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E-scooter injuries, downtown resto closure, tariff update, tornado alerts, Blue Bombers’ woes
Plus: Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world record is beaten... by a robot!

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

 

'Let’s not wait for another tragedy'

Malak Abas and Zoe Pierce:

Blue Bombers volunteer seriously injured in collision with e-scooter

A longtime Winnipeg Blue Bombers volunteer was rushed to hospital and now faces months of recovery after being hit by an e-scooter while directing football fans after a home game last month. Read More

 

Zoe Pierce:

Teacher starts petition to reduce e-scooter injuries

As reports of e-scooter injuries continue to surface in Manitoba, a Winnipeg teacher is calling for stronger regulations, public education and enforcement before more people are seriously hurt. Read More

 
 
 

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'We need to get people down here'

Nicole Buffie:

Another downtown eatery bites the dust

Area struggling to attract foot traffic and grappling with safety concerns Read More

 
 

'It feels just totally isolated and out of our control'

Gabrielle Piché:

‘Menu of options’

Manitoba to follow Ottawa on tariff impact supports Read More

 

Dan Lett:

Inflation-battered U.S. voters could prove to be key Canadian ally in fight against Trump’s trade tyranny

Increasingly, it appears that if U.S. President Donald Trump is going to back away from punitive tariffs against Canada, it will be because of mounting pressure from within the United States and not because of tough talk and countermeasures from this side of the border. Read More

 

Nick Murray and Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press:

Ottawa to announce details of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. Tuesday

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to unveil details of Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Industry M... Read More

 
 

'An unusually high number of wireless emergency alerts'

Chris Kitching:

CRTC looking into high number of cellphone tornado alerts in Manitoba during June storm

Is feared that multiple notifications could lead to alert fatigue Read More

 
 

'I think everyone on the team is frustrated'

Taylor Allen:

‘Not making the plays that we need to make’

Bombers offence takes responsibility after tale of two halves against Elks Read More

 
 

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Local

Chris Kitching: Oddities market fills the gap in macabre curiosities
Free Press staff: Additional candidates register for Winnipeg’s fall election
Scott Billeck: Security guard in stable condition after grocery store assault
Abiola Odutola: Foreign workers at Manitoba hotel are owed $138-K in unpaid wages and fees, labour board rules
Scott Billeck: Council candidates call out vandalism after campaign signs defaced in Waverley West
Free Press staff: Winnipeg police ID deceased man, notify family
Conrad Sweatman: Trump’s tariff tantrum, geopolitical turmoil could be blessings in disguise for Manitoba’s diversified economy
Scott Billeck: At the city’s busiest fire and paramedic hall, first responders face a relentless workload
By Zoe Pierce: U of M research role expands after $79-M federal injection
Joyanne Pursaga: City advised 275 people in 72 camps as of July
 

Opinion

Niigaan Sinclair: Carney’s defence of Lake Ontario carries enormous weight
Russell Wangersky: The silent stalker overtaking our sidewalks
Tory McNally: We can’t control the economy, we can control how we treat people
Joel Schlesinger: Money struggle is real
Laura Rance-Unger: Beware invasive, ‘frightening’ waterhemp
Tom Brodbeck: NDP trying to solve health-care problems from every angle — except the one likely to have the biggest impact
Charles N. Bernstein: Treating symptoms, not the disease
Judy Waytiuk: All for one — except for one
Tim Sale: Manitoba Hydro’s strategy: Deny, deny, deny
Editorial: Meta settlement should be first of many
 

Arts & Life

Colleen Zacharias: Welcoming Creekside Tree Farm and Nursery
John Longhurst: Gaza reporter’s Muslim faith helps him as journalist
Free Press: Summer Reading Challenge concludes with more musings from young readers
David Sanderson: Entrepreneur Willow Wolfe conceived and crafted a better — and cruelty-free — paint brush
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Sheldon Birnie: Journalling club looking for folks up for a scrap
Conrad Sweatman: Educating youth major priority for artist Peatr Thomas
Tiago Resko: Art gallery ready to play with clay in WAG Studio Pottery Throwdown
Eva Wasney: Try these veggie burger options around Winnipeg
AV Kitching: Arts & Life team taste-tests new Kraft concoction
 

Business

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Canada’s economy was surging in Q2. Now, it braces for new tariff headwinds
Gabrielle Piché: Davidson to lead provincewide economic development agency
Gabrielle Piché: Counter-tariffs add new challenge for retailers
Aaron Epp: New Skyline: revolving restaurant to reopen atop Fort Garry Place
Zoe Pierce: Tundra Inn renovations highlight Churchill’s ‘growth potential’
Chris Kitching: Hydro announces CEO out after two years
Aaron Epp: River City Sports Bar & Events Centre opens its many doors in Polo Park area
Tiago Resko: New businesses start to creep up in former Winnipeg Slurpee shops
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite ends lower, U.S. stock markets also down
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: StatCan figures show minor economic bump from FIFA World Cup soccer matches
 

Sports

George Williams: Owner credits entire team for Quarry victory in Canadian Derby
Ken Wiebe: ‘Fine wine’: Vintage Collaros shows up in big win over Als after 38th birthday
Taylor Allen: Looking back on Bombers shocking, and convincing, win over CFL’s top team
Taylor Allen: Bombers play most complete game of season to dump powerhouse Alouettes
Joshua Frey-Sam: Bisons begin reshaping herd
Joshua Frey-Sam: Impact of Winnipeg hoops giant Laping went well beyond coaching
The Canadian Press: Canadians Andreescu, Draxl fall in final round of U.S. Open qualifying
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: Canada’s women’s soccer team looking to build in return to home soil: coach
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: Royal Crowning: Caglianone drives in six runs as Kansas City dumps Blue Jays 13-2
Joshua Frey-Sam: Men’s Wesmen basketball bench boss scouts fresh crop’s depth in pre-season series
 

Canada

Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: PM Carney unveils $11 billion in funding to make 6 icebreakers in Quebec
The Canadian Press: Booze down, elbows up: Prairie politicians, consumers react as tariff war heats up
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Trump and referendum talk to mark a tough-to-predict Quebec election, analysts say
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: WestJet flight attendants vote 90.2% to ratify new three-year collective agreement
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: First Nations stuck in ‘spiralling cycle’ during wildfires: federal housing advocate
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Russian embassy protesters keep daily picket, 4.5 years into Ukraine invasion
Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman and Erika Morris, The Canadian Press: Montreal City Hall adopts amended motion in solidarity with the Palestinian people
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: Wildfires surge as B.C. records 11,000 lightning strikes, but rain helps in battle
The Canadian Press staff, The Canadian Press: Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL
The Canadian Press: ‘Disturbing’ stabbing of 8 horses on Ontario farm remains unsolved a year later
 
 

World

Astrid Suárez And Manuel Rueda, The Associated Press: Colombia’s armed groups recruit children and train them in drone warfare, rights group says
Samya Kullab, The Associated Press: European leaders mark Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day as Russian invasion pushes on
Farnoush Amiri, Christopher Rugaber, Aamer Madhani And Didi Tang, The Associated Press: Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ threats become warnings for countries to sever financial ties with Iran
The Associated Press: Iran warns of a harsh response as US announces new sanctions and other Middle East news
The Associated Press: Congo’s Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet
Peter Prengaman, The Associated Press: The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’
The Associated Press: Britain tells TikTok and other platforms to remove videos glorifying dangerous driving after deaths
The Associated Press: Denmark’s prime minister blasts unsolicited beauty advice from plastic surgeon on Instagram
Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press: The UK will help Ukraine make long-range missiles by sharing classified tech information
Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press: New Zealand’s prime minister proposes banning children from using social media
 

One last thing...

Achmad Ibrahim And Chan Ho-him, The Associated Press:

Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in ... Read More

 
 

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