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Drug crisis near schools, Clear Lake boat rules, Assiniboia Downs, hoops hall of fame
Plus: Read to the end for ramen doughnuts and candied pickles on a stick

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

 

'We’ve had principals have to resuscitate people on the playground'

Scott Billeck:

Overdoses in plain sight plague inner city

Security guards to be installed at Gordon Bell High School next fall; staff at some city schools stepping in to resuscitate people Read More

 

Rebecca Chambers:

Same-old strategy on poverty no strategy at all

The situation is not good, and it’s not normal, not even for neighbourhoods that already live with heightened crime rates, poverty and addiction. Read More

 
 
 

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'They’ve been waiting two years for this'

Carol Sanders:

Parks Canada’s clear rules for Clear Lake motorboat return ‘reasonable’ compromise

Motorboats can return to Clear Lake this summer for five days a week, but they must be inspected, registered and launched by June 7 or be subject to a 45-day quarantine. Read More

 
 

'We’re excited and ready'

Mike McIntyre:

Mane attraction

From backstretch to homestretch to grandstand, it takes a village to keep Assiniboia Downs up and running during race season Read More

 
 

'A very unique legacy'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

‘He was before his time’

Garrow’s son on mission to get Indigenous hoopster inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame Read More

 
 
 

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Local

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
Maggie Macintosh: Combat in the classroom: Many Manitoba public school teachers are concerned violence is making their jobs more difficult
Tyler Searle: Health Canada mulls request to release records of woman who died following plasma donation
 

Opinion

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
Russell Wangersky: Can’t a fridge just be a fridge?
Scott Durling: Picking the right target
David McLaughlin: Grounding of the Snowbirds example of military’s treatment
Free Press: Letters, May 23
 

Arts & Life

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
Reviewed by Douglas J. Johnston: Big names, little heft in sportscaster memoir
Free Press: New in paper
Maureen Scurfield: Despite ‘good’ ex’s return, can’t relive past
 

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
 

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
 

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Border law to face constitutional challenge over new refugee claim rules
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Carney unveils new electricity strategy, noncommittal on 2030 climate targets
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Carney says he’s open to selling infrastructure like airports to finance projects
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Best place for Alberta is in Canada, PM says after judge tosses separation petition
Nicole Ireland and Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Top doctor explains why number of ‘low risk’ hantavirus contacts in Canada has grown to 26
The Canadian Press: Carney, Smith confirm energy announcement coming Friday
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Artemis II crew gets hero’s welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec
Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press: Lac-Mégantic: Supreme Court refusal clears CP rail of liability in 2013 tragedy
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Poll suggests politics, geography and trust play roles in vaccine hesitancy
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: School’s out and the pressure’s on: How to plan for summer childcare costs
 
 

World

Adam Schreck And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press: Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk
Samya Kullab And Vasilisa Stepanenko, The Associated Press: Russia hammers Ukraine for a 3rd straight day, flattening a Kyiv apartment block and killing 9
Will Weissert And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict
Andrea Rodríguez, The Associated Press: Cuba’s power grid collapses and plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout
Regina Garcia Cano And Juan Pablo Arraez, The Associated Press: Trump’s talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela
Danica Kirka, Brian Melley And Pan Pylas, The Associated Press: UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer
Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press: BRICS foreign ministers meet in India as Iran war, oil prices and divisions test the bloc’s unity
Biswajeet Banerjee, The Associated Press: Dust storms and lightning kill at least 96 people in northern India
The Associated Press: Over 40% of Sudan’s population face high levels of acute food insecurity, monitoring group warns
Gene Johnson, The Associated Press: Survivors of plane crash off Florida were on a life raft for hours with no idea if help was coming
 

One last thing...

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press:

Spam fries, ramen doughnuts: Calgary Stampede unveils artery-clogging menu

Candied pickles on a stick. Crispy fried century egg on a bao bun. Pizza dipped in corn dog batter, dusted with Cheetos seasoning and tossed in the deep fryer. Who's hungry? Read More

 
 

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