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Skywalk attacks, digital health cards, Manitoba on Minneapolis, actors on Winnipeg, Jets’ Perfetti
Plus: A new Barbie doesn’t make eye contact — by design

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

 

'This is going to become an epidemic'

Erik Pindera:

Unions sound alarm on downtown safety after random skywalk attacks

Skywalk attacks latest example of random violence in Winnipeg Read More

 
 
 

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'We here in Manitoba support our neighbours'

Tyler Searle:

Kinew extends Manitobans’ support for Minnesota neighbours in wake of fatal shooting by federal agent

PCs suspend board member after online ICE post; ‘his comments do not reflect me as the leader,’ Khan says Read More

 
 

'It warms my heart'

Malak Abas:

Stars take a shine to Manitoba

From Odenkirk to Hamm, Hollywood actors enjoy what our oft-maligned home has to offer Read More

 
 

'Making health care more accessible'

Tyler Searle:

Digital health cards ready for download

The provincial government has launched an online application that allows Manitobans to access a digital version of their health card on their cellphones. Read More

 
 

'A little bit of puck luck, a little more confidence'

Ken Wiebe:

Perfetti getting his groove back

Jets forward finding his game on newly-configured second line Read More

 
 

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The Week That Was: Jan. 5 to Jan. 10

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Local

Tyler Searle: Gunman pointed weapon at police, threatened teen hostages’ lives before officers opened fire in fatal shooting: IIU
Malak Abas: CPKC signals, communications workers on strike
Carol Sanders: Kinew, Smith score points by jousting over referendum: observer
Carol Sanders: Long list of new legislation set to receive royal assent before MLAs break for summer
Tyler Searle: Family, SCO call for review of Dauphin hospital protocols after death of nine-year-old with broken arm
Joyanne Pursaga: Police-to-population ratio increases for first time since 2013
Nicole Buffie: Manitoba makes strides on poverty, but EIA rates must increase: report
Tyler Searle: Police watchdog clears off-duty Mountie who handcuffed teen after prank
Maggie Macintosh: City taking steps to reduce speeding in 30 km/h school zones
Carol Sanders: Health group slams province after latest Dynacare deal
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: A decision to fight from outside, rather than surrender to party politics
Bryan Oborne: Considering a unified prairie time zone
Kyle Volpi Hiebert: Putin’s imperial dream is crumbling
Editorial: Teens, social media and doctors’ advice
Deborah Schnitzer: The summer at home that spawned my manifesto
Free Press: Letters, June 1
Noah Fry and Stuart Trew: Winnipeg can buy local
Niigaan Sinclair: Peace, justice and bringing this country together
Niigaan Sinclair: Someone call the PM: next governor general doesn’t speak a single Indigenous language
Scott Montgomery: Think you can beat the game? Don’t bet on it
 

Arts & Life

Jen Zoratti: Robert Pasternak's show offers big inspiration in small packages
Craig Macrae and Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: ‘Heated Rivalry’ sets record at Screen Awards with 16 wins including best drama
Jen Zoratti: Even after decades in standup, comedy legend Rita Rudner never stops writing new jokes
Free Press Arts & Life staff: What's up: Flatlander’s Beer Fest, RWB's On the Edge, Josiah Koppanyi, Prairie Spirit and Detective! and more
Ben Waldman: Finding family, finding truth: New play unfolds in the shadow of ’60s Scoop
Marsha McLeod: Even residential school couldn’t erase who Christina Henderson was
Conrad Sweatman: What feathered creatures signify for the health of the herd
Maureen Scurfield: Titillated titters could leave intimacy in tatters
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Potential Jets homecoming in the works for Doan
Mike McIntyre: Goldeyes getting it going
Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: A tale of third trips (to the Stanley Cup final)
Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press: Serena Williams is coming back to tennis at 44, returning to the sport she dominated for decades
The Associated Press: Claude Lemieux’s brain will be donated to Boston University’s CTE Center, his family says
George Williams: Raise a glass to My Kinda Delite
Taylor Allen: Randolph among Bomber cuts
Joshua Frey-Sam: Spurr claims first individual win, Lafleche holds off Hayden at Match Play Championship
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears bit by Mamba late, drop back-to-back games
Taylor Allen: Better showing for Bombers backup Elgersma
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: MMF warns prospectors, developers to consult — or else
Gabrielle Piché: Key construction at new Lynn Lake gold mine begins after fire-driven delay
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Basic materials stocks weigh on TSX, as U.S. markets gain and oil prices rise
Aaron Epp: Doors Open to Winnipeg’s mystery, history
Aaron Epp: Do It Differently leadership event centred on creativity, curiosity
Aaron Epp: Robinson Lighting prepares to celebrate 90 years as family-run business with gala event in glittering showroom
Malak Abas: Winnipeg acknowledges ‘generous, philanthropic’ family with honorary road renaming
Free Press staff: Archangel Fireworks packs up longtime Pembina location for new home on McGillivray
The Canadian Press: Scotiabank buying U.S. commercial bank MapleMark
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Tech stocks send TSX higher, U.S. markets also up amid hopes of U.S.-Iran deal
 

Canada

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Carney to discuss major projects, conservation with Coastal First Nations on Tuesday
Dylan Robertson and Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press: ‘We cannot listen to our loved ones’ voices’: Canadians with family in Iran fear the worst
Jim Bronskill and Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Preclearance operations in Canada are a ‘critical component’ of border strategy: U.S.
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Charter challenge of religious exemption to assisted dying law heads to court in B.C.
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Liberal MPs leave delegation to Taiwan to ‘avoid confusion’ as Carney heads to China
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Sexual deepfakes on X show need for online regulator, advocates say
The Canadian Press: Saskatchewan Premier Moe joining Prime Minister Carney on trip to China
The Canadian Press: NASA releases possible launch dates for Artemis II quest with Canada’s Jeremy Hansen
The Canadian Press: Family, police dispute imitation firearm in altercation death in Saskatoon hospital
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Accused in Ryan Wedding case makes bid for bail ahead of extradition hearing
 
 

World

Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: Trump holds off on military action against Iran’s protest crackdown as he ‘explores’ Tehran messages
The Associated Press: Ukrainian drone attack in Russia kills 1 following Moscow’s intense bombardment
Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committee
Andrea Rodríguez, Dánica Coto And Milexsy Durán, The Associated Press: Cuba’s president says no current talks with the US following Trump’s threats
Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press: US lawmakers to visit Denmark as Trump continues to threaten Greenland
Eileen Ng And Edna Tarigan, The Associated Press: Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk’s Grok over sexualized AI images
Bill Barrow, The Associated Press: Trump’s list of targeted opponents grows longer with action against Powell and the Federal Reserve
Manuel Rueda, The Associated Press: Colombian rebels call for a ‘national accord’ after the US intervention in Venezuela
Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: US accuses Russia of ‘dangerous and inexplicable escalation’ of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace
Rebecca Santana, Mark Vancleave And Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press: Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown
 

One last thing...

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press:

Mattel launches new autistic Barbie as part of inclusion mission

If you look the newest Barbie in the eyes, you may notice she doesn't look directly back at you. A slight shift to the gaze is one of the changes Mattel made for the latest addition to its Fashionista line: autistic Barbie.  Read More

 
 

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