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Unclaimed bodies, wild weather, American booze, HIV home, Sea Bears, Normal
Plus: A feather transplant saves a noisy owl

Good evening. Next Monday is Victoria Day. The Free Press will not publish a print edition Monday and this newsletter won’t be sent Monday evening — but you can catch up on any breaking news on our website.

Here’s a roundup of hours of business for services and things to do on Victoria Day.

And here’s what our newsroom has been working on for you today:

 

'It’s heartbreaking'

Morgan Modjeski:

Manitoba logs record-high increase in unclaimed bodies

Grieving brother believes bureaucratic breakdown took after-death decisions out of family’s hands Read More

 
 
 

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'I watch the roof peel right up'

Tyler Searle:

‘It was surreal to me’: wind peels roof off mobile home near Russell

Hydro scrambles to repair damage, restore power to thousands after wild weather system Read More

 
 

'Interest in these products is somewhat slower'

Tyler Searle:

Liquor Marts to sell last of U.S. booze set aside during boycott

The sale will involve Liquor Marts across the province, and availability will vary by location while supplies last. Read More

 
 

'What if every church gave us $100?'

Josiah Neufeld:

High cost of compassion threatens to shutter Christian home for people with HIV

Days after Manitoba declared a public health emergency over rising HIV rates, a Christian home for people living with the immunodeficiency virus is afraid it may have to close its doors, potentially leaving residents on the street. Read More

 
 

'It’s all good feelings'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Kraus could play hero again in Sea Bears’ home opener

Guard opened season with massive two points in Target Time Read More

 
 

'Winnipeg has that annoying wind'

Randall King:

A return to Normal

Locally lensed thriller Normal makes most of location Read More

 

Randall King:

Shot-in-Manitoba films ready to screen, stream

Little House on the Prairie, November 1963, American Hostage, Violent Night 2 to be released in coming months Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Maggie Macintosh: ‘You vote with your bike’: cyclists celebrate freedoms, call for increased safety
Morgan Modjeski: Impaired driving victim honoured
Morgan Modjeski: West Kildonan Industrial residents call for speed bumps after child hit by truck
Joyanne Pursaga: Proposed Transcona development — which could add 20,000 people — gets thumbs down from residents
Maggie Macintosh: Coalition dismayed after U of M decides not to establish master’s in speech-language pathology
Joyanne Pursaga: Gillingham promises to help level playing field for local biz if re-elected
David Sanderson: Trailblazing Western Scrap Metals heavy-equipment operator relishes role at massive crane’s control
Carol Sanders: HSC weapons scanners effective, needed at other hospitals: nurses union
Janine LeGal: A Life's Story: Woman fought for better outcomes for others amid cancer fight
Taylor Allen: Five-star review of Winkler Bible Camp
 

Opinion

Hersh Seth: City hall and fairness for the future
Russell Wangersky: An elegy for the smalls
Jen Zoratti: Don’t delete organ concert tickets when scrubbing digital life
Tory McNally: Meetings accomplish something that an email never could while respecting people’s time, building relationships
Laura Rance-Unger: The effects of El Nino on crop prices, production
Riley Enns: Reading, writing, religion
David McLaughlin: Good deal or no deal? Carney’s crucible
Editorial: Fighting tariffs with the power of boycotts
Melissa Martin: Corroded Arlington overpass yields way for new hope of spanning urban chasm
Ben Sigurdson: Get out and about, have a sip at local beer, wine events
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Anne D'innocenzio, The Associated Press: From Uniqlo to Zara, clothing brands try to win over Gen Z with a needle and thread
John Longhurst: Churches make collective gift toward fostering reconciliation
Reviewed by Candida Rifkind: Creepy, poignant graphic novel a small-town coming-of-age horror story
Reviewed by Brandi Field: Human cost of AI bubble outweighs tech’s potential
Reviewed by Matt Henderson: Rise of social media reflects rise of self-promotion — to the detriment of genuine storytelling
Benjamin Waldman: Revered Broadway rail anchors Winnipeg’s resilient skateboarding scene
Holly Harris: Rainbow Stage’s Legally Blonde a lovely legal musical
Maureen Scurfield: Ratcheting up heat can lead to cold feet
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Manitoba family finalist for cattle producers environmental award
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba prepares project pitches for investment summit
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets end the Friday trading day lower
Gabrielle Piché: City Lego seller continues to build up its business
Aaron Epp: Classic Scoop founder left lucrative job to start business offering treats on-site for parties, festivals
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Anxious Canadian firms bet Trump will buckle before 50% tariff deadline
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: What’s canon in ‘Paw Patrol’? Canadian mega-franchise tackles creative questions as its world expands
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Gas price rebound expected to send inflation higher in July
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Insolvencies jumped 11.5% annually in June, Canada’s bankruptcy monitor shows
Aaron Epp: Ridesharing platform lets people connect with local drivers with trucks, cargo vans
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears finish on top
Taylor Allen: Oliveira shines in win over Redblacks, Collaros rocked again
Taylor Allen: Bombers manage to hand Redblacks another loss
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Quarterfinal upset; Wild win; Rapid still human
GEORGE WILLIAMS: All eyes on Brachetto ahead of Downs’ yearling sale
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears staff a who’s who of hustlers in the hoops community
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears confident in turnaround despite CEBL series being cancelled
Mike McIntyre: Pitcher Bourassa picks up where he left off after return from Mexican club
Jerrad Peters: Mourinho’s return to Real Madrid a classic rebound
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: Who is Victor Montagliani, the Canadian who could challenge for FIFA’s top job?
 

Canada

Jack Farrell and Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: ‘Skin in the game’: How Alberta and Ottawa plan to fix provincial carbon market
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: AFN chief warns against changes to major projects development rules, calls for debate
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Former senior Canadian diplomats urge Ottawa to impose ‘robust’ sanctions on Israel
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Ontario now testing asymptomatic people for hantavirus; low-risk cases to stop isolating if negative
The Canadian Press: Quebec mining company fined $100 million for polluting fish-bearing waters
The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press: Rare hearings wrap on alleged mishandling of suicide by military police
Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press: Hydro-Québec fought to hide parts of 1960s records from Newfoundland government
Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: Convicted sex abuser, former SNC Lavalin CEO both stripped of Order of Canada
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Supreme Court recognizes intimate partner violence as a legal basis for civil damages
Daniela Germano, The Canadian Press: Owner of dogs that killed boy tells court she warned dad ahead of attack
 
 

World

Sheikh Saaliq And Adam Schreck, The Associated Press: Iran’s top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US
Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press: Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24
Joshua Goodman, Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press: Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say
Wafaa Shurafa And Toqa Ezzidin, The Associated Press: Gaza airstrike targeted Hamas military wing leader, Israel says
Danica Kirka, The Associated Press: UK government faces weeks of uncertainty over the prime minister’s future
Haruna Umar, The Associated Press: Students missing following attack by armed groups on school in northeastern Nigeria, police say
The Associated Press: A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded
Barbara Ortutay And Matt O'brien, The Associated Press: Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI make their final case in a trial that could shape AI’s future
Mike Koshmrl/wyofile, The Associated Press: Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region’s disease-depleted population
Terry Tang, The Associated Press: The balikbayan box: The way Filipino Americans have sent love all the way back home
Joshua Goodman, Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press: Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say
 

One last thing...

Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press:

Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free

An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, thanks to a transplant of feathers from a donor owl. Read More

 
 

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