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Churchill port, encampment ban, Great-West titan, Kuntz going pro, cooking school
And: 10 songs to memorialize Ozzy Osbourne

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

 

'Really exciting for Manitoba'

Carol Sanders:

Manitoba signs deal with Saskatchewan to bolster trade through Port of Churchill

Manitoba’s experience as a leader in reconciliation will give it a leg up when it comes time for Canada to fast-track megaprojects, Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday after signing an agreement with Saskatchewan to expand trade through the Port of Churchill Read More

 
 
 

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'There’s an aesthetic (issue) but, also, it’s dangerous'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Safety, image concerns drive councillor to propose ban on roadside encampments

Coun. Jeff Browaty is pushing to have encampments banned from Winnipeg’s major streets to stop the risk of people wandering into traffic and improve the city’s image, but the head of Main Street Project says it could have unintended consequences Read More

 
 

'I’m excited for what comes next'

Gabrielle Piché:

Career in transition, eye on opportunity

Great-West Lifeco president, CEO Mahon led its ‘unprecedented’ growth to $3T in client assets; he enters retirement after nearly 4 decades with multinational financial services holding giant Read More

 
 

'Fully in on golf'

Mike McIntyre:

‘Can’t really think of a better way to start off my professional golfing career’

Kuntz set to start pro career at home course in Manitoba Open Read More

 
 

'It’s like the foundation of your house'

Eva Wasney:

Stocking up

How to coax the best from stocks and sauces to give your fine cuisine a good foundation Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Aaron Epp: 50 years of rare tall grass prairie celebrated
Aaron Epp: Main Street restaurant Boujee burns for the second time in one week
Chris Kitching: Kinder, gentler drug crackdown finds support, tempered expectations in Main Street area
Joshua Frey-Sam: Champion curler Meleschuk never lost his passion for the game
Zoe Pierce: Graham Avenue street art gets a refresh
Maggie Macintosh: Experiential course hailed as ‘a made-in-Manitoba triumph’
Nicole Buffie: Lac du Bonnet slowly healing from devastating fire
Erik Pindera: No critical incidents, adverse public safety events resulted from July 911 outage, Bell says in report to CRTC
Maggie Macintosh: Province allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control; more services coming, Asagwara says
Joyanne Pursaga: Mayoral race grows to 11 candidates
 

Opinion

Free Press: Letters, Aug. 8
Editorial: New lab a win for Winnipeg’s long game
Andrea Charron: Sending the wrong message
Gwynne Dyer: Venezuela: unfinished business for the U.S.
David McLaughlin: Israel: the new political divide?
Tory McNally: Watching while we work
Joel Schlesinger: Prospective prophets profit
Ben Sigurdson: Give tastebuds a trip around the world
Melissa Martin: Livestreamed mental-health meltdown underscores medium’s disturbing decline
Niigaan Sinclair: A measure of hope a decade after senseless death, injustice
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Tiago Resko: World-touring rock star comes home for street-naming
David Sanderson: Vibrant Norwood apartment garden a labour of love to honour green thumb’s late partner
Free Press: The view from here: Phyllis Green. Boob Tree, 1975
Ben Sigurdson: Blues Brother bringing sci-fi debut this fall
Reviewed by Bill Rambo: Survival guide offers a frightening perspective on life in U.S. prisons
Reviewed by Matt Henderson: Rise of computer program Lean has changed the field of mathematics — and how we assess the truth
Reviewed by Keith Cadieux: Sisters’ retreat to haunted island lighthouse comes with a catch — a deal with the devil
Reviewed by Julie Carl: Struggling Sri Lankan refugees swindled
Reviewed by Douglas J. Johnston: Comic book legend Frank Miller shares insights on life, myth, the creative process and more
 

Sports

Staff: Fish go cold as Saltdogs put end to franchise record win streak
Joshua Frey-Sam: Cinderella story continues, Sea Bears bounce Bandits in Conference Final
Free Press: Goldeyes win franchise record 13th consecutive game
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: A brace of braces; Rapid rule; Jostling in the standings
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: Canada’s Fernandez upsets Andreeva in third-round match at NBO Toronto
George Williams: Western Warrior’s win should have come as no surprise
Grace Penner: Making new friends at Winkler Bible Camp
Joshua Frey-Sam: Best of the West in Conference final clash
Taylor Allen: Jefferson, face of the Bombers defensive line, shares game day routine
James Robson, The Associated Press: Norway’s soccer federation calls on Gianni Infantino to resign over failed World Cup plan
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Minago mining project under review with First Nation seeking funding options
Aaron Epp: $60M, six-storey Harbourview Terrace due to open in June 2028
Beatrice Dupuy, The Associated Press: Why celebrities from Zendaya to Kylie Jenner are wearing Fecal Matter
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canada, U.S. stock markets rise following labour data from both countries
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: ‘Not yet strong’: Canada adds surprise 75,000 jobs in July but recovery still ongoing
Dee-ann Durbin, The Associated Press: Kellogg says it’s removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Anand says women are key in pursuit of shared economic growth with African countries
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Good deal of synergy’ brewing in South Osborne
Gabrielle Piché: Asian supermarket T&T to open at Polo Park
Gabrielle Piché: New Liquor Mart lets you window shop
 

Canada

The Canadian Press: Carney says getting best possible deal with U.S. more important than Aug. 1 deadline
The Canadian Press: Three more murder charges laid in Vancouver festival attack, police say
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Sales of U.S. spirits in Canada plunge 66%, industry groups say
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Poilievre calls for law to block long ballot protests that ‘abuse’ democracy
Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press: Federal privacy watchdog discontinues investigation into student data breach
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Autopsy shows Montreal girl, 9, drowned in New York state, father charged
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press: B.C. Coastal First Nations write to Carney, asking him to reject any new pipeline
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Crime severity index dropped four per cent last year, Statistics Canada says
The Canadian Press: Federal government considers raising deposit insurance limit to $150,000
The Canadian Press: ‘Unbelievably frightening’: Grizzly lunges at hikers in southern Alberta
 
 

World

Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press: UN body says Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May, as hunger worsens
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Zelenskyy renews offer to meet with Putin as officials say Russian attacks kill a child in Ukraine
The Associated Press: 27 inmates are still at large following an Israeli airstrike during the 12-day war, Iran says
Stephen Groves And Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press: House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote
Jack Dura And Josh Funk, The Associated Press: Air traffic controllers didn’t warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says
Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press: US organ donation system faces scrutiny and changes after reports of disturbing near-misses
Meg Kinnard And Darlene Superville, The Associated Press: Hunter Biden lashes out at George Clooney, other Democrats, over Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign
Annika Hammerschlag, The Associated Press: The tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu turns to the world court as climate disasters mount
Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press: UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs
 

One last thing...

Maria Sherman, The Associated Press:

10 songs to memorialize Ozzy Osbourne, the great Black Sabbath frontman

A godfather and force of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne died Tuesday at 76, just months after his last performance. To celebrate his life and legacy, we've selected just a few songs that made the man, from timeless tunes to a few left-of-center selections. Read More

 
 

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