Flood response, care home concerns, Fort Garry hotel, wind power project, Manitoba Ultra Marathon, Fatboy burgers
Plus: Read to the bottom for the curious case of Marineland's deer

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

'Help is here, and more help is coming'

Scott Billeck and Morgan Modjeski:

Manitoba to issue $500 cheques to flood victims as initial response

Nearly 2,000 Manitobans have applied for disaster financial assistance Read More

Carol Sanders:

Kinew vows to speed up 12-month timeline to revive Dauphin hospital

Organizers forced to cancel annual Ukrainian festival with little emergency medical services in area Read More

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'As far as sanitation, it’s disgusting'

Tyler Searle:

‘Serious concerns’ with Portage Avenue care home: province

Conditions placed on Extendicare Heritage Lodge after inspection Read More

'An iconic part of Winnipeg’s history'

Scott Billeck:

Fort Garry Hotel on Métis federation’s radar

MMF bolsters downtown portfolio by buying ex-research council site on Ellice Avenue Read More

'It went from ‘that’s just a rumour’ to a reality for me'

Julia-Simone Rutgers:

Gone with the wind?

Westman residents fear power project’s breeze-harnessing turbines will sully their idyllic landscape Read More

'Manitoba is no joke'

Grace Penner:

In their own Backyard

Ultra Marathoner punches silver ticket during ultimate endurance test Read More

'We won’t mess with a classic'

David Sanderson:

Fatboy flagbearer

Burger-slinger brings Minnedosa its own version of the sloppy classic Read More

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Local

Morgan Modjeski: City inundated with thousands of complaints after launch of new transit system

Scott Billeck: Frustration mounts as drug raids sweep problems out of downtown, into West End

Morgan Modjeski: Residents fear mailbox crime sprees

Chris Kitching: Executive exodus continues at Shared Health with three recent departures

Nicole Buffie: ‘Pie Lady’ was a straight-shooter and the life of the party

Grace Penner: Sunshine Fund guarantees a little magic in the summer

Joyanne Pursaga: ‘Unsafe for children’: Mayoral candidate Vogiatzakis promises to ramp up security in public parks

Nicole Buffie: Elders bless, open city’s first urban all-season sweat lodge

Tiago Resko: Embarking on backyard photo expedition benefits science, conservancy says

Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press: Bill Wilson, one of Canada’s last Second World War veterans, dies at 101

Opinion

Melissa Martin: Bridging gaps, helping ease the strain

Free Press: Letters, Aug. 22

David McLaughlin: The trolls inside the Conservative tent

Niigaan Sinclair: Kinew’s message for PM: don’t back down

Gwynne Dyer: Slavery: Getting the history wrong

Jason Alderson: Resilience and asking too much

Jen Zoratti: Roadside giants towering symbols of Canada’s quirkiness

Editorial: Properly funding legal aid is key to fair trials

Tory McNally: Time for things that matter

Ben Sigurdson: Plenty of alternatives to U.S. wines on the shelves

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Tiago Resko: Cinematheque celebrates LGBTTQ+ director’s catalogue

Free Press: The view from here: Phyllis Green. Boob Tree, 1975

Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press: Alberta lets the dogs out, recruits more canine muscle in fight against mussels

John Longhurst: Canada experiencing religious decline

John Longhurst: Members of Baha’i faith suffer intense persecution in Iran

David Sanderson: Wooed by wood, Cedarella founder takes pride in handcrafted designs

Sharon Chisvin: Ahava Rabba’s alternative service attracts alternative Jews

Conrad Sweatman: Winnipeg’s postwar architecture well-documented by online archive

Ben Sigurdson: Free Press literary editor picks noteworthy Canadian fiction and non-fiction titles to watch for this fall

Business

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

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: How a little known government agency helped crack Canada’s biggest art fraud

Gabrielle Piché: ‘How can we grow back the herd in Canada?’

Chris Kitching: Don’t buy U.S. booze if, when it’s back on Liquor Mart shelves: Kinew

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Shoppers flock to the frozen aisle as fresh vegetable prices soar: Loblaw

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: WestJet ordered to scrap weight cap on power wheelchairs

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Swede leads Manitoba Open, Winnipegger sits 33rd

Joshua Frey-Sam: The good, bad and record setting performance in Bombers loss to Elks

Mike McIntyre: Five-way tie for first means Manitoba Open is still up for grabs

Mike McIntyre: Brandon’s Nachtigall comes up short of Canadian Mid-Am title

Mike McIntyre: Winnipegger just one shot off the lead after opening round at Manitoba Open

Joshua Frey-Sam: Bombers offence stalls in 22-19 loss to Elks

Rob Maaddi, The Associated Press: Tempers are flaring, fists are flying around the NFL during joint practices

Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: ‘It’s a dream come true’: WNBA games in Canada still surreal for Olympian

Grace Penner: Fish briefs

Grace Penner: Silver linings at Canadian Lawn Bowling Championships

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Uyghur group asks Canada to go beyond ‘vague’ response to China ethnic-unity law

Pierre St-Arnaud, The Canadian Press: Supreme Court restores minimum sentence for obtaining sexual services from a minor

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Second boat was with B.C. charter before fatal sinking, raising rescue questions

The Canadian Press: B.C. First Nation challenges dredging plan to accommodate larger tankers in Vancouver

The Canadian Press: Media consortium seeks Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting documents

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Gordie Howe International Bridge to open July 27 after delay

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: California Democrat calls for Canada to end U.S. alcohol restrictions

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Applications for federal public service jobs drop by almost 30 per cent

The Canadian Press: West Vancouver man wanted for U.S. crimes has been arrested in France

World

Michelle L. Price, Jon Gambrell And Will Weissert, The Associated Press: US demands Iran publicly state that Strait of Hormuz is open and Tehran won’t attack ships anymore

Kelvin Chan, The Associated Press: EU demands Facebook and Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users

Will Weissert, The Associated Press: Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump’s troubled revamp

Andrea Rodríguez, The Associated Press: Solar-powered tricycles help Cubans navigate fuel shortages and blackouts

Lekan Oyekanmi, Jack Brook And Ryan J. Foley, The Associated Press: Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window

The Associated Press: An islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for the second time this week as its grid crumbles

The Associated Press: Barbados leader rejects ‘asinine’ claim by former UK minister that ex-colonies should repay Britain

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: A US license could let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, but it won’t be simple or quick

Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press: Family of Mississippi teen who died after July 4 trip call for transparency and deeper investigation

Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press: NATO leaders came to Turkey to discuss security. Erdogan gave them each an engraved revolver

One last thing...

Liam Casey, The Canadian Press:

What’s happening to deer at Marineland? Questions swirl as CFIA probes animal removal

NIAGARA FALLS - More than 300 deer at Marineland have been the focus of a months-long investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency amid allegations that an animal broker has been impr... Read More

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