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Football coach investigated, Whiteshell storm, tree budget cut, Playland reopens, women’s baseball nationals
Plus: Galumph to the end to read about a 1-ton seal with a long rap sheet

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

 

'There’s a lot of different red flags here'

Maggie Macintosh:

Winnipeg high school football coach subject of hazing investigation

Teacher commissioner launches probe; videos show players beaten bloody, choked out, parents say Read More

 
 
 

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'Changed everything'

Chris Kitching:

Cleanup ‘staggering’ as severe storm slams Whiteshell, Kenora

Chainsaws buzzed around Darren James on Tuesday while seasonal residents cleaned up and assessed damage from a severe storm that hit part of Whiteshell Provincial Park one day earlier. Read More

 
 

'I wish we didn’t have to make this decision'

Joyanne Pursaga:

City considers million-dollar chop to tree planting program

Directed by province to put more money into Journey to Churchill exhibit Read More

 
 

'We slowly started falling in love with this town'

Aaron Epp:

Winnipeg Beach staple Playland back in action

Tyler Bennie and Melanie McFarlane needed a change of pace, so they bought an arcade. Read More

 
 

'It’ll be very entertaining baseball'

Grace Penner:

Going to bat for Manitoba

Winnipeg hosts Baseball Canada’s women’s national championships this week Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Joyanne Pursaga: Waverley West council candidates say city services haven’t kept up with fastest-growing ward
Zoe Pierce: Tundra Inn renovations highlight Churchill’s ‘growth potential’
Carol Sanders: Northern Manitoba mobile MRI makes first move in 15 months
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Buy Canadian’ takes on new meaning
Gabrielle Piche: ‘I’m proud of our country right now’: Kinew on Canada’s counter-tariffs
Carol Sanders: Taxpayers federation pushes for continued federal gas tax holiday
Maggie Macintosh: AI literacy course mandatory at U of W Collegiate
Maggie Macintosh: Software engineer who built lessons on AI for kids was ‘terrified’ into action
Morgan Modjeski: ‘Frustrated’ Selkirk nurses plead for help
Chris Kitching: Three charged after victims robbed, held against their will in dating scam
 

Opinion

Free Press: Letters, Aug 24
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 25
Stuart Williams: A bigger grid, and a tougher one
Editorial: Making a clear code of conduct for Winnipeg councillors
Tom Brodbeck: Transit drivers increasingly in peril, but city kicks safety upgrades down the road
Editorial: A bad trade deal in virtually all ways
Dimple Roy: The health of water
Editorial: Time for a stronger all-Canadian grid
Gwynne Dyer: Ukraine — does it need an election now?
Dan Lett: Inflation-battered U.S. voters could prove to be key Canadian ally in fight against Trump’s trade tyranny
 

Arts & Life

Kristin M. Hall And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80 of cancer
Staff: Dolly Parton made local impact for thousands
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: Dolly Parton’s greatest songs, and the stories behind them
Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press: Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Criterion to establish brick-and-mortar home in Canada at Cinema Cellar
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: Jeff Tweedy, Finneas to honour Feist at Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony
Free Press: Manitoba Book Awards releases short list, Bassem Youssef coming to concert hall
Tom Brodbeck: NDP touts health-care gains, but critics question impact on ER wait times
AV Kitching: Cool spots for more summer sweets
Conrad Sweatman: Thespian has lofty goals for province’s theatre scene
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Menu of options’: Manitoba to follow Ottawa on tariff impact supports
Aaron Epp: Entrepreneurial spotlight finds IndigiHub
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX gains ground despite new U.S. tariffs, markets south of the border mixed
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press: P.E.I. teenager goes viral with ‘Manne of Green Gables’ videos
Aaron Epp: H.P. Tergesen & Sons General Market surpasses 127 years as family-run business in Gimli
Gabrielle Piché: Climate change, capable ships could extend Churchill shipping season by months, studies show
Tiago Resko: Summer flooding sinks some fall harvest hopes
Seung Min Kim And Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press: Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX gains more than 250 points as investors brush off U.S. trade risks
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Possible new Roots owner threads plan for global growth
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers give would-be boo birds their marching orders
Taylor Allen: Bombers rookie Williams a hidden gem in the club’s secondary
Ken Wiebe: Bombers offensive co-ordinator Condell takes accountability for loss to Elks
John Wawrow, The Associated Press: Montreal Victoire’s missing PWHL championship Walter Cup trophy found and reunited with team
Mike McIntyre: Svard wins Manitoba Open in playoff
Steve Douglas, The Associated Press: English cricket and its drinking problem: Another nightclub incident leaves Root ‘hacked off’
The Canadian Press: Playoff-seeking Jays host hot Royals tonight with 30 games left in regular season
Taylor Allen: Bombers offence takes responsibility after tale of two halves against Elks
Grace Penner: Goldeyes attest game-day rituals help their focus on the diamond
Taylor Allen: Bombers late-game defensive errors boil down to technique
 

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Carney names 4 to Senate, including his principal secretary, a Conservative MP and a Manitoba accountant
The Canadian Press: NATO looks to Saab to build up to 10 surveillance planes using Canadian jets
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: B.C. may ‘use the courts’ to sue OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge shooting
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Real work ‘begins now,’ says TKMS CEO after being named preferred sub bidder
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: NATO leaders promise billions in spending as Canada talks up submarine deal
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Champagne defends fiscal track as defence, infrastructure spending ratchets up
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Gangster Bishnoi charged with ordering Nijjar hit in B.C. as U.S. announces arrests
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Two Canadian warships depart Halifax for NATO mine-hunting mission in European waters
Erika Morris and Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Police from Halifax to Vancouver attend funeral for Montreal officer killed by gunman
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada ordered to stop using replacement workers during strike
 
 

World

Farai Mutsaka, The Associated Press: Zimbabwe’s 83-year-old president signs law to delay elections and extend his own term
Associated Press, The Associated Press: EU lawmakers call for investigation of FIFA boss over Trump contact before US-Belgium match
The Associated Press: Kenya, Tanzania suppress protests with heavy police deployments
Safiyah Riddle, The Associated Press: Lawsuit says US illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press: Reform UK’s Farage says he’ll quit as lawmaker and seek reelection amid donation allegations
Kathy Mccormack, The Associated Press: Utah revokes license for boarding school where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teen
Steven Sloan And Steve Peoples, The Associated Press: Rahm Emanuel will assail Netanyahu in Tel Aviv speech as American politics shift against Israel
Samya Kullab And Volodymyr Yurchuk, The Associated Press: Woman suspected of Monaco bombing is found dead in Ukraine, authorities say
Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press: South Korean law targeting ‘fake news’ takes effect as journalist groups raise concerns
Seung Min Kim, Lorne Cook, Suzan Fraser And Abby Sewell, The Associated Press: NATO unveils billions in arms deals to prove its firepower as Trump again demands Greenland
 

One last thing...

Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press:

Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a 1-ton seal who respects nothing

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where he was born. Unlike most of them, he trails fame, fans and property dam... Read More

 
 

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