Border security, defamation suit, murder trial, Holocaust remembrance, Bridgwater businesses

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

'We don’t want any more tragedies out here'

Malak Abas:

Conservation officers add ‘additional set of eyes and ears’ at border

Will patrol between ports of entry; no training offered, union says Read More

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'We don’t actually know whether this is true or false'

Tyler Searle:

Dental clinic sues patient for defamation over online review

Lawsuits become more common in internet age Read More

'She’s done some pretty bad things'

Erik Pindera:

Key witness at murder trial stole victim’s debit card: Crown

The fate of the man accused of slaying a Winnipeg grandfather, and hiding his body in deep bush south of the city, will hinge on the testimony of a woman who stole the victim’s debit card. Read More

'The oldest form of hatred'

Skye Anderson:

Sisler only school in Canada to participate in Holocaust project

Shocked, speechless and overwhelmed: That’s how Orysya Petryshyn felt when she found out her students were from the only school in Canada to participate in a global project to spread awareness about the Holocaust. Read More

David Baxter, The Canadian Press:

Auschwitz survivors fear rising hate could bring on another Holocaust 80 years later

KRAKOW - As she prepared to return to Auschwitz-Birkenau on Monday, Miriam Ziegler vividly recalled how it felt to be a little girl orphaned by the Nazis and left alone in a world ruined by w... Read More

'Non-stop growth'

Gabrielle Piché:

Bridgwater rises on development boom

‘Strength in numbers’: south Winnipeg neighbourhood adds dozens of businesses in recent years Read More

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Local

Tyler Searle: Health Canada mulls request to release records of woman who died following plasma donation

Maggie Macintosh: ‘Prevention and protection’: police set to return to buses, stops

Maggie Macintosh: Combat in the classroom: Many Manitoba public school teachers are concerned violence is making their jobs more difficult

Morgan Modjeski: Ottawa pumps $47M into housing for Manitoba communities

Joyanne Pursaga: Police HQ contractor pays $28M in city settlement

Maggie Macintosh: Efforts underway in school divisions to address safety concerns

Nicole Buffie: Hermanos raises curtain on new chapter

Malak Abas: City in hot water with West End businesses over leak

Dean Pritchard: ‘Deliberate decision’: man gets five-year prison sentence after fatal beating

Tyler Searle: Daycare loses playground structure in brazen overnight theft

Opinion

Niigaan Sinclair: Outrage over Northland Tales program hypocritical

Tom Brodbeck: Bread, milk… and ID? Beleaguered biz could eye Liquor Mart model

Jerrad Peters: Five heartfelt World Cup storylines to watch for in spite of tourney’s shenanigans

Bob Austman: Firewood, the emerald ash borer and you

Norman Brandson: Planning for an electric future — now

Editorial: What you don’t know can, in fact, hurt you

Sina Aiello: We must do better for patients

Free Press: Letters, May 22

Tom Brodbeck: Massive drug bust a big deal, but police alone cannot end misery

Gwynne Dyer: Is demographic collapse a good idea?

Arts & Life

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Motion Picture Association slams CRTC rules on Canadian content investment

Photography by Mike Deal: In pictures: Manitoba Museum dismantling popular diorama

The Canadian Press: Remains of missing B.C. actor Stewart McLean found, homicide police say

Ben Sigurdson: These brews will make you glad you bought local

David Sanderson: Quartet of vintage ventures makes the old new on Main Street

Ben Waldman: Theatre Projects Manitoba offers double the theatrics in ambitious new play

Alison Mayes: Downtown Winnipeg church invites married couples to repledge their love

Ben Waldman: Council to vote on motion to rename park for Kevin Walters

Ben Sigurdson: Craft beer landscape is shifting, but it’s not all bottoms up

Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press: Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show

Sports

GEORGE WILLIAMS: Assiniboia Downs trainer pulls a card for the ages

Ben Little: Sea Bears feast on River Lions

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Wild draw Roses; Wulf Rises to the occasion; Rapid on a roll

Taylor Allen: Five Winnipeg Blue Bombers players to watch as pre-season kicks off

Eddie Pells, The Associated Press: An SNL ‘All Drug Olympics?’ Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke

John Wawrow, The Associated Press: Cheverie and MacLeod took the spotlight as PWHL featured first all-women-coached Walter Cup Final

Jeff Hamilton, The Canadian Press: Blue Bombers rebuild passing attack around receiver White, co-ordinator Condell

The Associated Press: Canada remains perfect in five games at the ice hockey worlds after beating Slovenia

Aaron Beard, The Associated Press: Canadiens look at home on the road entering Game 2 of Eastern Conference Final against Hurricanes

Aaron Beard, The Associated Press: Canadiens pounce as Hurricanes emerge from long playoff break with breakdowns, miscues

Business

Aaron Epp: Pappas Greek Food and Steak closes after three decades of serving Winnipeg

Aaron Epp: Aviva Natural Health Solutions part of added foundation to build up Christian charity

Gabrielle Piché: Adverse weather slows pace of seeding to below 5-year average

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX ends slightly higher, U.S. markets also close in positive territory

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: CRTC triples streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content

Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre

Gabrielle Piché: Optimism greets Manitoba’s India trade office proposal

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. markets recover from earlier losses

The Canadian Press: CPP Investments chief says Canada attracting attention from foreign investors

Bernard Condon, The Associated Press: SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering

Canada

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Chrystia Freeland pitches aggressive trade retaliation threat to ward off Trump

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Canada’s border security package welcome but comes late, Republican senator says

The Canadian Press: Canada stops letting cross-border hikers enter B.C. via Pacific Crest Trail

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Economists expecting sixth straight — but more modest — rate cut from Bank of Canada

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Case of B.C. teen with avian flu shows ‘worrisome’ mutation of virus

The Canadian Press: Federal inquiry into Canada Post kicks off hearings

Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press: Tech stocks lead market slide in U.S., Canada as AI news rattles investors

Emilie Bergeron, The Canadian Press: Pedneault intends to become co-leader of the Greens again after six-month pause

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful ‘anti-science’

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: Lauren Lenentine to serve as alternate for Team Kerri Einarson at Scotties

World

Tammy Webber, The Associated Press: Huge health challenges face Gaza residents returning to their homes

Justin Kabumba And Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press: Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma

Yuras Karmanau, The Associated Press: Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman’s rule

Aamer Madhani And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press: In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick

Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press: What are tariffs and how do they work?

Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: Dubai’s ceaseless boom is putting strains on its residents

Christopher Weber, The Associated Press: Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides

Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press: Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: ‘Do I have ADHD?’

Hillel Italie, The Associated Press: Neil Gaiman, facing multiple allegations of sexual abuse, is dropped by Dark Horse Comics

Dee-ann Durbin, The Associated Press: Coke jumps on a nostalgic trend with new Coca-Cola Orange Cream flavor

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