Coverage for August 15, 2026

David Sanderson:

Deep-rooted reverence

Vibrant Norwood apartment garden a labour of love to honour green thumb’s late partner Read More

Ken Wiebe:

‘Say yes to those opportunities because they’re going to make you better’

It’s been a winding journey to the pros for PWHL’s first Manitoban bench boss Read More

Barbara Ortutay And Wufei Yu, The Associated Press:

Court orders Instagram and Facebook’s Meta to pay $567M to address kids’ mental health online

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial.

Judge Brya… Read More

Devin Stevens, The Canadian Press:

Nova Scotian children under 14 will soon be banned from e-bikes

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s public works minister says the province plans to ban children under 14 from riding electric bikes this fall. Fred Tilley says the age restriction is part of a … Read More

Marsha McLeod:

Policing predatory platforms

Can federal legislation effectively rein in social media’s opaque algorithms and deceptive design features? Read More

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press:

Shopify beefs up AI offerings with new products meant to boost merchants’ sales

Shopify Inc. is boosting the amount of artificial intelligence embedded in its platforms. The Ottawa-based e-commerce giant revealed a succession of AI-related products Mo… Read More

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press:

Shopify leaning deeper into AI, reports US$581M Q1 loss

Artificial intelligence is behind well over half the coding done at Shopify Inc. President Harley Finkelstein quantified the Ottawa-based e-commerce software firm’s reliance on the t… Read More

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press:

Shopify’s AI tools triple traffic, lift Q2 profits and revenue

Shoppers and retailers increasingly relying on artificial intelligence helped Shopify Inc. post a US$1.5 billion profit in its latest quarter, pushing its share price up by double-digits.

The e-com… Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

A city home with a mountain view?

You won’t find a real one, but AI-generated visual suggests otherwise Read More

Stefanie Dazio And David Keyton, The Associated Press:

This organ will play one composition until 2640. It’s redefining how slowly music can be played

HALBERSTADT, Germany (AP) — A small organ in eastern Germany is the headliner of the world’s slowest concert. It has been playing the same piece of music by composer John Cage at a glacial pace for ne… Read More

Conrad Sweatman:

Dreaming big

Winnipeg artist’s ambitions growing as work reaches Paris Read More

Tory McNally:

Watching while we work

Transparency key as employee surveillance tools grow more sophisticated Read More

Adriana Morga, The Associated Press:

Some US adults are using AI for financial guidance but few trust it, Gallup poll finds

NEW YORK (AP) — Some U.S. adults are using artificial intelligence for financial guidance, but it’s far from the most trusted source of advice, according to a new Gallup survey conducted in partnershi… Read More

Ben Sigurdson:

A new chapter

Renamed Winnipeg Book Festival takes to The Forks this fall Read More

Melissa Martin:

Quiet opening fitting for controversial site

One of this city’s most loudly debated facilities — after all the angst, all the opposition and all the vocal support — began operations in the most low-key way possible. Read More

Félix Guichard:

À Granby, le Manitoba francophone au micro

Bercée par la musique depuis l’enfance, Mercédès Beaudry sera la seule représentante du Manitoba à Jamais Trop Tôt, le volet jeunesse du Festival international de la chanson de Granby (FICG), au Québe… Read More

Elissa Mendes, The Canadian Press:

Child who prompted Porter Airline flight cancellation not at fault, passenger says

The child whose refusal to buckle up prompted the cancellation of a Porter Airlines flight last week was “obviously terrified” and should not be blamed, says a passenger who was on the plane bound for… Read More

AV Kitching:

That’s freshtastic!

Farm to table is better, friendlier, tastier Read More

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press:

First Nations chiefs in B.C. call on Carney, Smith, to halt pipeline advancement

A group that represents numerous First Nations across British Columbia is calling on Ottawa and Alberta’s government to halt efforts to advance the West Coast pipeline, saying expanding the oil indust… Read More

Niigaan Sinclair:

A measure of hope a decade after senseless death, injustice

Colten Boushie’s death and the trial of the man who killed him had an immense impact on Canadians, many of whom learned about the injustice Indigenous communities know all too well for the first time. Read More

Dr. Rafiq Andani:

First Nations need co-ordinated health care

In November 2025, Garden Hill Anisininew Nation declared a state of emergency. The threat was not wildfire or flood. The reason was hepatitis A, a vaccine-preventable liver infection spread through contaminated water, food and close contact. Read More

Reviewed by Matt Henderson:

A new equation

Rise of computer program Lean has changed the field of mathematics — and how we assess the truth Read More

AV Kitching:

Take a hike

Or a bike ride on these local trail options Read More

Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press:

Alberta seeks proposals for gambling addiction services as part of iGaming launch

EDMONTON – Alberta’s government is seeking proposals for new services and supports for gambling addiction as part of the recent launch of its regulated online gaming market.

The province, in a requ… Read More

Zoe Pierce:

Selkirk Avenue resident misses sound of silence

Says tree canopy decimated by Hydro was a buffer from industrial noise Read More

Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:

Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday after drifting off course for the past year, scientists reported.

A… Read More

Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press:

Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas

NEW YORK (AP) — Ancient mummy DNA recovered in Chile has yielded the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas.

Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in … Read More

Editorial:

Clearing the deck and filling the seats at City Hall

The winds of change are always blowing at Winnipeg’s city hall, but with a civic election looming this fall, the gusts through the council chamber at 510 Main St. seem particularly strong.

With sli… Read More

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press:

Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses

OTTAWA – The vast majority of Jewish students who responded to a government-commissioned survey late last year said they had experienced or witnessed antisemitism on campus.

Before the Carney gover… Read More

Morgan Modjeski:

Remembering the horrors of nuclear war

Winnipeggers join global community in honouring Hiroshima, Nagasaki dead with lantern ceremony Read More

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press:

Old military transport aircraft to get new lease on life as waterbombers

OTTAWA – The federal government said Friday it is selling 10 of its used CC-130H Hercules aircraft to B.C.-based aerospace company Coulson Aviation, which will convert them into firefighting aircraft…. Read More

Malak Abas:

Environment Canada upgrade expected to improve dangerous weather warnings after June storm alert barrage

A new Environment Canada system that will better pinpoint who receives warnings about dangerous incoming weather is coming just weeks after some Manitobans received more than 20 alerts in a matter of … Read More

Anna Wilder And Nicholas Ingram, The Associated Press:

Ultrarare Nintendo Mario game cartridges discovered in Wisconsin

A few years ago, a pop culture store owner in Wisconsin mentioned to Jason Ganos, a well-known Nintendo game collector, that he had a box of Super Mario cartridges that had been sitting in storage for years. It stopped Ganos in his tracks. Read More