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Wildfire costs, licence suspension, Chartrand whistleblower, Free Press cooking school
Plus: Read to the end to find out what happens when a fox needs help in London

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

 

'We are just praying for some more rain'

Chris Kitching:

Some evacuees in Dauphin unable to get province’s daily stipend

Red Cross, which is distributing money, advising people without photo ID they have to travel to Winnipeg for verification Read More

 

Carol Sanders:

Manitoba to announce tax extension for wildfire-affected businesses

Similar to tariff measure; details to be announced Wednesday Read More

 

Scott Billeck:

Stepping up to help as fires rage

Free haircuts, yoga classes offered to evacuees; retiree’s water pump deliveries keep her busy Read More

 
 
 

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'I did nothing wrong, but now I can’t get a job driving'

Kevin Rollason:

Court dropped his driving suspension, but he still can’t get a job behind the wheel

Winnipeg man can’t get a job as a commercial driver even though his suspension was dropped by the courts, so he's asking the provincial government to change the Highway Traffic Act Read More

 
 

'A scandal waiting to happen'

Maggie Macintosh:

Cabinet minister breaks silence about 2019 workplace harassment probe

Manitoba’s sole cabinet minister has defended her work at a Winnipeg college and said she’s being unjustly targeted more than five years after an investigation concluded she had harassed an employee. Read More

 
 

'Make sure you respect your knife'

Eva Wasney:

Cutting edge tips

Learn kitchen knife skills in our new monthly cooking feature Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Scott Billeck: Supervised drug consumption site will be grounded in culture, compassion: facility’s leader
Malak Abas: Councillors propose freeze on water, sewer rates if Ottawa, province pony up sewage plant funds
Kevin Rollason: Cold temps stall flooding, give Interlake communities time to set up defences
Julia-Simone Rutgers: Manitoba puts up $4-million to protect Seal River watershed
Joyanne Pursaga: Winnipeg to test industry-accepted contracts for four projects
Jeff Hamilton: Tory MLA Nesbitt vowed to pay $1M to bail out niece convicted of sex crimes
Gabrielle Piché: Dozens protest outside legislature over expiring federal work permits
Gabrielle Piché: Boeing commits $36M for Winnipeg projects
Tyler Searle: Phasing out of door-to-door mail delivery sinks in for Winnipeggers
Ben Waldman: Wooden elevator reduced to rubble after towering over Austin for 75 years
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: Kinew stars in untidy bit of ‘he said, she said’ political theatre
Tom Brodbeck: Supervised consumption site can be delayed no longer
Jerrad Peters: Arsenal sputtering? There’s a joke for that
Editorial: Politicians and religion: a bad mix
Niigaan Sinclair: Threat hits close to home with fear, helplessness and, finally, relief
Brent Bellamy: Finding a fitting way to build in the Exchange District
Lisa Abram: My friend Tannis chased knowledge and adventure
Gwynne Dyer: Climate change: Keeping a sense of proportion
Krista Carr: We can’t leave Canadians behind
Tom Brodbeck: Poilievre, aggrieved Tory critics could benefit from taking a political science course
 

Arts & Life

Aaron Epp: Iconic Thunderbird restaurant set to take flight once more
Eva Wasney: Opera season finale offers a fresh take on Figaro
Alison Gillmor: Dramedy Mile End Kicks captures 20-something angst, confusion
Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: What to know about singer D4vd’s arrest in 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s killing
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Scott Griffin addresses backlash over poetry prize changes, seeks community input
David Sanderson: Our locally elected leaders single out their top listens
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: Don Schlitz, storied country songwriter behind such hits as ‘The Gambler,’ dies at 73
Eva Wasney: False information, misleading images rife in Manitoba-based AI-driven 'news' service
Reviewed by Susan Huebert: Murderers’ spouses become amateur sleuths after rash of killings in 1960s California
Reviewed by Andrea Geary: Women’s plight in later years examined
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Hellebuyck fires shots at club following Jets season exit
Ken Wiebe: Toews mum on hanging up blades
Ken Wiebe: Winnipeg Jets Scheifele, DeMelo to wear Maple Leaf at men’s worlds
Greg Beacham, The Associated Press: San Diego Padres are nearing a whopping sale, AP source says
Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press: WNBA’s Tempo to have practice facility built at Exhibition Place, set to open in 2028
David Brandt, The Associated Press: NFL Draft Guide: Fernando Mendoza is likely No. 1 pick, after that things get interesting
Taylor Allen: Pincott joins partner Dunstone in Winnipeg as she takes up with new team
Taylor Allen: Bombers sign rookie QB Elgersma
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ disappointing season ends with 6-1 loss to Sharks
Ken Wiebe: Hard personnel decisions aplenty for Winnipeg Jets after missing playoffs
 

Business

Aaron Epp: AI-driven app like a grain market ‘analyst in your pocket’
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Anthropic’s Mythos shows need to ‘come to grips’ with AI risks: BoC governor
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Canadian travellers may face higher airfares for months even if oil flows resume soon
The Canadian Press: Federal government puts timeline in place for Port of Churchill project: Kinew
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. markets rally and oil prices sink as Iran says Strait of Hormuz open
Malak Abas: Marlborough Hotel owner clears hurdle for lane purchase tied to redevelopment
Kelly Taylor: Grand enhancement for Jeep
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite slides more than 100 points, U.S. markets hit new highs
The Canadian Press: RBC, Scotiabank pull back on climate goals
Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press: AI is a gold mine for spammers and scammers, but Google is using it as a tool to fight back
 

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: U.S. condemns Canada, four other nations over Israeli sanctions
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Auditor general finds F-35 costs soared due to project delays, pilot shortages
The Canadian Press: Saskatchewan to join Alberta in buying American booze, months after tariff war pause
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Warmer than normal summer predicted across Canada, uncertain precipitation levels
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Feds didn’t follow procurement rules in contracts with company behind ArriveCan app
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Defence takes aim at complainant’s credibility in hockey players’ sex assault trial
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Ottawa too slow to process First Nations status applications: AG report
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Ottawa’s plan for climate change adaptation is falling short, report says
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: About 7,000 residents in La Ronge, Sask., area can go home Thursday
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: New AI minister says Canada won’t ‘over-index’ on AI regulation
 
 

World

Vasilisa Stepanenko And Samya Kullab, The Associated Press: Russia launches another large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing 3 and wounding 13
Jake Offenhartz, Jaimie Ding, Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press: Los Angeles leaders impose curfew as protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown continue
Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press: President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his maximalist immigration campaign in face of LA protests
Fatima Hussein And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: US imposes sanctions on a Palestinian NGO and other charities, accusing them ties to militant groups
Philipp Jenne And Geir Moulson, The Associated Press: A former student opens fire at an Austrian school, killing 10 and taking his own life
Isaac Scharf And Areej Hazboun, The Associated Press: Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: OPEC secretary-general takes aim at net-zero targets ‘detached from reality’
Erick Kaglan And Mark Banchereau, The Associated Press: Togo’s president faces calls to resign after protests over new role allowing indefinite rule
Janie Har, The Associated Press: Silicon Valley city makes homeless people eligible for arrest if they refuse 3 offers of shelter
Biswajeet Banerjee And Rajesh Roy, The Associated Press: Northern India on the boil with heat waves disrupting normal lives and raising health concerns
 

One last thing...

Brian Melley, The Associated Press:

When a fox says ‘help’ in London, there’s often an ambulance on its way

PADDOCK WOOD, England (AP) — The injured fox is cornered in a cage, teeth bared and snarling at the woman trying to help it. Nicki Townsend is unfazed. Wearing only rubber gloves and ... Read More

 
 

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