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Flood recovery, Shared Health compensation, 2026 grads, World Cup, whitewater rafting
Plus: Don't miss these hardcore World Cup fan costumes

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

 

'Swan River is half under water'

Chris Kitching:

Military on the way: federal minister

The mayor of a flood-hit town in western Manitoba is urging the federal government to move swiftly on aid for weary victims, who are seeking assurance more help is on the way. Federal and provi... Read More

 

Tyler Searle:

Dauphin residents start long slog of flood cleanup

Residents, biz owners pitch in, help neighbours after unprecedented storms Read More

 
 
 

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'This is getting very expensive'

Nicole Buffie:

Former Shared Health CEO worked one month in 2025 before firing, got nearly $1M in compensation

The former CEO of Shared Health received nearly $1 million in salary and other pay last year, despite working for only one month before being fired following a provincial health-care system audit. Read More

 
 

'Have you moved the needle?'

Maggie Macintosh and Zoe Pierce:

Glad to be a grad

Eight Winnipeg teens leave high school with hopes, dreams and an uncertain, AI-flavoured future Read More

 
 

'The biggest game in men’s Canadian soccer history'

Jerrad Peters:

Canada gets its chance ‘to go after a giant’

Manager Marsch has been preparing his players for this moment Read More

 

Melissa Martin:

Magnificent moment

Canada’s footballers have made beautiful noise on the global stage Read More

 

Grace Penner:

Winnipeg footy fans fired up for Round of 16

Footy frenzy continues into the Round of 16 this weekend from coast to coast to coast. With Canada’s historic second knockout match kicking off at noon Saturday against Morocco, the Free Press asked around the Winnipeg soccer community what this means for them heading into the game. Read More

 

Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press:

Canada calm ahead of World Cup round-of-16 game against ‘Goliath’ Morocco

This is exactly where Canada wanted to be at this summer's FIFA World Cup — in the knockout round, preparing to take on one of the globe's best.  Read More

 
 

'It’s dirty. There’s wind, there’s weather, there are bugs'

Randall King:

Great plains

Manitoba-shot Netflix series sets beloved Ingalls clan in the actual Prairies Read More

 
 

'Just so beautiful'

Photography by Mikaela MacKenzie:

Paddlers’ paradise

The Bird River offers prime kayaking conditions in late spring Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Erik Pindera: City denies teen received ‘life-altering injuries’ from police dog bite in lawsuit defence
Zoe Pierce: Lemonade Stands for Hope raises funds for CancerCare Manitoba
Joshua Frey-Sam: Another summer of fun at Roseau River Bible Camp
Skye Anderson: Drug court helps break addiction’s bleak cycle
Janine LeGal: A Life's Story: Advocate Lucien Loiselle celebrated the French connection in Manitoba
Malak Abas: Popular low-price grocery program celebrates first year
Morgan Modjeski: Main Street crash involving motorcycle linked to speeding
Scott Billeck: Outreach centre rife with drug use, needles, but daycare, community members say safety concerns go unheard
Nicole Buffie: Ontario wildfire smoke upends campers, shifts into Winnipeg
Nicole Buffie: ‘Weather whiplash’ leaves Winnipeg businesses sore
 

Opinion

Russell Wangersky: Wood’s wonders a highlight of summer’s DIY delights
Tory McNally: Ethics isn’t about big scandals it’s about little decisions made each day
Joel Schlesinger: Bearing other people’s burdens
Editorial: A whack-a-mole approach to a complex problem
Laura Rance-Unger: Kernza clicks some boxes to turn back clock
Paul Deegan: Canada Post and the fate of community newspapers
David McLaughlin: Making deals with ‘the Donald’
Dennis Hiebert: The decline of the liberal arts
Jen Zoratti: Reimagined Little House still shot through with the truth
By Melissa Martin: Fringe a reminder we’re all playwrights and performers in our own lives
 

Arts & Life

Free Press review team: Fringe reviews #3: You have died of too much theatre
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
John Longhurst: Soccer game days treated as religious events by some
Maureen Scurfield: Don’t let hubby’s meltdown ruin family fun
Reviewed by Cheryl Girard: Deeply moving stories explore notions of loss, home
Reviewed by Gene Walz: Birds’ evolution from feathery, winged dinosaurs chronciled in riveting, well-researched account
Harriet Zaidman: Mother’s moods fluctuate like a kite in the wind
Reviewed by Barry Craig: Brit businessman turned to smuggling looted artifacts in the chaos of Cambodia’s genocide
Reviewed by Donald Benham: Shakespearean drama of tech titan’s time away from Apple chronicled
Reviewed by Douglas J. Johnston: Unsolved murder a vivid window into political unrest in 1960s-era France
 

Business

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
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Saab says pilot training will take place in Canada if Ottawa buys Gripen jets
Gabrielle Piché: ‘You never know’: Via Rail’s on-time performance lacking in North
Aaron Epp: Black, immigrant entrepreneurs seek growth, support at summit
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Gold prices weigh on Canada’s stock market while AI drags Wall Street lower
The Canadian Press: N.L. First Nations chief seeking a reversal of fur product ban on Etsy
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Five storylines: Bombers head into nation’s capital to face a must-win Ottawa team
Carrie Serwtnyk: Trump’s graceless own goal sabotaged World Cup’s spirit of fair play
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears defeated by Surge, but buoyed by clearance of Moon
GEORGE WILLIAMS: Overlooked Really Ralis now the local favourite for Manitoba Derby
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Welcome to footypeg; Rapid on top; Canadian Champ to be crowned
Ken Wiebe: Blue Bombers’ Reese picks up the pieces
Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: MLB restricts dugout iPad use to prevent AI help with strategy. Ottavino says Mets were involved
Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press: Quebec government approves interior renovation for Montreal’s Olympic Stadium
Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press: Argentina and Spain will play for the World Cup trophy and, in a first, the winner gets rings
Rob Maaddi, The Associated Press: NFL suspends Arizona Cardinals executive indefinitely for violating league’s gambling policy
 

Canada

Chuck Chiang and Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Alberta submits plans and announces partners for new pipeline to B.C. coast
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Quarterly payments of Ottawa’s boosted grocery and essentials benefit start today
The Canadian Press: Court documents allege link between Project South investigation, Ryan Wedding case
Dayne Patterson and Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: ‘You suuuuuck!’: Smith gets cheers and jeers riding in Calgary Stampede parade
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Ottawa to weigh guardrails, alternatives to ‘contentious’ Labour Code tool: Hajdu
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Rights council seeks unity that Jewish, Muslim envoys couldn’t achieve: Miller
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Jet fuel prices drop, but airlines stick to high fares as summer travel holds strong
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press: 35,000 hydro clients in Quebec, Ontario without power after severe storms
Elissa Mendes, The Canadian Press: Ontario women sentenced to life for murder of foster son after emotional day in court
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Heartbroken girlfriend of B.C. captain tells of close call days before deadly sinking
 
 

World

The Associated Press: Putin shrugs off fuel shortages in Russia as he ramps up attacks on Ukraine
John Leicester And Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press: Interpol names suspect in Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted Russia-linked Ukrainian tycoon
Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: NATO commander says Europe has backfilled most gaps from US cutbacks on military equipment
Steven Sloan, Steve Peoples And Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press: Trump hails US exceptionalism before veering into darkly political speech to usher in America 250
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led Iran with iron fist while confronting the US, will be buried
The Associated Press: Man with a Tibetan flag dies after setting himself on fire in front of UN headquarters
Regina Garcia Cano And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: Venezuelans are rushing to identify the bodies of their loved ones as earthquake deaths multiply
Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press: Australian prime minister condemns delay of changes to child social media ban
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press: Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press: Trump administration’s interpretation of slavery under George Washington can be reinstalled
Sam Mcneil, The Associated Press: Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief gifted Trump a lavishly encrusted ring
Regina Garcia Cano And Isabel Debre, The Associated Press: Fallout from Venezuela’s earthquakes turns political as opposition leader Machado seeks return
 

One last thing...

Photos by The Associated Press, The Canadian Press:

In photos: World Cup fans flood stadiums and fan zones with dazzling costumes, face paint and flags

World Cup supporters have turned stadiums and fan zones into colorful celebrations of national pride, expressing their passion for the game through creative costumes, fac paint and flags from around the globe. Read More

 
 

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