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Bipole project, police response, Klinic audit, Bomber’s dog-loving TV show
Plus: Read to the end to find out how a dinosaur outpaced a Martian

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

 

'The price we have to pay for the electricity'

Carol Sanders:

Bipole project could make Manitoba ‘energy superpower’: Kinew

Premier Wab Kinew says the $7-billion, overdue overhaul of two major hydro transmission lines in Manitoba is an investment opportunity — but won’t say how the cost will impact customers. Read More

 

Dan Lett:

Plenty of blame to go around for long-delayed $7-billion Hydro project

Now that Manitoba Hydro has decided to proceed with a $7-billion plan to overhaul essential components of its two main transmission lines, the political blame game can start in earnest. Read More

 
 
 

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'We can’t count on police coming'

Kevin Rollason:

‘If you’re not going to come, just say you’re not going to come’

Homeowner stunned after police respond to break-in days later despite getting location tracking info Read More

 
 

'People want to stay... but many are losing faith'

Matthew Frank:

Accusations of ‘authoritarian leadership’ at Klinic lead to audit

Review finds poor treatment of staff prompted resignations, led to burnout Read More

 
 

'Regular people can do extraordinary things'

Taylor Allen:

Bringing Manitoba tails to the small screen

Running back Oliveira, girlfriend Blumberg behind dog rescue TV show Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Nicole Buffie: Drug site open house called off after media tipped off
Tyler Searle: Métis federation opens Louis Riel College campus
Malak Abas: South Osborne residents fail in bid to prevent construction of 131-unit apartment tower
Erik Pindera: Province, MPI want court to toss Tesla bid for review of exclusion from EV rebate program
Chris Kitching: IIU clears WPS officers who fired shots at stolen truck in 2025 West End incident
Dean Pritchard: Crown wants 20-year sentence for man who sexually abused young girls
Erik Pindera: Hydro, governments could face class action suit over lengthy power outage
Zoe Pierce: Running for others’ lives from coast to coast in oppressive heat, smoke-filled air
By Tiago Resko: Rare white buffalo gets dignified sendoff
Chris Kitching: Preserving past, pondering future of 142-year-old downtown church
 

Opinion

Conrad Sweatman: Singing the praises of fringe shows that dare to take risks
Paul G. Thomas: Understanding the police HQ inquiry
Tory McNally: Great workplace shorts debate: time to free knees
Judith Dueck: No museum can tell the whole story
Stuart Williams: The alternative to natural gas-powered turbines is in the ground
Editorial: Critical analysis of Manitoba Hydro plans may be frustrating, but it’s necessary
Pam Frampton: Saying goodbye to a friend I never met
Gage Haubrich: Bracket creep: A stealthy tax increase
Tom Brodbeck: Police crackdown made news, but did it make a difference?
Free Press: Letters, July 29
 

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Living the strongman life means special training for special strength
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
David Sanderson: For unique Menno-centric take on Free Press, satirist mines her jibes between the lines
Jen Zoratti: Cultural consultation gives Indigenous stories strength in Netflix’s new Little House on the Prairie
Tiago Resko: Arjun Lal exhibition explores how society remains shaped by colonialism
Eva Wasney: Sottobraccio brings Harth’s Italian flavours to new location in Osborne Village
Tiago Resko: WAG wraps exhibition showcasing fine art of a sweet bike
Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press: Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that’s often a waste
 

Sports

Grace Penner: Soccer facility gets $750K from province for upgrades
Grace Penner: Trailblazer Kati Tabin brings PWHL championship trophy home to share success, inspire next generation
Ken Wiebe: Bombers receiver’s lateral recovery still talk of the town
Free Press: Sweet sendoff for apprentice jockey
Grace Penner: Winnipegger Bairos-Novak medals at wheel gymnastics worlds
Cassidy Dankochik: Carillon baseball team takes third straight MJBL title
Mike McIntyre: Fanning captures second straight senior’s title, while Martens’ provincial victory 27 years in the taking
Taylor Allen: Clean game a must for Bombers to pull out win at home
The Canadian Press: Canada’s Sarah Mitton repeats as women’s shot put champion at Commonwealth Games
Josh Dubow, The Associated Press: Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL’s richest deal ever
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Downtown Winnipeg comedy club Yuk Yuk’s closes
Free Press staff: Manitoba receives top marks for reducing internal trade barriers
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. markets drop as oil prices rise amid continued Middle East fighting
Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press: KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction
Gabrielle Piché: Pilot project targets defence contract tracking
The Canadian Press: Bell rolling out new tool to detect and flag spoofed phone calls using AI
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘Drive day and night’: TFI plans to roll out driverless trucks in U.S.
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba Innovates seeks to pump up in-person networking as artificial intelligence-created resumés become norm
Leah Willingham, The Associated Press: eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask
Aaron Epp: Qualico celebrating 75 years of growth, success since its first development of 13 bungalows in River Heights
 

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Canada to target steel originating from China with new tariffs
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press: Carney confirms possibility of lumber quotas in trade deal with the United States
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Statistics Canada says income gap hit record high in first quarter
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: First Nations chiefs worry Bills 5 and C-5 will enable environmental destruction
Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press: Forensic tests being done on blanket found in missing children case: Nova Scotia RCMP
The Canadian Press: B.C. health minister praises U.S. recruitment, says 780 applications in 2 months
The Canadian Press: Vandalized Pablo Picasso painting back on display at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Darryl Greer and Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press: B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Wildfires show why CBC needs public safety mandate: researcher
 
 

World

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Russian attack targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure injures at least 15
Mike Corder, The Associated Press: Europol-coordinated global operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network
Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: A crowd surge at an aid site in Gaza run by an Israeli-backed group kills 20 Palestinians
Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press: Another key ally quits Netanyahu’s governing coalition in a major blow to Israel’s leader
Abdelrahman Shaheen And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press: Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new ceasefire
Jill Colvin, The Associated Press: Trump slams his own supporters as ‘weaklings’ for falling for what he now calls the Epstein ‘hoax’
Gerald Imray, Michelle Gumede And Rebecca Santana, The Associated Press: US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini
Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press: RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback
Maryclaire Dale And Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press: Trial opens against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders over Facebook privacy violations
The Associated Press: Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa
 

One last thing...

Dave Collins, The Associated Press:

Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday. But a rare young dinosaur... Read More

 
 

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