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Health-care CEOs replaced, co-accused testifies, measles vaccinations urged, dance icon to perform and Jets’ Comrie stays sharp

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

 

'The symptom of that disease is fiscal mismanagement'

Maggie Macintosh:

Heads of two largest health authorities sacked

Audits uncover years of deficits, problems with workplace culture Read More

 
 
 

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'He wanted me to help him … I refused'

Dean Pritchard:

Accused dragged man into bush ‘to murder him’: witness tells court

Woman given immunity to testify against father of her child Read More

 
 

'They don't realize how serious it can be'

Chris Kitching:

Get vaccinated, health minister urges after measles cases emerge in Manitoba

Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara encouraged people to get vaccinated against measles — telling them the jabs are safe and effective — after five cases in southern Manitoba were linked to an outbreak in Ontario. Read More

 
 

'Keeping curiosity alive'

Jen Zoratti:

Acting her age

Montreal dance icon celebrates advancing years the only way she knows how Read More

 
 

'I have to stay ready'

Ken Wiebe:

Cool, Comrie and collected

Jets backup reaps rewards of staying positive and staying sharp with consecutive wins Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Maggie Macintosh: Software engineer who built lessons on AI for kids was ‘terrified’ into action
Morgan Modjeski: ‘Frustrated’ Selkirk nurses plead for help
Chris Kitching: Three charged after victims robbed, held against their will in dating scam
Dean Pritchard: Man gets five years for accidental shooting that killed ‘beautiful and bubbly’ woman
Erik Pindera: Thirteen accused in gun, drug trafficking network in rural Manitoba
Gabrielle Piche: ‘I’m proud of our country right now’: Kinew on Canada’s counter-tariffs
Zoe Pierce: Conservation officials investigate after polar bear shot near Churchill
Free Press staff: Province provides $2.4M to build housing in Winkler for women, children fleeing violence
Tom Brodbeck: NDP touts health-care gains, but critics question impact on ER wait times
Malak Abas and Zoe Pierce: Blue Bombers volunteer seriously injured in collision with e-scooter
 

Opinion

Free Press: Letters, Aug 24
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 25
Stuart Williams: A bigger grid, and a tougher one
Editorial: Making a clear code of conduct for Winnipeg councillors
Tom Brodbeck: Transit drivers increasingly in peril, but city kicks safety upgrades down the road
Editorial: A bad trade deal in virtually all ways
Dimple Roy: The health of water
Editorial: Time for a stronger all-Canadian grid
Gwynne Dyer: Ukraine — does it need an election now?
Dan Lett: Inflation-battered U.S. voters could prove to be key Canadian ally in fight against Trump’s trade tyranny
 

Arts & Life

Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press: Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts
Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press: Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Criterion to establish brick-and-mortar home in Canada at Cinema Cellar
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: Jeff Tweedy, Finneas to honour Feist at Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony
Free Press: Manitoba Book Awards releases short list, Bassem Youssef coming to concert hall
AV Kitching: Cool spots for more summer sweets
Conrad Sweatman: Thespian has lofty goals for province’s theatre scene
Nicole Buffie: Another downtown eatery bites the dust
Conrad Sweatman: Library opera shows let kids take control of the action
Maureen Scurfield: Stick with familial roles that work for you
 

Sports

John Wawrow, The Associated Press: Montreal Victoire’s missing PWHL championship Walter Cup trophy found and reunited with team
Mike McIntyre: Svard wins Manitoba Open in playoff
Steve Douglas, The Associated Press: English cricket and its drinking problem: Another nightclub incident leaves Root ‘hacked off’
The Canadian Press: Playoff-seeking Jays host hot Royals tonight with 30 games left in regular season
Taylor Allen: Bombers offence takes responsibility after tale of two halves against Elks
Grace Penner: Goldeyes attest game-day rituals help their focus on the diamond
Taylor Allen: Bombers late-game defensive errors boil down to technique
Ken Wiebe: Preparations have already begun for next year’s Manitoba Open
Mike McIntyre: Manitoba beginning to produce ‘elite-level golfers’: Kuntz
Mike McIntyre: Swede leads Manitoba Open, Winnipegger sits 33rd
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Menu of options’: Manitoba to follow Ottawa on tariff impact supports
Aaron Epp: Entrepreneurial spotlight finds IndigiHub
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX gains ground despite new U.S. tariffs, markets south of the border mixed
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press: P.E.I. teenager goes viral with ‘Manne of Green Gables’ videos
Aaron Epp: H.P. Tergesen & Sons General Market surpasses 127 years as family-run business in Gimli
Gabrielle Piché: Climate change, capable ships could extend Churchill shipping season by months, studies show
Tiago Resko: Summer flooding sinks some fall harvest hopes
Seung Min Kim And Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press: Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX gains more than 250 points as investors brush off U.S. trade risks
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Possible new Roots owner threads plan for global growth
 

Canada

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press: ‘Nothing new:’ Police officials say fentanyl crackdown existed before tariff threats
Hina Alam, The Canadian Press: ‘A madness in the air.’ Trump’s threats unleash patriotic wave among Canadians
The Canadian Press: Trudeau travelling to Paris, Brussels for AI summit, meetings with European allies
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: New wrongful conviction review body could see hundreds of applications
Sarah Ritchie and David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking more than 40 mg of fentanyl
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press: California builders say few alternatives to Canadian timber, despite tariff threat
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: Talk of changing Vancouver’s supportive housing policy has organizations on edge
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: International grads more likely to hold jobs below their education levels: StatCan
The Canadian Press: Alberta government changing election rules to account for displaced Jasper residents
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Don’t take out anger at Trump by booing U.S. peewee hockey players: Quebec officials
 
 

World

John Leicester, The Associated Press: Witnesses describe chaos and bloodshed in Sweden’s worst mass shooting
Will Graves, The Associated Press: Trump administration plans to pressure the IOC to come up with a uniform transgender athlete ban
The Associated Press: The Latest: Protesters across the US rally against Trump and the shuttering of USAID
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: ‘I won’t leave. Put that in your brain.’ Palestinians reject Trump’s call to expel them from Gaza
Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US
The Associated Press: Rahim Al-Hussaini is named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims
Monika Scislowska, The Associated Press: A wedding necklace and Polish dumplings will be part of a mission to the International Space Station
Eric Tucker And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press: Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of ‘insubordination,’ tamps down talk of revenge on agents
Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press: Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump’s new government contractor rules
Julhas Alam, The Associated Press: Protesters storm and destroy a family home of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Hasina
 

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