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Chop shop charges stayed, pharmacist care, transit fare enforcement, lotto winner, golf buddies
Plus: New York City's 'sewer spelunkers'

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

 

'Where is the evidence the Crown can point to?'

Tyler Searle:

Charges stayed against men accused in bike chop shop

Winnipeg police executed search warrant on homeless encampment last summer in unprecedented move Read More

 
 
 

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'Sorry, we can’t do that in Manitoba'

Nicole Buffie:

Manitoba pharmacists seek dose of new powers

Push to diagnose, treat broader range of ailments to match other provinces Read More

 
 

'You have to pay to ride the bus'

Joyanne Pursaga:

No more free rides

Fare evasion crackdown results in more than 11,000 Transit trips denied Read More

 

Joyanne Pursaga:

Pandemic, system overhaul blamed for delayed transit master plan

The next Winnipeg Transit Master Plan update could arrive two years late, after staff were diverted to handle pandemic demands and implement a new primary transit network. Read More

 
 

'Don’t blow it all, you guys'

Chris Kitching:

‘I’ve dreamt about this’: semi-retired truck driver from Manitoba emotional in announcing $46-M lotto win

Earl Giesbrecht was thrilled when he checked his lottery tickets at a local grocery store and initially thought he was $46,000 richer. Read More

 
 

'It’s just a week we don’t want to miss'

Zoe Pierce:

Far-flung buddies celebrate four decades of annual golf trips in the city their friendships were forged

A group of lifelong friends from Winnipeg are reuniting for their 40th annual golf trip. Read More

 
 

'I had a big click and a pop'

Mike McIntyre:

Shouldering the pain no longer

Cockerill elected to repair torn labrum mid-season that was impeding backswing Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Malak Abas: Safe-walks program around downtown venues to launch after pleas from WSO performers
Zoe Pierce: Search continues for brothers presumed drowned at Nutimik Lake
Nicole Buffie: STARS moves to Brandon to fill gap after Dauphin hospital closes
Morgan Modjeski: Local fans feel ‘Spanish euphoria’
Morgan Modjeski: Parents praise water-safety education
Erik Pindera: Bishnoi Gang active in Manitoba
Nicole Buffie: ‘Weather whiplash’ leaves Winnipeg businesses sore
Maggie Macintosh: Indigenous drum group celebrates sisterhood, solidarity
Morgan Modjeski: ‘Heartbreaking loss’: Sandy Bay First Nation offers condolences after apparent dog attack
Tiago Resko: Longtime CNIB volunteer says he’s still amazed at people’s resilience
 

Opinion

Ben Sigurdson: Uncorked: Maximize your wine-buying dollars
Jen Zoratti: Reimagined Little House still shot through with the truth
Dan Lett: Homeless standstill can’t be addressed until province, city collaborate
Editorial: A team — and league — of our own
Tory McNally: Ethics isn’t about big scandals — it’s about little decisions made each day
Dan Lett: Cool yourself, not your car: time to stop denying climate change
Free Press: Letters, July 20
Alex Passey: Time to open our eyes about AI
Kyle Volpi Hiebert: Britain gets new prime minister — again
Peter George: Manitoba’s inspiration economy
 

Arts & Life

Free Press review team: Fringe reviews #16: I need an extra show
Reviewed by Dave Williamson: Exploration of Stein’s time in Paris proves wildly entertaining, defying classification
Alison Gillmor: Christopher Nolan crafts modern epic, brings wartime saga home
Josiah Neufeld: Mosque’s restorative justice program helps newcomers find their way
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: ‘I’ve finally made it to the Horseshoe’: Shania Twain plays Toronto bar that once eluded her
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Award-winning Canadian humorist Morley Torgov dies at 98
Free Press review team: Our five-star fringe reviews: Final boss defeated
Free Press review team: Fringe reviews #7: Quicksave before the next show
Free Press review team: Fringe reviews #9: Farming for fringe gold
Free Press review team: Fringe reviews #12: Game over? Not even close
 

Business

Josh Boak, The Associated Press: Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol and cheese
Aaron Epp: WestJet adding two new direct flights from Winnipeg to warm-weather destinations
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Read this before you break up with your Big Six bank
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Economists see encouraging signs in June inflation report beyond gas price break
Reviewed by Donald Benham: Shakespearean drama of tech titan’s time away from Apple chronicled
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Fans, basements, BBQs: experts offer ways to reduce your summer electricity bill
Aaron Epp: WEL Manitoba investment fund signs on with Canadian company in push to meet province’s menstrual products mandate
Dee-ann Durbin, The Associated Press: World Cup beer sales are hopping. Brewers hope the stout demand outlasts the tournament
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. markets down amid tech weakness and rising oil prices
Josh Funk, The Associated Press: FAA says Boeing can resume self-certifying its jets as airworthy
 

Sports

Tales Azzoni, The Associated Press: How Spain built a soccer identity that conquered the world
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: Roughrider player had alcohol, cannabis in SUV going wrong way before deadly crash
Mike McIntyre: Jets’ Perfetti motivated to prove his worth following ‘life-changing’ contract
Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press: Brooke Henderson engaged, says life off the golf course fuelled recent success on it
R.j. Rico, The Associated Press: The World Cup is over. Here’s where to get your next soccer fix
The Associated Press: FIFA investigates Argentina players confronting Spain’s on-field World Cup celebrations
George Williams: Overlooked Really Ralis now the local favourite for Manitoba Derby
Taylor Allen: Bombers battle back to beat Redblacks in OT
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears overpower Alliance as Allen sets scoring mark, Moon makes debut
Joshua Frey-Sam: Lightning strikes again as Canada picks up second rugby win in Winnipeg in 33 years
 

Canada

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: New $2.3B federal AI strategy looks to close ‘adoption gap,’ build public trust
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Ottawa pumps the brakes on proposed changes to major project environmental reviews
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Champagne stands his ground after budget watchdog questions fiscal anchor
Craig Macrae and Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Creative industry slams government on move to dismantle CanCon obligations for streamers
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Alberta energy deal does little to reduce Canada’s emissions: report
The Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: Canadian Heritage aware of turmoil in Indigenous languages office months before audit
Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press: B.C. child killer Schoenborn’s conditional discharge baffling, says family spokesman
The Canadian Press: B.C. Conservatives say Jordan Kealy, charged with sexual assault, won’t rejoin party
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Concerns mount among labour groups about Ottawa’s review of Canada Labour Code
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Supreme Court of Canada deals blow to poker players who challenged tax ruling
 
 

World

The Associated Press: In public letter, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin for direct negotiations in a neutral country
Stephanie Liechtenstein, The Associated Press: UN nuclear watchdog says it’s been unable to inspect Iranian facilities
Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell And Sam Metz, The Associated Press: Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon
Aamer Madhani And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: With Trump in a holding pattern on Iran war, allies and critics worry he risks getting boxed in
Jovana Gec, The Associated Press: The EU will look for ways to make it quicker for the Western Balkan countries to join the bloc
Hyung-jin Kim And Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press: North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
Allen G. Breed And Erik Verduzco, The Associated Press: Video shows moment truck-driving preacher helps thwart alleged kidnapping in South Carolina
John Hanna, The Associated Press: Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US
Justin Kabumba And Mark Banchereau, The Associated Press: Women are the first caregivers in this Ebola outbreak and the most at risk
Andrea Rodríguez, The Associated Press: A garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup
 

One last thing...

Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press:

Videos showing groups of people entering NYC sewers at night baffle residents and investigators

Mole people? Crocodile catchers? Mario brothers? A series of bizarre sightings of people popping in and out of New York City’s vast subterranean sewer system has the city wondering what exactly is going on, with police now probing the underground mystery. Read More

 
 

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