega-franchise tackles creative questions as its world expands
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Gas price rebound expected to send inflation higher in July
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Insolvencies jumped 11.5% annually in June, Canada’s bankruptcy monitor shows
Aaron Epp: Ridesharing platform lets people connect with local drivers with trucks, cargo vans
 

Canada

Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press: Judge rejects new trials for 2 convicted of human smuggling in death of family of 4 from India
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: U.S. trade representative faces pushback from lawmakers over Trump’s global tariffs
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Rise in asylum seekers to Canada as migrants’ protected status set to expire in U.S.
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: UBC professors taking school to court over ‘political’ actions by administration
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Most Canadians say they’ve decided how they’ll vote in the election: poll
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Ontario schools start suspending students with incomplete immunization
The Associated Press: Wayne Gretzky says he has ‘no political power’ over the president or prime minister
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Oilpatch better able to weather low crude price than in past, industry players say
The Canadian Press: Bloc Québécois takes campaign to Ottawa to defend use of notwithstanding clause
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Alberta moves to restrict public boards’ power to police trustees, councilors
 
 

World

Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press: Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico
Ellen Knickmeyer And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: Trump administration says it cut funding to some life-saving UN food programs by mistake
Justin Spike, The Associated Press: Protesters rally for the fourth week against Hungary’s law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events
The Associated Press: Mexico says a 3-year-old girl has died in the country’s first human case of bird flu
The Associated Press: Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spews fountains of lava in latest eruption episode
Jon Gambrell And Amir Vahdat, The Associated Press: Iran’s foreign minister says he will have indirect talks with US envoy over Tehran’s nuclear program
The Associated Press: NYC council member accused of biting a police officer has her case dismissed
Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: What to know about the roof collapse at an iconic club in the Dominican Republic that killed 221
Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press: Joe Rogan, Dave Portnoy and Ben Shapiro are among Trump backers now questioning tariffs
Fabiano Maisonnave, The Associated Press: Indigenous march in Brazil to demand more land be set aside for their stewardship
 

One last thing...

Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press:

Aviation consortium celebrates first piloted hydrogen-powered flight

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based aviation consortium says it is celebrating the first ever piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter flight, calling it a "milestone in sustainable aviation." C... Read More

 
 

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