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Landfill search cost, U of M assault defence, Johnny G’s fire, Mondetta shop
Plus: Read to the end for a rare peek inside an exploding star

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

 

'The government does what it says'

Carol Sanders:

Landfill search for Indigenous women cost $18M, one-tenth of original estimate: Kinew

2023 feasibility study projected effort to comb Prairie Green Landfill could take up to three years and $184 million Read More

 
 
 

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'Not caused or contributed to by the university'

Erik Pindera:

U of M denies responsibility in dorm sex assault lawsuit

University argues victim is partly to blame for failing to lock her door Read More

 
 

'It’s devastating'

 

'Winnipeg gets the best of the best first'

Aaron Epp:

Mondetta enters retail space on own terms

Longtime Manitoba clothing company to open Winnipeg flagship Modern Ambition brand store in September, eyes expanding to 24 sites in 5 years Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Maggie Macintosh: E-learning hub finds home at Brandon University
Free Press staff: Toddlers drown in northern First Nation lake
Maggie Macintosh: ‘Much more to do’ to meet demand for licensed child care: education minister
Joyanne Pursaga: Wyatt vows to ‘absolutely’ continue serving as city councillor despite latest sex-crime charges
Nicole Buffie: Three security guards charged with assault after Sea Bears star injured outside nightclub
Nicole Buffie: Icy relationship with U.S. beginning to thaw at border, data shows; American visits to Manitoba hit five-year high
Dean Pritchard: Psychologist sentenced to house arrest after affair with patient
Free Press staff: Plasma clinic pauses operations in Canada amid ‘unfounded attention’
Joyanne Pursaga: ‘Disrespectful’: residents frustrated after Wyatt arrives hour late to committee meeting
By Tiago Resko: Development turning long-vacant gas station in Selkirk into commercial hub
 

Opinion

John R. Wiens: Differing goals of religion, politics
Editorial: Dealing with what’s left behind … in the cloud
David Kron: Let’s move forward on disability rights
Erna Buffie: Democracy is a civic election issue
Melissa Martin: Quiet opening fitting for controversial site
Dan Lett: It’s one thing to climb aboard rail-relocation train, quite another to pay for the ride
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 13
Niigaan Sinclair: A measure of hope a decade after senseless death, injustice
Jason M. Sutherland: Gridlock by design: no excuses for bed backlog
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 12
 

Arts & Life

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Emily Hampshire, Priyanka join cast of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2
Jen Zoratti: The art of snow and script
Ben Sigurdson: A new chapter: Renamed Winnipeg Book Festival takes to The Forks this fall
Free Press: What's up: art show, Streat Feast, RWB Revealed, Burt Block Party, Bouchra
Maureen Scurfield: You’re not alone on journey of self-discovery
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Waldman: Rainbow Stage star relates to Elle Woods’ perseverance
Gabrielle Piché: HealthySips stocking Manitoba-made mocktails in local grocery stores
Eva Wasney: Terri Clark striking a balance on- and offstage en route to Winnipeg
Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner
 

Sports

Grace Penner: The scoop on lawn bowling
Taylor Allen: Blue Bombers return with Collaros at the controls
Grace Penner: Ready to roll: Bowls Manitoba looking to grow the game
Joshua Frey-Sam: Unsafe conditions force Sea Bears, Honey Badgers into winner-take-all CEBL final in Winnipeg Saturday
Steve Douglas, The Associated Press: FIFA chief Infantino receives support from 6 Arab federations amid revolt over World Cup plan
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: CBC turns to curling to help fill Saturday vacancy after NHL departure
Taylor Allen: Talent of Blue Bombers’ Ceresna shines through all the way from Div. 3
Joshua Frey-Sam: Get to know your Canadians in the CEBL Finals
Mike McIntyre: Bringing home a Fish: Group of local baseball fans open doors to Goldeyes
Grace Penner: Former Valour midfielder’s soccer academy an assist in developing province’s talent
 

Business

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Avoid these common RESP withdrawal mistakes
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises nearly 100 points on tech stocks, U.S. markets also positive
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Canadian Tire turning to AI to drive growth amid economic headwinds
Free Press staff: Downtown records net zero business loss
Free Press staff: Manitoba to pitch Churchill at investment summit
Free Press: Boyd Group hits US$1 billion sales in a quarter
Aaron Epp: Ridesharing platform lets people connect with local drivers with trucks, cargo vans
Jay Cohen, The Associated Press: Pope hats, bloody shirts and so many bobbleheads: The creative ways MLB teams lure fans to the park
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Insolvencies jumped 11.5% annually in June, Canada’s bankruptcy monitor shows
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises on materials and financials strength, U.S. markets post mixed results
 

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Canada’s top soldier joins NATO talks on how allies secure Ukraine under a peace deal
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump slaps sanctions on Canadian International Criminal Court judge
Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press: Canada’s ‘exceptional’ drought hints at future climate, need for action: experts
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Air Canada to cover certain transportation expenses for some customers
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: After Air Canada strike, Section 107 of labour code is ‘dead,’ says union leader
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Canada Post union tables new offers seeking higher wages
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Stelco owner ‘doesn’t give two hoots’ about the workers: Ontario Premier Doug Ford
The Canadian Press: Nova Scotia officials battling out-of-control wildfire — and monitoring hurricane
Heli Sivunen And David Keyton, The Associated Press: Work begins in Finland on a new Canadian icebreaker for Arctic defense
Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press: Ontario man who raised a pack of wolf-dogs worries government will euthanize them
 
 

World

Melanie Lidman, Sam Metz And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Israel to mobilize 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded Gaza City operation
Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press: Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank
Sam Mcneil And Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: NATO defense chiefs hold ‘candid discussion’ on security guarantees for Ukraine
Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press: Trump moves to use the levers of presidential power to help his party in the 2026 midterms
Wilson Mcmakin, The Associated Press: Rwanda-backed rebels killed over 140 civilians in eastern Congo, rights group says
Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Villagers offer harrowing accounts of one of the deadliest attacks in Sudan’s civil war
Allen G. Breed And John Seewer, The Associated Press: Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the East Coast
Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press: Paris residents fight overtourism and ‘Disneyfication’ of beloved Montmartre neighborhood
Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press: Google’s Pixel 10 phones raises the ante on artificial intelligence
 

One last thing...

Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press:

Scientists get a rare peek inside of an exploding star

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution. Stars can live for millions to tril... Read More

 
 

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