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

 

'Getting more unsafe all the time'

Malak Abas:

Police search for suspect in four sex assaults in, around HSC

Three Health Sciences Centre staff members and a teenage girl were sexually assaulted while on or around the HSC grounds within an hour Wednesday evening, underscoring persistent safety concerns at Manitoba’s largest hospital Read More

 
 
 

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'They don’t give a rat’s ass what happens to us'

Kevin Rollason:

Bell, Telus spar over blame for 40-hour cellphone outage

Fisher Branch man died of heart attack, family’s calls to 911 failed Read More

 
 

'Essential to the Winnipeg music scene'

Eva Wasney:

Winnipeg’s music community mourns loss of two of its own

Family, friends and fans are mourning the unexpected loss of two influential figures in Winnipeg’s music community. Read More

 

Free Press staff:

Charges likely in crash that killed Winnipeg musician: RCMP

RCMP may lay charges against the sole survivor of a head-on collision on Highway 10 on Canada Day that killed three people, including the bassist of a popular Winnipeg band and his partner Read More

 
 

'It’s a miracle that she didn’t become food for another bear'

George Williams:

Icy endurance

A leg short, mama bear toughs it out amid Arctic’s brutal extremes Read More

 
 

'Thank you for everything, Fly'

Mike McIntyre:

Ehlers ends suspense, signs six-year deal with Carolina

The speedy Danish winger nicknamed “Fly” is heading to Hurricane country, signing a contract with Carolina that will pay him US$8.5 million per season. Read More

 
 

'These mega platforms do not invest in Manitoba. We do'

Nicole Buffie:

Manitoba urged to earmark 25 per cent of ad budget on local journalism

Manitoba has been advised to follow Ontario’s lead by dedicating 25 per cent of its advertising budget to local publications, to help fund journalism since digital giants have swiped much of their revenue. Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Nicole Buffie: Linking Hope creates nonprofit connections to build a better future
Kevin Rollason: Census data does much more than determine population
Free Press staff: Driver injured after hitting water truck on Cavalier Drive
Julia-Simone Rutgers: Proponents of solar power push for provincial infrastructure investment to boost grid resilience
Free Press staff: MPI commits to truth, reconciliation with improved services for Indigenous Peoples
Nicole Buffie: Hermanos raises curtain on new chapter
Skye Anderson: Taking child into custody ‘last resort,’ police say in wake of complaints
Connor McDowell: High-tech rockets coming to CFB Shilo
Chris Kitching: Number of new measles cases trending down in Manitoba
Tyler Searle: Daycare loses playground structure in brazen overnight theft
 

Opinion

Jen Zoratti: Empower youth by giving them tools to stay safe online
Jan Burzlaff: Despite discrimination, Winnipeg proved to be good fit for Jews fleeing Holocaust
Jen Zoratti: Pushing back against AI’s‘inevitability’
Tory McNally: Youth unemployment more than just an economic statistic
Joel Schlesinger: Investor strange love
Steven Fletcher: A Seal River proposal for all Manitoba’s needs
Editorial: Banning YouTube removes tools from schools
Niigaan Sinclair: Outrage over Northland Tales program hypocritical
David McLaughlin: Grounding of the Snowbirds example of military’s treatment
Scott Durling: Picking the right target
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
John Longhurst: Religious groups must keep careful eye on artificial intelligence
Reviewed by Matt Henderson: Manitoba’s newspapers portrayed province as rife with untamed potential — to the detriment of the Indigenous community
Mitch Calvert: It’s time to start simplifying for success
Alison Gillmor: Expressive power, emotional encounters: A closer look at Rothko’s Brown and Blacks in Reds
David Sanderson: Quartet of vintage ventures makes the old new on Main Street
Ben Waldman: Improv co-conspirators reuniting for frenetic weekend comedy blitz
Ben Sigurdson: Spring readings aplenty ahead of summer lull
Free Press: New in paper
Maureen Scurfield: Despite ‘good’ ex’s return, can’t relive past
 

Sports

Ben Little: Sea Bears feast on River Lions
Mike McIntyre: Goldeyes offence comes alive in battering of Milkmen
GEORGE WILLIAMS: Assiniboia Downs trainer pulls a card for the ages
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Wild draw Roses; Wulf Rises to the occasion; Rapid on a roll
Taylor Allen: Five Winnipeg Blue Bombers players to watch as pre-season kicks off
Eddie Pells, The Associated Press: An SNL ‘All Drug Olympics?’ Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke
John Wawrow, The Associated Press: Cheverie and MacLeod took the spotlight as PWHL featured first all-women-coached Walter Cup Final
Jeff Hamilton, The Canadian Press: Blue Bombers rebuild passing attack around receiver White, co-ordinator Condell
The Associated Press: Canada remains perfect in five games at the ice hockey worlds after beating Slovenia
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Pappas Greek Food and Steak closes after three decades of serving Winnipeg
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Motion Picture Association slams CRTC rules on Canadian content investment
Aaron Epp: Aviva Natural Health Solutions part of added foundation to build up Christian charity
Gabrielle Piché: Adverse weather slows pace of seeding to below 5-year average
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX ends slightly higher, U.S. markets also close in positive territory
Ben Sigurdson: Craft beer landscape is shifting, but it’s not all bottoms up
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: CRTC triples streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content
Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre
Gabrielle Piché: Optimism greets Manitoba’s India trade office proposal
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. markets recover from earlier losses
 

Canada

Nono Shen and Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press: Wheel fell off RCMP trailer, sparking Lytton, B.C., fire that triggered evacuations
The Canadian Press: B.C. police arrest two over extortion involving South Asian community
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Canada begins to diversify its trade, but U.S. tariffs still a ‘heavy weight’
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: New supply management law won’t save the system from Trump, experts say
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Defence spending to add ‘staggering’ sum to deficit by 2035, think tank warns
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Automakers ‘cautiously optimistic’ on EV mandate changes after meeting with Carney
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Anti-landmine advocates urge Canada to try keeping Ukraine, others in Ottawa Treaty
The Canadian Press: Driver rescued from flipped vehicle after 24 hours down Yukon highway embankment
Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press: Quebec language watchdog now says it’s OK to use ‘go’ to support sports teams
 
 

World

Chris Megerian, The Associated Press: Trump says US has given Ukraine too many weapons in first public comments on pause in shipments
Melanie Lidman And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press: Strikes kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza, including 45 people waiting for aid, authorities say
Aref Tufaha, The Associated Press: Hundreds of Palestinian families flee West Bank camp ahead of Israeli demolition orders
Samy Magdy And Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press: Amnesty International says Israel and aid system use starvation to commit Gaza genocide
Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Leah Askarinam And Matt Brown, The Associated Press: The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill in a milestone for his second-term agenda
Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press: Man charged with killing former Minnesota House speaker says he looks forward to ‘truth’ coming out
Salar Salim And Qassim Abdul-zahra, The Associated Press: Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament
Firdia Lisnawati, Edna Tarigan And Niniek Karmini, The Associated Press: Indonesia rescuers searching for 29 missing people after ferry sinks near Bali
 

One last thing...

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press:

Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets

Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a needle in a haystack — the haystack being a 137-hectare park on Vancouver Island, and the needle being a 1.5-metre-long boa constrictor. Read More

 
 

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