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911 outage, e-scooter safety, West Broadway safety concerns, Winnipeg strongman, Neighbour Andy
Plus: 2,000 people help restore a dinosaur skeleton

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

 

'We’re deeply concerned'

Chris Kitching:

911 service restored after hours-long outage outside Winnipeg

Manitobans outside Winnipeg were unable to get through to 911 to request police, fire or ambulance service for hours Wednesday after a fibre optic line was severed. Read More

 
 
 

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'I went flying right in the air'

Zoe Pierce:

E-scooter knocks senior onto sidewalk as he gets off bus

New regulation governing personal electric vehicles not yet in force Read More

 
 

'It’s never been this bad'

Scott Billeck:

Drug crisis on their doorsteps

West Broadway residents demand mayor take action Read More

 

Rebecca Chambers:

Spike in safety concerns doesn’t feel like harm reduction

It’s after dinner when a couple of young boys appear on my porch. I recognize them from the neighbourhood, but they’re not here to ask my kids to come out for a game of basketball. Instead, one asks, “Is it OK to come in for a little bit. There’s a guy out there and he’s scaring us.” Read More

 
 

'If I just don’t finish dead last… I’ll be happy'

Grace Penner:

Competing to be North America’s Strongest Man

Winnipegger Langelaar determined to set new personal bests Read More

 
 

'It’s a massive leap'

Eva Wasney:

Rockers out to do right by the Burt

Neighbour Andy celebrating sophomore album with October show Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Maggie Macintosh: Daycare grapples with five-year-old’s outbursts, choking incidents
Chris Kitching: Men cycling across Canada for charity have bikes stolen in Winnipeg
Maggie Macintosh: Selfie part of investigation into Grant Park football coach
Carol Sanders: Animal rescue groups shaken by advocate’s death
Malak Abas: Mayor tight-lipped about firefighter charged with disobeying protection order while on job
Malak Abas: Gillingham promises city will pay for volunteers’ criminal record checks if re-elected
Zoe Pierce: Inner City Youth Alive changes lives, one program at a time, in city's North End
Scott Billeck: Human toll of drug crisis hurts everyday citizens, too: biz leader
Scott Billeck: Almost 250 people moved from city encampments under provincial strategy
Zoe Pierce: Cleanup squad makes positive waves across city
 

Opinion

Ben Sigurdson: Summer brews to while away dog days
Editorial: Pointing fingers and shifting blame
Ken Clark: AI needs understanding
Free Press: Letters, July 24
Peter McKenna: Why is Cuba embracing freer markets?
Tamara Bodi: A new path for Manitoba’s free-roaming dogs
Tom Brodbeck: Decrease in crime an inconvenient truth for Poilievre
Editorial: A foodborne parasite and government efficiency
Dan Lett: Oversight of doctor conduct falls short in Manitoba — B.C. may offer solution
Free Press: Letters, July 23
 

Arts & Life

Ben Waldman: Gimli Film Festival: Filmmaker’s new short tackles feelings around toplessness
Ariel Gordon: Author of haunted-venue tale on unique joys of live theatre
Alison Gillmor: Underworld musical Hadestown translates well to silver screen
Free Press: First batch of Summer Reading Challenge for Kids sees young readers weighing in
Mike McIntyre: Cross Lake pro blueliner walks away from sport he loves to live and work in northern community he loves even more
Conrad Sweatman: In an apartment above the Sherbie, famous local artists line the walls
Maureen Scurfield: You can work out your social situation
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
John Wawrow And Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
Cassandra Szklarski and Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press: Canadian jazz pianist Oliver Jones dead at 91
 

Business

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘Existential’: Community papers struggling to survive amid Canada Post flyer delivery
Aaron Epp: ‘Dream’ move: DJS Arcade Pizzeria back in play in Grand Marais
Tiago Resko: Fringe foot traffic gives Exchange shops boost
Gabrielle Piche: Mexico, Europe tabbed for new Manitoba trade offices
Gabrielle Piche: MMF partners with Garda North to train security for its facilities
Gabrielle Piche: Vacant Bay store on road to redevelopment, St. Vital Centre owner says
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises more than 150 points as oil prices fall, U.S. markets post mixed results
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: TekSavvy, other independent carriers ask CRTC to reduce wholesale internet rates
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Gaps in tariff effects among provinces could test Team Canada’s unity: experts
Sam Mcneil, The Associated Press: EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Brown bombs as Bombers blasted
Free Press: Sweet sendoff for apprentice jockey
Cassidy Dankochik: Carillon bats dominate in MJBL Final opener
Dan Gelston, The Associated Press: LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his ‘last decision’
The Associated Press: John Tortorella still open to coaching at 68 after brief stint ends in Vegas, report says
Steve Megargee, The Associated Press: Policy discusses long-term adjustments Packers could make to stay financially competitive
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears wary of Honey Badgers
Grace Penner: Soccer facility gets $750K from province for upgrades
Taylor Allen: Signs point toward shootout as Stampeders gallop into town
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears fade down stretch
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump’s trade czar says he hopes to give Canada CUSMA ‘options’ by end of year
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press: Premiers tout unity ahead of P.E.I. talks with Carney, ‘bullish’ on U.S. trade deal
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press: Feds should increase federal health funding, but with strings attached: advocates
The Canadian Press: National crime rates and crime severity both fell in 2025: StatCan
Kathryn Mannie, The Canadian Press: Aerial photos show devastation of Ontario First Nation as wildfires burn across north
Wolfgang Depner and Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: With flames in backyard, Boston Bar resident tells of B.C. town surrounded by fire
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Gordie Howe bridge deal text confirms Canada is splitting toll revenue with U.S.
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: New research affirms construction workers disproportionately affected by opioid deaths
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: Police to keep phones, including one by ex-Calgary mayor Gondek, in corruption probe
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: New graphic images are rolling out on cigarette packs in Canada. Could more be done?
 
 

World

Jon Gambrell, Collin Binkley And Konstantin Toropin, The Associated Press: US military carries out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure
Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press: U.S. and Pakistan condemn Houthi Red Sea threats to shipping and Saudi Arabia
Hanna Arhirova And Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia
Michael R. Sisak And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press: June 1 trial date set for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in his US drug trafficking case
John Seewer, The Associated Press: Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds
Matt O'brien, The Associated Press: OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an ‘unprecedented’ hack of another company
Danica Kirka, The Associated Press: Britain’s new prime minister must solve the old riddle of how to reinvigorate a slow-growing economy
Bert Wilkinson And Royston Drake, The Associated Press: Families in Guyana demand answers as anger grows after 100 drown in ferry accident
Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press: House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities
John Leicester, The Associated Press: France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
 

One last thing...

Claudia Ciobanu, The Associated Press:

2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator

The volunteers are managers, cleaners, tattoo artists — not geologists or paleontologists. They receive training and special protective gear, before they begin two-hour-long chiseling sessions under supervision. Read More

 
 

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