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Bail for trucker, Sio Silica ethics, antisemitic graffiti, Invenia arrest, Jets’ Heinola, costuming Hansel & Gretel
Plus: Read to the end for a water-buffalo beauty pageant

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

 

'He came back to fight the charges'

Tyler Searle:

Judge grants bail to trucker accused of killing Manitoba mother, daughter in fatal crash last fall, fleeing country

An Ontario truck driver, accused of causing a crash that killed a mother and daughter and then fleeing the country, has been released on bail as he awaits court proceedings. Read More

 
 
 

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'It is all just really bad theatre'

Carol Sanders:

Fontaine warns of ‘very late’ workday for MLAs on deadline day to vote on ethics breach fines for ex-premier, colleagues

MLAs can expect to sit “very late” on Tuesday, the deadline to debate and vote on an ethics commissioner’s report recommending fines for former premier Heather Stefanson and two members of her cabinet. Read More

 
 

'I notice it all over the city'

Kevin Rollason:

Spate of antisemitic graffiti leaves Jewish community, police scrambling

On second anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks and start of Gaza war, officers say rushing to cover painful vandalism reduces odds of arrests Read More

 
 

'Fabricated virtually everything'

Gabrielle Piché:

Defunct Winnipeg AI company founder faces U.S. fraud charge

The founder of a Winnipeg-based technology company has been arrested and charged in California for wire fraud, allegedly duping investors for roughly US$120 million. Read More

 
 

Can the Heinola situation be salvaged?

Mike McIntyre:

Back to the Moose for Heinola

Clearing waivers might be best for defenceman’s development, club Read More

 
 

'Seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary'

Jen Zoratti:

Feast for the senses

Feast for the senses: Hansel & Gretel ballet a sweet treat of candy-coloured delights Read More

 
 

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Local

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba declares public health emergency over HIV rising rates
Joyanne Pursaga: Record-setting volunteer army invades downtown to clean up trash
Josiah Neufeld: New space cleared for prayer at city’s airport
Nicole Buffie: Agape Table expansion underscores surging food demand
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Bill to cut tax on some food in Manitoba passes after long nights of debate
Morgan Modjeski: Man charged with killing fellow resident in supported-living apartment
Julia-Simone Rutgers: Wilderness committee draws up plan to restore Nopiming after 2025 wildfire
Tyler Searle: River Heights residents feel sting of increased property crimes
Free Press staff: Five named Spirit of Winnipeg Awards winners
Gabrielle Piché: Tesla threatens to take province to court over EV rebate
 

Opinion

Jessica Scott-Reid: Bear hunting and conservation questions
Gregory Mason: Unintended consequences of bike-safety policy
Free Press: Letters, May 29
Amanda Le Rougetel: Canada, how do I love thee? Asking the questions
Editorial: Danielle Smith’s confusing referendum rhetoric
Daniel Ajiroba: The invisible lifeguards of public health
Editorial: Time-change survey tilts a certain way
Tom Brodbeck: Political rhetoric has no effect on Winnipeg’s encouraging crime statistics
Dan Lett: City missing opportunity to help the homeless, save significant amount of money
Stephen Borys: The quiet power — and necessity — of Oseredok
 

Arts & Life

Jen Zoratti: Winnipeg author explores a child’s grief in latest picture book
Jen Zoratti: Even after decades in standup, comedy legend Rita Rudner never stops writing new jokes
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Maureen Scurfield: Don’t be charmed into violent relationship
Craig Macrae and Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: R.T. Thorne’s post-apocalyptic thriller ’40 Acres’ dominates Day 1 of Canadian Screen Awards
Conrad Sweatman: Artsy avenues: Winnipeg’s cultural connoisseurs tend to cluster on certain streets
Janine LeGal: Ahead of her time
AV Kitching: Museum diorama detailing marshland, rye farm decommissioned owing to pest infestation
Alison Gillmor: Expressive power, emotional encounters: A closer look at Rothko’s Brown and Blacks in Reds
Alison Gillmor: Deer-in-headlights look fitting for disgraced ‘prince’
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Volleyball bench boss named to coaching staff for men’s national squad tourney
Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: MLB owners propose a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Vancouver rising; a tale of three strikes; Tides turning
Taylor Allen: Daniels’ discipline in spite of rough start paying dividends
Ken Wiebe: Bombers’ Williams looks to ride momentum onto roster
Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press: CFL signs six-year broadcast agreement with Bell Media, DAZN and YouTube
The Associated Press: Celebrini and Crosby score as Canada beats US to advance to semifinals of ice hockey worlds
The Associated Press: PWHL Players Association is disclosing salaries as members vote to approve transparency
Michel Lamarche, The Canadian Press: Victoire’s Poulin has ‘decisions to make’ about her future after Walter Cup win
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: ‘Another challenge’: Canadiens facing elimination in Game 5 of East final
 

Business

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Canada slips into technical recession as economy stalls in Q1: StatCan
Gabrielle Piché: Mushroom producers face ‘worrying’ duties
Gabrielle Piché: Restaurant industry advocate says it was denied meeting with premier in lobbying for takeout meals to be included in Manitoba plan
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: A new shock could trigger multiple risks, test Canada’s financial resilience: BoC
Malak Abas: Manitoba Construction Career Expo draws students from across province with goal of ‘AI-resilient’ career options
Aaron Epp: Founding CentrePort CEO Gray honoured with Footprint Award
Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre
Free Press staff: Governments launch program to enhance employee skills
Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg pair look to launch EyeMirage device for sale in Canada in fall, with eyes to follow on international markets
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba delinquency rate rises amid cost of living strain: Equifax
 

Canada

CP Staff, The Canadian Press: U.S. government to take 10-per-cent stake in Canadian mining company Trilogy Metals
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Auto sector tempering expectations of Carney’s meeting with Trump
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Ottawa shifts budgets to the fall as minister defends new fiscal focus
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Israel to release three Canadians detained in Gaza flotilla, group says more coming
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Quebec and Alberta united in pushing back against Ottawa, Premier Danielle Smith says
The Canadian Press: Economic uncertainty takes centre stage at summit of Great Lakes premiers, governors
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Number of temporary worker applications fell as fine total increased, government says
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Chief justice says rule of law, judicial independence protect Canada from autocracy
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: BMO sees long-term economic damage even from optimistic tariff scenario
The Canadian Press: Saskatchewan nurses union hits back at province on overcrowding in hospital hallways
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Marineland’s request for federal funds to care for belugas ‘inappropriate’: minister
 
 

World

Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press: Israel and Hamas launch indirect talks in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary
John Leicester, The Associated Press: France’s government collapses again: What could happen next?
Melanie Lidman And Renata Brito, The Associated Press: Greta Thunberg is among flotilla activists deported from Israel. Others remain in prison
Mike Corder, The Associated Press: ICC makes the first conviction over past atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur
Kostya Manenkov, Lauran Neergaard And Lindsey Wasson, The Associated Press: The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Ukraine says it struck Russian ammunition plant, oil terminal and weapons depot
Mark Sherman, The Associated Press: Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein
The Associated Press: Hurricane Priscilla lashes western Mexico with heavy rain and strong winds
Christine Fernando, The Associated Press: Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling
The Associated Press: Lula asks Trump to lift 40% tariff on Brazilian imports
 

One last thing...

Jintamas Saksornchai And Huizhong Wu, The Associated Press:

A beauty pageant for buffaloes in Thailand raises status of the humble animal

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — It was 5-year-old Tod's first time competing in a beauty pageant and the bright red interior of his ears turned out and popped against his black fur. The mai... Read More

 
 

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