Fatal fire, security-guard training, backpack ban, Kyle Connor, flower alternatives
Plus: In a war-torn city, a bowling alley signals a return to normal life

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

'We didn’t have time to think about anything'

Chris Kitching:

‘The fireman grabbed me… and pulled me out’

Survivor recounts horror of losing granddaughter, cousin; within four minutes, small West End fire became fatal inferno Read More

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'You’ve got to give people the tools to… do their job right'

Gabrielle Piché:

Former cabinet minister takes shot at NDP over cultural training for guards

Robinson says proposal appears to be stalled; Indigenous people mistreated Read More

'It’s really an inconvenience'

Maggie Macintosh:

Sturgeon Heights students fight to keep backpacks in class

School’s new directive to limit clutter called ’silly’ Read More

'He’s one of our nation’s very best'

Mike McIntyre:

‘Ready to do anything I can to help’

Jets’ Connor determined to prove value he can bring to Team USA Read More

‘Wow, are these really marshmallows?’

AV Kitching:

Fresh flowers

Non-botanical bouquets offer twist on Valentine’s Day florals Read More

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The Week That Was: Feb. 2 to Feb. 7

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Local

Chris Kitching: Decision on corridor for Trans-Canada twinning near Ontario border expected this fall, province says

Dean Pritchard: Crown wants 20-year sentence for man who sexually abused young girls

Nicole Buffie: Anishinaabe Days teepee poles vandalized

Tyler Searle: Fences to be installed at Whiteshell park site where brothers drowned

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: No charges after Winnipeg police fire 16 shots in neighbourhood with kids playing

Chris Kitching: IIU clears WPS officers who fired shots at stolen truck in 2025 West End incident

Erik Pindera: Province, MPI want court to toss Tesla bid for review of exclusion from EV rebate program

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

Tiago Resko: Cyclists whose bikes were stolen shown Winnipeg’s warmer side

Opinion

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?

Conrad Sweatman: Singing the praises of fringe shows that dare to take risks

Free Press: Letters, July 29

Gregory Mason: Health care and economic growth

Arts & Life

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

Eva Wasney: Living the strongman life means special training for special strength

Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

Ben Sigurdson: McNally to hold midnight launch of next Maas tome

Colleen Zacharias: A colourful cast of intriguing characters is the wow factor in this Winnipeg garden

Eva Wasney: Sottobraccio brings Harth’s Italian flavours to new location in Osborne Village

Tiago Resko: Arjun Lal exhibition explores how society remains shaped by colonialism

The Canadian Press: Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen to publish account of Artemis II mission

Maureen Scurfield: Leave lonely lake life and get back to busy

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Business

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

Kumutha Ramanathan, The Canadian Press: Maxed-out credit cards? Here are different options to dig out of the debt

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises nearly 200 points as oil prices fall and geopolitical tensions ease

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Bombers Oliveira preaches collective unit to turn team’s offence around

Cassidy Dankochik: Sultans cement dynasty

Mike McIntyre: Men’s title turning into two-horse race between clubmates Fanning and Doyle

The Canadian Press: Félix Dolci leads six-gold day for Canada at Commonwealth Games

Taylor Allen: Former teacher would suit up with Bombers in just ninth game of three-down loop career

Ken Wiebe: Bombers receiver’s lateral recovery still talk of the town

Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press: Amazon Prime to stream Wednesday NHL games, playoff series under Rogers deal

Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe’s UEFA

Grace Penner: Trailblazer Kati Tabin brings PWHL championship trophy home to share success, inspire next generation

Mike McIntyre: New women’s senior champ to be crowned

More Olympic coverage

Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press: Federal, Alberta governments invest $52 million in Calgary Olympic Oval upgrade

Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: IOC won’t pursue its member Infantino over FIFA red-card ruling at World Cup

John Pye, The Associated Press: Olympic countdown clock raises venue timeline questions for Brisbane 2032

Eddie Pells, The Associated Press: SafeSport Center to begin publicizing names of people who go on its banned list

Eddie Pells, The Associated Press: SafeSport hired ex-police officer whose actions led to a $24M civil verdict against her department

Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: Discussions for major leaguers in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in early stages

The Associated Press: Suni Lee announces return to gymnastics about two years before the Los Angeles Olympics

Frédéric Daigle, The Canadian Press: Montreal Olympic Games left a legacy that’s still being felt, 50 years later

Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press: Women’s hockey at the 2030 Olympics is set to feature 25-player rosters, matching the men

The Associated Press: Steve Cherundolo to coach US men’s under-23 team through 2028 Olympics

Canada

Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Canadian airlines suspend flights to Cuba amid aviation fuel shortage

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Trump threatens to block opening of Windsor-Detroit bridge

Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Ontario police watchdog announces provincewide police corruption probe

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Health advocates say Liberals need to take a stand on Alberta’s health privatization

The Associated Press: 5 Canadian mining company workers found dead in Mexico, authorities confirm

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Union warns of public safety risks as Transport Canada cuts jobs

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Canadian Schellenberg ‘definitely’ won’t face death again at China retrial: lawyer

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Ottawa investigating report Gaza cemetery where Canadians were buried was destroyed

Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Fishers in eastern Nova Scotia have grave concerns about plan for whale sanctuary

World

The Associated Press: Russian airstrike on Ukrainian city kills 1 as US pushes June deadline for peace deal

Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy And Sam Metz, The Associated Press: Israeli strikes kill 3 people in Gaza, hospital says

Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: UN is waiting to see how much the US intends to pay of the nearly $4 billion it owes

Stephen Groves, The Associated Press: Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers

Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Babies are among 53 dead or missing after a migrant boat sinks off Libya, UN says

Gisela Salomon, The Associated Press: Migrants languish in US detention centers facing dire conditions and prolonged waits

The Associated Press: Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai’s sentence raises international outcry as China defends it

Peter Prengaman, The Associated Press: In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions

Mari Yamaguchi And Foster Klug, The Associated Press: Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi looks to translate her election gains into a new conservative shift

Ty O'neil, The Associated Press: FBI says it’s unaware of Savannah Guthrie talking with her mom’s suspected kidnappers

One last thing...

Omar Faruk, The Associated Press:

Somalia welcomes its first bowling alley as the middle class and diaspora returnees grow

In a city long defined by conflict, Somalia ’s capital of Mogadishu now echoes with the crash of pins at the country's first modern bowling alley. Read More

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