Highway improvements proposed, home invasion sentencing, bull-riding in Manitoba
Plus, read to the bottom for a trunk-load of facts you'll never forget for World Elephant Day

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

'We are thankful that they listened'

Tyler Searle:

Province promises changes at notorious intersection

After dozens of collisions — and recent fatality — safety upgrades for Selkirk-area highways proposed Read More

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'He told his fearful family to hide'

Erik Pindera:

Man attacked dad with machete as family hid in closet

‘Unimaginable fear’: judge hands down seven-year-sentence for Christmas Day home invasion Read More

'It’s not if you’re going to get hurt, it’s just when and how bad'

Zoe Pierce:

Who’s the baddest bull at the Hanover Ag Fair?

Best riders from across Canada set to compete as Invitational returns Read More

'There’s this side of Winnipeg that is very warm'

Randall King:

‘Nobody 2’ director knocked out by colourful, versatile Manitoba

Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto surprised and impressed by province's charm Read More

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The Week That Was: Aug. 4 to Aug. 9

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Local

Dean Pritchard: No jail time for drunk driver who killed best friend

Connor McDowell: Shellmouth Dam policy hurting downstream landowners

Chris Kitching: Suspects sought in armed smash-and-grab at gold store

Free Press: Guess Who’s back?

Maggie Macintosh: Louis Riel School Division embraces AI agents of change

Maggie Macintosh: Speed reduction proposed for River Road after child hit

Erik Pindera: Manitoba judge approves $129-M settlement in solitary confinement lawsuit

Morgan Modjeski: Federal help to buy groceries hailed by some, but not nearly enough for others

Tiago Resko: Sweet dreams in new beds for 50 children

Scott Billeck: Tories decry limited hours of drug site, despite repeatedly opposing it

Opinion

Editorial: The Trump tariff policy — Round 3

David McLaughlin: Antisemitism speech lacked crucial punch

Ron Thiessen: Plan the right way for Western Hudson Bay

Jan Simonson: Ethically meeting electrical demand

Laura Rance-Unger: Need for farm innovation never greater

Jen Zoratti: Marilyn Monroe cursed to be Hot Forever

Tim Kist: Marketers not trained in marketing?

Joel Schlesinger: Beautiful game’s big price tag: soccer fans face record ticket costs for World Cup

Russell Wangersky: The long haul of the long hall

Tory McNally: Return to office mandate keys: clarity, consistency, consideration

Arts & Life

Ken Wiebe: Generous readers can help kids make friendships that will last a lifetime

Alison Gillmor: Music movie formulaic, but funny

Aastha Sethi: Bishop of the Arctic: Christopher Williams immersed himself in northern culture

John Longhurst: Kinew’s ‘Old Testament’ remark creates controversy

Ben Sigurdson: Julia Elliott wins lucrative Shields prize

Maureen Scurfield: Best not totally stifle wife’s lake socializing

Reviewed by Alison Gillmor: Grief haunts New Jersey teen in Perrotta’s coming-of-age novel

Free Press: New in paper

Free Press: Pride of place

Free Press: Grenadian singer’s story bound for book club

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers win wild West shootout

Mike McIntyre: Double trouble for Goldeyes

Joshua Frey-Sam: Warren puts dagger in Sea Bears

George Williams: Truly Unbelievable takes Round 1

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Heavyweight clashes; a passing clinic; and the new race for first place

Jerrad Peters: Queue up the World Cup ‘winner’s curse’

Taylor Allen: Long, hard road for Winnipegger to reach CFL security

Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press: How the chaotic final 15 minutes of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final unfolded

R.j. Rico, The Associated Press: Some of the most dedicated World Cup fans skipping this year’s tournament, citing costs and politics

Taylor Allen: Iowa rookie at the centre of it all for Bombers

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Everyday business is human rights work: CMHR chief executive

Free Press staff: Governments launch program for tariff-impacted workers

Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press: Remaining 3 ’60 Minutes’ stars say they’re staying at CBS show, don’t want to see it die

Gabrielle Piché: SCO-led app Miikahnah Connect links Indigenous workers to labour demand

Aaron Epp: Habibiz Café marks First Friday launch of new Exchange District location

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian U.S. markets fall amid sharp declines in tech stocks, interest rate fears

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Businesses ‘desperately in search of certainty’ on trade deal — but at what price?

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

Canada

Nick Murray and Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: China to impose 75.8 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola, industry braces for impacts

The Canadian Press: Quebec provincial police add two murder suspects to most wanted criminals list

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Federal Liberals looking to provide ‘certainty’ to investors in fall budget

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Petition revives campaign to award Victoria Cross to Afghan war veterans

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Hudson’s Bay changes name to Rupert Legacy after selling IP to Canadian Tire

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Air Canada, flight attendants at ‘impasse’ as union declines arbitration proposal

Ashley Joannou and Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Cowichan title lands encompass multimillion-dollar mansions in Richmond, B.C.

Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press: Satellite images reveal conditions that contributed to ‘catastrophic’ wildfire season

The Canadian Press: Bulk carrier Federal Yamaska runs aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal

World

Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press: YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S.

Charlotte Kramon And Jeff Martin, The Associated Press: Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines

Ashraf Khalil And Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press: Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

Samya Kullab, The Associated Press: Land swaps with Russia are not only unpopular in Ukraine. They’re also illegal

Jim Gomez, The Associated Press: Philippines blames China for ship collision in disputed South China Sea

The Associated Press: Man admits trying to smuggle 850 protected turtles valued at $1.4 million to Hong Kong

The Associated Press: Lithuania to teach thousands, including schoolchildren, how to build and pilot drones

Jim Vertuno And John Seewer, The Associated Press: Desperate parents pleaded with officers to act during Uvalde school shooting, video shows

Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press: Great white shark is seen near popular beaches in Maine, sparking a warning from police

Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press: Crypto mogul Do Kwon, known as ‘the cryptocurrency king,’ pleads guilty to fraud charges

One last thing...

The Associated Press:

Tuesday is World Elephant Day. 5 things to know about the world’s largest land mammals

BELA-BELA, South Africa (AP) — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. Tell them apart by their ears There are three species of elep... Read More

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