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Drug overdoses, school fundraising, foreign interference, Granite’s future
Plus: Outdoor winter dining

Good evening. The Winnipeg Jets open a three-game road trip tonight in Montreal.

Hockey writer Ken Wiebe is at the Bell Centre and will provide game analysis later tonight on our website and in tomorrow’s print edition.

Here’s a look at what else our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'Help is coming'

Scott Billeck:

‘We got lucky’: Sunshine House, WFPS save 10 from overdoses

Calls for supervised consumption site continue Read More

 
 
 

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'Think deeply about the implications'

Maggie Macintosh:

Fundraising for school field trips banned by province’s largest division

Manitoba’s largest school division no longer permits door-to-door fundraising or related activities to pay for building renovations and field trip expenses in communities across central Winnipeg. Read More

 
 

'An existential threat'

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press:

No ‘traitors’ in Parliament, but more steps needed to counter interference: report

In her final report released Tuesday, inquiry commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue concludes that while the threat of foreign interference is real, Canada's democratic institutions have held up well against the dangers. Read More

 
 

'The most pivotal moment in the Granite’s storied history'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Granite campaigns to save parking lot

Fabled curling club opposes development on leased land Read More

 
 

'Frostbite be damned'

Eva Wasney:

The chill is gone

Winter dining options help Winnipeggers embrace the snowy season Read More

 
 

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Local

Scott Billeck: Nursing job yet to be filled, but supervised consumption site will open this month: Kinew
Zoe Pierce: Far-flung buddies celebrate four decades of annual golf trips in the city their friendships were forged
Erik Pindera: School division denies responsibility for disgraced coach’s behaviour
Scott Billeck: Province hires special advisers to tackle homelessness crisis
Erik Pindera: U of W prof sues social media giants Meta, X
Alex Lambert: Would-be Turtle Mountain candidate ‘not surprised’ PC party won’t let him run
Erik Pindera: ‘No choice’ but to shoot man wielding baseball bat: judge
Chris Kitching: ‘I’ve dreamt about this’: semi-retired truck driver from Manitoba emotional in announcing $46-M lotto win
Free Press staff: Man in late-60s charged with three sex assaults, suspected in incident involving schoolchildren
Carol Sanders: PST shift sparks confusion for retailers
 

Opinion

Bryan Oborne: Considering a unified prairie time zone
Joel Trenaman: Data centres and Manitoba: a cautionary tale
Tom Brodbeck: Teaching, learning are unrealistic expectations in intolerably hot classrooms
Free Press: Letters, June 4
Editorial: School zones and speed: a bad mix
Rafiq Andani: Treating the fever while ignoring the infection
Jerry Storie: Seize control of drug supply, rather than seizing drugs
Joel Schlesinger: Investors can roll dice on emerging technologies that may or may not shape future, portfolios’ net worth
Kyle Volpi Hiebert: Putin’s imperial dream is crumbling
Niigaan Sinclair: Peace, justice and bringing this country together
 

Arts & Life

Free Press: What’s up: Brian Goldman, Stephanie Ballard, WUFF, Pride, MayWorks book launch
Ben Waldman: Shakespeare in the Ruins director looks to White Lotus for inspiration in musical comedy As You Like It
Free Press: Little things to make June joyous
Ben Waldman: Plug In gallery’s new executive director happy to be leading ‘amazing institution’
Craig Macrae, The Canadian Press: Bell Media to revive ‘Big Brother Canada,’ Seth Rogen’s take on ‘The Littlest Hobo’
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: Nelly Furtado, Tragically Hip join Boi-1da for Canada’s ‘competitive’ World Cup album
The Canadian Press: UFC ending pay-per-view model in Canada with Paramount Plus streaming deal
Maureen Scurfield: Enlist tech tactics to get at troubling truth
Josiah Neufeld: Exhibit helps tell story of Sikh immigrant who put life on line
Jen Zoratti: Winnipeg artist’s House on Fire chronicles fallout of grandmother’s MK Ultra experience
 

Sports

Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press: Maxime Crépeau named Canada’s starting goalkeeper for World Cup
Mike McIntyre: Cockerill elected to repair torn labrum mid-season that was impeding backswing
Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press: Toronto officials, advocates criticize FIFA reusable bottle ban in World Cup stadiums
Grace Penner: Goldeyes hosted second school game of the season Wednesday
Joshua Frey-Sam: ‘Knows what it takes to win’: Fan favourite Scott back with the Sea Bears
Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press: Jalen Brunson scores 30 and Knicks finish on 11-0 run, steal Game 1 from Spurs with 105-95 win
Taylor Allen: Iowa rookie at the centre of it all for Bombers
Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press: TV deal, new rules, playoff expansion define CFL commissioner Johnston’s first year
Mike McIntyre: Goldeyes look to weather early season storm as bullpen thins
Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press: The basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion when these NBA Finals are over
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Premier pulls plug on proposed AI data centre
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises more than 400 points to set a new record, U.S. markets post mixed results
Free Press staff: Feds seek comments on Lynn Lake gold mine changes
Aaron Epp: Wellington-Altus Financial again tops annual Brokerage Report Card
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba trade delegation makes D.C. case
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian and U.S. stock markets slide from record highs amid rising oil prices
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Zellers plays with toys, food as retailer’s relaunch reaches Ontario
Gabrielle Piché: Key construction at new Lynn Lake gold mine begins after fire-driven delay
Gabrielle Piché: MMF warns prospectors, developers to consult — or else
Aaron Epp: Little Sister coffee chain adds new link in Exchange District
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Donald Trump’s press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs ‘still on the books’
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Former foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy calls for a diplomatic reset for Canada
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Trudeau, Tusk warn that ‘never again’ is slipping away amid rising hatred, extremism
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘People are panicking’: Snowbirds rush to sell Florida homes as loonie tanks
Marcy Nicholson, The Canadian Press: Trump bump: U.S. citizenship renunciation inquiries surge in Canada, lawyers say
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Historic $32.5B tobacco proposal faces final test in series of hearings
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press: Dutch court rejects bid by Amanda Todd’s tormentor to scrap Canadian sentence
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: DeepSeek buzz shows the game is not over for AI firms: Canadian tech leaders
Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Ontario voters officially headed to polls early for provincial election
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Why the Year of the Snake is constricting festive decoration sales in B.C.
 
 

World

Justin Kabumba And Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press: Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
Omar Albam And Sally Abou Aljoud, The Associated Press: The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad’s legacy of horror
Mark Sherman And Will Weissert, The Associated Press: Trump offering federal workers buyouts with about 8 months’ pay in effort to shrink government
Ellen Knickmeyer, Samya Kullab, Farai Mutsaka And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
Jovana Gec, The Associated Press: Serbia’s prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests sparked by deadly collapse swell
Abdel Kareem Hana, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: This is what one family in Gaza returned home to after 15 months of war
Associated Press, The Associated Press: Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order
Christopher Weber And Eugene Garcia, The Associated Press: Weeks after fire ravaged LA’s Pacific Palisades, residents return to dig for mementos
The Associated Press: New Vatican document offers AI guidelines from warfare to health care
Larry Neumeister And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni get March 2026 trial date for her ‘It Ends With Us’ lawsuit
 

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