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AI in the courts, fascinating Manitobans, former Jet’s psychology career, and more
Plus: The Blue Bomber who spends the off season rescuing stray dogs

Good evening. We hope you’re having a pleasant Boxing Day.

Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on:

 

'Educate yourself about how the tool works'

Erik Pindera:

Truth, justice and the AI way

Artificial intelligence is slowly finding its way into law offices and courtrooms; jurists trying to keep up with the technology are demanding full disclosure Read More

 
 
 

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'Just freaking epic'

Ace Burpee:

Ace Burpee’s top 100 most fascinating Manitobans of 2025

I really enjoy making this list. People are just out there being absolutely incredible, and I love sharing a few of their stories here. Read More

 
 

'An amazing, untapped resource for a lot of players'

Ken Wiebe:

Dr. Harrison is in the house

Former Jets blue-liner thriving as psychologist after hanging up his skates Read More

 
 
 

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Get ready to savour Manitoba's freshest summer flavours
 

Local

Scott Billeck: Council candidates call out vandalism after campaign signs defaced in Waverley West
Aaron Epp and Gabrielle Piché: Five exceptional Manitobans reflect on what it means to be Canadian while bracing against Trump’s vitriol and economic upheaval
Malak Abas: Environment Canada upgrade expected to improve dangerous weather warnings after June storm alert barrage
Morgan Modjeski: Winnipeggers join global community in honouring Hiroshima, Nagasaki dead with lantern ceremony
Erik Pindera: Ottawa funds sentencing program for northern Manitoba offenders
Chris Kitching: Owners, agents reviewing bids to purchase Fort Garry Hotel
By Zoe Pierce: Doctor pays $500K to revamp courtyard at care home where he works
Chris Kitching: Premier, mayor voice support for decision to end police officers’ OT retail-security shifts
Zoe Pierce: Razed tree canopy leaves Selkirk Avenue stretch noisier, dirtier: resident
Chris Kitching: Police chief pulls plug on security shifts at supermarkets, stores
 

Opinion

Charles N. Bernstein: Treating symptoms, not the disease
Judy Waytiuk: All for one — except for one
Tim Sale: Manitoba Hydro’s strategy: Deny, deny, deny
Editorial: Meta settlement should be first of many
Tom Brodbeck: NDP should explain Shared Health’s value to Manitobans waiting for promised ‘fix’
Elayna Hurtig: Breed-specific dog ban should be overturned
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 29
Editorial: Of frogs, roses, kings and a Great Lake
Laura Rance-Unger: Beware invasive, ‘frightening’ waterhemp
David McLaughlin: Gearing up for trade war, at speed
 

Arts & Life

Sheldon Birnie: Journalling club looking for folks up for a scrap
Conrad Sweatman: Educating youth major priority for artist Peatr Thomas
Conrad Sweatman: Winnipeg artist RYAN AD's ambitions growing as work reaches Paris
Colleen Zacharias: Welcoming Creekside Tree Farm and Nursery
Tiago Resko: Art gallery ready to play with clay in WAG Studio Pottery Throwdown
Eva Wasney: Try these veggie burger options around Winnipeg
AV Kitching: Homegrown grub: Resto turns to the Leaf for freshest ingredients
AV Kitching: Arts & Life team taste-tests new Kraft concoction
John Longhurst: Gaza reporter’s Muslim faith helps him as journalist
Maureen Scurfield: No kidding with comment on son’s resemblance
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Looking back on Bombers shocking, and convincing, win over CFL’s top team
Taylor Allen: Bombers play most complete game of season to dump powerhouse Alouettes
Joshua Frey-Sam: Bisons begin reshaping herd
Joshua Frey-Sam: Impact of Winnipeg hoops giant Laping went well beyond coaching
The Canadian Press: Canadians Andreescu, Draxl fall in final round of U.S. Open qualifying
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: StatCan figures show minor economic bump from FIFA World Cup soccer matches
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: Canada’s women’s soccer team looking to build in return to home soil: coach
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: Royal Crowning: Caglianone drives in six runs as Kansas City dumps Blue Jays 13-2
Joshua Frey-Sam: Men’s Wesmen basketball bench boss scouts fresh crop’s depth in pre-season series
Ken Wiebe: ‘They’ve got confidence, but they do have their flaws’
 

Business

Aaron Epp: California tech company sees Manitoba as strategic gateway to dairy market
Gabrielle Piché: Davidson to lead provincewide economic development agency
Gabrielle Piché: Counter-tariffs add new challenge for retailers
Aaron Epp: New Skyline: revolving restaurant to reopen atop Fort Garry Place
Zoe Pierce: Tundra Inn renovations highlight Churchill’s ‘growth potential’
Chris Kitching: Hydro announces CEO out after two years
Aaron Epp: River City Sports Bar & Events Centre opens its many doors in Polo Park area
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Canada’s economy was surging in Q2. Now, it braces for new tariff headwinds
Conrad Sweatman: Trump’s tariff tantrum, geopolitical turmoil could be blessings in disguise for Manitoba’s diversified economy
Tiago Resko: New businesses start to creep up in former Winnipeg Slurpee shops
 

Canada

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Carney, Zelenskyy speak as Ukrainian president prepares for peace talks in Florida
Samira Ait Kaci Ali, The Canadian Press: Understanding ice colour and the “1-10-1” rule to prevent drownings
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: ‘Act one is over,’ says MP who defeated Poilievre in last election
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
Emily Baron Cadloff, The Canadian Press: Snow, freezing rain, and extreme cold make for a wintry Boxing Day across the country
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: ‘The year that the shoe dropped’: How the Canada-U.S. relationship changed in 2025
The Canadian Press: Raids carried out at Mexican homes linked to former Olympian Ryan Wedding
Devin Stevens, The Canadian Press: Group of U.S. distillers complains N.S. and other provinces favouring local alcohol
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: Judge dismisses lawsuit from families of Humboldt Broncos crash in Saskatchewan
 
 

World

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Trump-Zelenskyy talks will address security guarantees and reconstruction, Ukraine leader says
Ope Adetayo And Tunde Omolehin, The Associated Press: Nigerian villagers are rattled by US airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow red
Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: A Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 others
Eileen Ng, The Associated Press: Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak sentenced to 15 years and hefty fine in 1MDB corruption trial
Wasamon Audjarint, The Associated Press: Cambodia reports Thai air strikes as the 2 nations hold peace talks
The Associated Press: Iran seizes an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
Jon Gambrell And Ahmed Al-haj, The Associated Press: Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces
Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press: Japan’s Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China
Sally Abou Aljoud And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press: Lebanese Cabinet approves a draft law to return funds wiped out with the 2019 collapse of banks
Omar Faruk, The Associated Press: Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote local election in decades
 

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One last thing...

As 2026 approaches, we’re looking back at some of the best Free Press writing in 2025.

In March, sports reporter Taylor Allen reported from Indonesia on Winnipeg Blue Bombers star running back Brady Oliveira, who spends the off season rescuing dogs in Bali with his girlfriend Alex Blumberg.

 

Taylor Allen:

Dogged determination

Blue Bombers star Brady Oliveira and girlfriend Alex Blumberg share a passion for rescuing sick, abandoned strays Read More

 
 

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