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Court case reviews, retail violence, detox centre, The Gates, Jets’ Namestnikov
Plus: Agatha Christie meets modern technology

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

 

'How many cases would they have touched?'

Dean Pritchard:

Crown calls on defence lawyers to look for possible police misconduct in past convictions involving charged WPS officers

Winnipeg defence lawyers are being asked to wade through “hundreds, if not thousands” of old case files looking for possible miscarriages of justice following the arrest of four city police officers on corruption charges. Read More

 
 
 

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'We’re ready to move forward'

Tyler Searle:

Point Douglas drug detox centre will open before month’s end, premier says

A detox centre capable of holding people intoxicated on meth and other drugs for up to three days is expected to open in Winnipeg’s Point Douglas neighbourhood before the end of the month. Read More

 
 

'Absolutely disgusting'

Scott Billeck:

Wholesale mayhem, retail nightmare

From gas bars and stores selling collectibles to pharmacies and food courts, theft and violence across the city are taking a serious toll on business owners, their employees and wary customers Read More

 
 

'A unique gem'

Gabrielle Piché:

Ringing up bedroom community services

Gates on Roblin ownership team sets July date for new 12-unit, 15,200-sq.-ft. retail centre in Headingley Read More

 
 

'I can play any role in any position'

Ken Wiebe:

Milestone game for Namestnikov against Sharks

Jets’ chameleon journeyman to record 800th career start Friday night Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Scott Billeck: Former police chief details volunteer time in Jamaica
Scott Billeck: ‘Keeping her name out there’: family marks 15 years since Indigenous woman vanished
Joyanne Pursaga: City tries to get the most bang for its (sewage) buck
Scott Billeck: Indigenous veterans prepare to ‘recognize our own’ on official day
Toni De Guzman: Amid bail-reform debate, some argue court orders must suit low literacy levels
Carol Sanders: Province urges federal government to continue vital health-care funding
Connor McDowell: Health minister listens to Hamiota residents’ ER concerns
Alex Lambert: Premier takes his chequebook to Brandon
Dean Pritchard: Winnipeg police officer pleads guilty to raft of corruption crimes committed over more than eight years
Janine LeGal: Beloved family physician with a passion for learning made sure to be there for family, friends, community
 

Opinion

Jen Zoratti: Artificial art a threat to human creativity
Editorial: Other encampment options possible
Maureen Scurfield: Face reality and take your breakup seriously
Russell Wangersky: Law reform targeting first-responder assault misguided
Alison Gillmor: Gatsby had nothing on moral void of Trump’s U.S.
Jacqueline Keena: Agriculture both Canada’s past and future
David McLaughlin: A budget that doesn’t quite hit the mark
Allison Fenske: Advocating violence no way to respond to court verdict
Laura Rance: Agricultural consequences of 2025 federal budget won’t be visible for years
Melissa Martin: Undaunted defiance amid raw remembrance
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Conrad Sweatman: ‘Our culture is our power’: Tania Willard wins Sobey Art Award
Holly Harris: Concert showcases WSO the way it’s meant to be heard
Reviewed by Morley Walker: Pinker ruminates on common knowledge, human interaction and more in brain-busting new tome
David Sanderson: Hurrying hard for Jamaican flavours infusing West St. Paul Curling Club
John Einarson: Before Hollywood, Redwood: Now 80, Neil Young's pivotal Winnipeg years helped shape him as an artist
John Longhurst: Religions offer principles to guide leaders on public spending
Conrad Sweatman: Local dance pioneers leap, pirouette into hall of fame
Randall King: Award-winning doc featured at local festival
Sharon Chisvin: Yad Vashem campaign helps Jewish community mark Kristallnacht tragedy
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Jets’ scoring woes continue in 2-1 loss to Sharks
Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Scheifele should be shoo-in for Olympic team
Joshua Frey-Sam: Get to know Canadians in the Grey Cup division finals
Jerrad Peters: Fan outcry needed to curb leagues banking blood money
Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press: Milanovich wants Ticats to take successful regular-season formula into East final
Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press: Roughriders, Lions prepare to square off in chilly West Division final
The Canadian Press: Hockey Canada unveils jerseys for 2026 Olympic Winter Games
Taylor Allen: Main Street mural honours Winnipeg’s three-time Stanley Cup champions
Joshua Frey-Sam: Oak Park captures high school football glory, denies Dakota three-peat
Jeff Hamilton: Will Argos court Bombers head coach O’Shea now that Dinwiddie has signed with Redblacks?
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Puppy Sphere yoga chain rolls out ‘mood-boosting’ first classes in Winnipeg
Free Press: Sobr Market in Walmart space
Gabrielle Piché: Café 360 recharges Manitoba Hydro Place
Gabrielle Piché: Trio to be inducted into Manitoba Business Hall of Fame
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Vintage Hudson’s Bay blankets, more paintings headed for online auction
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Another month of surprise job gains reinforce Bank of Canada’s rate hold: economists
Bernard Condon: Musk could become first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve pay plan
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump has options if the Supreme Court blocks him from imposing ’emergency’ tariffs
Free Press staff: U of M announces Chiu Centre for Business Serving Community
Aaron Epp: Federal budget plan to upgrade Port of Churchill, Hudson Bay Railway opens new economic future
 

Canada

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Liberals clear first confidence vote on federal budget
Caroline Plante, The Canadian Press: No more Conservative defections to Liberals, MP Gérard Deltell says
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Canadian travellers to feel effect of U.S. flight cuts caused by government shutdown
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: Tears on ostrich farm after court rejects appeal bid and CFIA says cull will proceed
Anja Karadeglija and Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: ‘The stuff of nightmares’: Judge hands man life sentence for murder of Ottawa family
The Canadian Press: Three female students at risk of being deported to Afghanistan arrive in Regina
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on Saskatchewan’s school pronoun case
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Ottawa’s tax credits to reduce emissions aren’t working as intended, watchdog says
By Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell: Teachers challenge Alberta law using notwithstanding clause to end strike
 
 

World

Josh Funk And Rio Yamat, The Associated Press: US flight cancellations accelerate as airlines comply with government shutdown order
Kareem Chehayeb And Abby Sewell, The Associated Press: Israeli jets strike southern Lebanon towns, escalating near-daily attacks
Melanie Lidman And Audrey Horowitz, The Associated Press: Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas from Gaza as those of a Tanzanian student
Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press: Lebanon lifts travel ban on Gadhafi’s son and reduces bail to $900,000 paving way for his release
Fatma Khaled, The Associated Press: Sudan’s paramilitary group agrees on truce proposed by US-led mediator group
Bruce Schreiner And Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press: Vigil held in Kentucky to share sorrow over UPS plane crash that killed at least 13
Rio Yamat And Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press: Boeing won’t face criminal charge over 737 Max crashes that killed hundreds of people
John Raby And Erik Verduzco, The Associated Press: A former teacher shot by student, 6, wins $10M jury verdict against ex-assistant principal
Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press: Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press: Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity’s dark side
 

One last thing...

Hilary Fox, The Associated Press:

On the set of the first Agatha Christie show where mysteries are solved with the internet

LONDON (AP) — The scene: Outside a stately English home, a man and a woman attempt to solve a mystery. What’s unusual about this picture? They’re using the internet. In a departure from wh... Read More

 
 

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