Flood response, care home concerns, Fort Garry hotel, wind power project, Manitoba Ultra Marathon, Fatboy burgers
Plus: Read to the bottom for the curious case of Marineland's deer

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

'Help is here, and more help is coming'

Scott Billeck and Morgan Modjeski:

Manitoba to issue $500 cheques to flood victims as initial response

Nearly 2,000 Manitobans have applied for disaster financial assistance Read More

Carol Sanders:

Kinew vows to speed up 12-month timeline to revive Dauphin hospital

Organizers forced to cancel annual Ukrainian festival with little emergency medical services in area Read More

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'As far as sanitation, it’s disgusting'

Tyler Searle:

‘Serious concerns’ with Portage Avenue care home: province

Conditions placed on Extendicare Heritage Lodge after inspection Read More

'An iconic part of Winnipeg’s history'

Scott Billeck:

Fort Garry Hotel on Métis federation’s radar

MMF bolsters downtown portfolio by buying ex-research council site on Ellice Avenue Read More

'It went from ‘that’s just a rumour’ to a reality for me'

Julia-Simone Rutgers:

Gone with the wind?

Westman residents fear power project’s breeze-harnessing turbines will sully their idyllic landscape Read More

'Manitoba is no joke'

Grace Penner:

In their own Backyard

Ultra Marathoner punches silver ticket during ultimate endurance test Read More

'We won’t mess with a classic'

David Sanderson:

Fatboy flagbearer

Burger-slinger brings Minnedosa its own version of the sloppy classic Read More

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Local

Zoe Pierce: Rural residents ‘outraged’ property owner charged after shots fired during confrontation with alleged thieves: MLA

Carol Sanders: Legal aid underfunding violates Charter, lawsuit claims

Nicole Buffie: Transit union pleads for full shields after near ‘hijacking situation’

Joyanne Pursaga: WSD official expects older students to get free youth Transit passes first in staggered rollout of pilot program

Malak Abas: City blames weather for creating new sinkhole on Sturgeon Creek path

Maggie Macintosh: Provincial teacher watchdog releases names, details in three disciplinary matters

Erik Pindera: Fatal stabbing of Ukrainian newcomer left family shattered

Chris Kitching: Don’t buy U.S. booze if, when it’s back on Liquor Mart shelves: Kinew

Joyanne Pursaga: Wolseley residents put down roots to save elms

Zoe Pierce: Downtown outage caused by construction mishap: Bell MTS

Opinion

Niigaan Sinclair: Indigenous peoples are deeply invested in Canada

Ben Sigurdson: Get out and about, have a sip at local beer, wine events

Editorial: Ramifications of the high cost of pet care

Dan Lett: Adding emergency doctors, nurses and support staff is great, but it won’t break the wait-time logjam

Free Press: Letters, Aug. 20

Stephen Borys: Broadway Social: when public art gets it right

Britney Morrish and Bonnie Bricker: Build the resources to help children with speech

Jerry Storie: Take advantage of hydroelectric potential

Tom Brodbeck: Presumption of innocence important when politicians criminally charged, but so is public confidence

Russell Wangersky: An elegy for the smalls

Arts & Life

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: ‘I wish it could have gone forever’: Gord Sinclair remembers the Tragically Hip’s final tour

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: Nate Haller, Tenille Townes and more to perform at 2026 Canadian Country Music Awards

Kaitlyn McGrath, The Canadian Press: ‘It feels like a homecoming’: BTS Army takes over Toronto ahead of stadium shows

The Canadian Press: Corus makes cuts at Global BC, Global National, News 640 and talk radio

Sheldon Birnie: Mole Mobile on move for your dermatological needs

Eva Wasney: Rural councils work hard, plan big to build local arts scenes

Free Press: What's Up: Party at the Ballark, Wienerfest, Mocktail Week, Bonsai, Head to the library, MCO’s Concert on the Veranda

Eva Wasney: New Bannatyne eatery brings feast of Asian flavours

Maureen Scurfield: Kids need some sense of split parents’ situation

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Veteran actress Grier to headline Film Training Manitoba event

Gabrielle Piché: ‘How can we grow back the herd in Canada?’

Aaron Epp: Pre-owned sets seller Romo’s Bricks seeks to click with Winnipeg’s Lego community

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Roots agrees to go-private transaction with Marquee Brands

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: WestJet ordered to scrap weight cap on power wheelchairs

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX edges lower as oil prices creep higher, U.S. stocks also negative

Gabrielle Piché: U.S. tariffs pause elicits relief, frustration in Manitoba

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX sees slight gains amid delay in U.S. tariffs, U.S. stock markets also higher

Aaron Epp: Manitoba family finalist for cattle producers environmental award

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘Drive day and night’: TFI plans to roll out driverless trucks in U.S.

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Winnipegger just one shot off the lead after opening round at Manitoba Open

Taylor Allen: One more 50-plus yard kick for Castillo — for the record

Mike McIntyre: Nachtigall top of the pack heading into Canadian Mid-Am final

Taylor Allen: Allen misses out on league MVP award

The Associated Press: Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers to play NHL games in Germany in 2027

John Korobanik, The Canadian Press: Ford leads Elks’ opportunistic defensive backs against visiting Bombers

Joshua Frey-Sam: Bombers face season test playing best in the West

Taylor Allen: Rookie defensive lineman’s history hits just as hard

Taylor Allen: Edmonton not the same old Elks as Bombers get ready for road clash

Grace Penner: Selkirk physiotherapist Pachal looks to finish strong at Natural Strongman Worlds

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Uyghur group asks Canada to go beyond ‘vague’ response to China ethnic-unity law

Pierre St-Arnaud, The Canadian Press: Supreme Court restores minimum sentence for obtaining sexual services from a minor

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Second boat was with B.C. charter before fatal sinking, raising rescue questions

The Canadian Press: B.C. First Nation challenges dredging plan to accommodate larger tankers in Vancouver

The Canadian Press: Media consortium seeks Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting documents

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Gordie Howe International Bridge to open July 27 after delay

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: California Democrat calls for Canada to end U.S. alcohol restrictions

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Applications for federal public service jobs drop by almost 30 per cent

The Canadian Press: West Vancouver man wanted for U.S. crimes has been arrested in France

World

Michelle L. Price, Jon Gambrell And Will Weissert, The Associated Press: US demands Iran publicly state that Strait of Hormuz is open and Tehran won’t attack ships anymore

Kelvin Chan, The Associated Press: EU demands Facebook and Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users

Will Weissert, The Associated Press: Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump’s troubled revamp

Andrea Rodríguez, The Associated Press: Solar-powered tricycles help Cubans navigate fuel shortages and blackouts

Lekan Oyekanmi, Jack Brook And Ryan J. Foley, The Associated Press: Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window

The Associated Press: An islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for the second time this week as its grid crumbles

The Associated Press: Barbados leader rejects ‘asinine’ claim by former UK minister that ex-colonies should repay Britain

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: A US license could let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, but it won’t be simple or quick

Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press: Family of Mississippi teen who died after July 4 trip call for transparency and deeper investigation

Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press: NATO leaders came to Turkey to discuss security. Erdogan gave them each an engraved revolver

One last thing...

Liam Casey, The Canadian Press:

What’s happening to deer at Marineland? Questions swirl as CFIA probes animal removal

NIAGARA FALLS - More than 300 deer at Marineland have been the focus of a months-long investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency amid allegations that an animal broker has been impr... Read More

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