Indigenous housing fund, teacher conduct commissioner, tariffs, and dodgeball
Plus: Wartime love letters

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

'We’re not even allowed to compete'

Marsha McLeod:

Indigenous safe housing in limbo

Red tape, restrictive rules mean hundreds of millions of dollars remain unspent Read More

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'A massive conflict of interest'

Jeff Hamilton:

Critics stunned to learn Manitoba’s new teacher oversight commissioner also leads Saskatchewan educators’ union

A new commissioner tasked with disciplining Manitoba educators for misconduct since the start of the year was doing so while still maintaining her job as head of the Saskatchewan teachers’ union, the Free Press has learned. Read More

'There’s going to be curveballs thrown at us'

Chris Kitching:

Manitoba has to ‘ride the wave’ of economic uncertainty, Kinew says after two-day visit to Washington

Premier Wab Kinew thinks Manitoba’s relationship with the U.S. is in a better place after Canada’s 13 premiers visited Washington, D.C., to make a case against President Donald Trump’s threat of crushing tariffs. Read More

Josh Boak, The Associated Press:

Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports, possibly triggering a broader ... Read More

'Dearest Vern…'

AV Kitching:

Transatlantic true hearts

More than 400 thin, blue airmail pages document a WWII courtship that conquered fear, war and loneliness Read More

'An unbelievably amazing thing to have in their life'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Time to duck, dip, dive and dodge

Winnipeggers heading to inaugural World Youth Dodgeball championship Read More

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Local

Chris Kitching: Province to make non-profit thrift stores eligible for security rebate

Gabrielle Piché: Visits to addictions clinics spike

Maggie Macintosh: Students compete to be ‘Reality Champion’

Maggie Macintosh: Winnipeg School Division creates network between four inner-city schools

AV Kitching: Voracious volunteer trades stethoscope for choirbook

Erik Pindera: Man who abducted, killed teenage girl denied parole

Morgan Modjeski: Animal control develops softer touch

Chris Kitching: Manitoban in Iran expresses fear for future

Dean Pritchard: Accused cop’s actions were ‘stupid, but not criminal,’ defence argues

Gabrielle Piché: Interest in respiratory therapy training surges as province seeks to fill demand

Opinion

Tory McNally: Rural employers competing harder than ever for talent

Tanya Palson: Ahead of the curve: Manitoba’s workforce model

Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd: Bridging the chasm of hatred

Editorial: Manitoba is leading, in some very bad ways

Gwynne Dyer: The plight of three very poor countries

Niigaan Sinclair: Someone call the PM: next governor general doesn’t speak a single Indigenous language

Christopher J. Schneider: The pitfalls of increased use of AI in policing

Scott Forbes: What to do with inconvenient wildlife

Jessica Scott-Reid: Bear hunting and conservation questions

Mac Horsburgh: The challenge of aging

Arts & Life

Jen Zoratti: Heated Rivalry parody going full steam ahead in NYC

Maureen Scurfield: In seeking bio-family, consider adoptive mom’s feelings

John Longhurst: Retired local spiritual care practitioner given award

Ben Sigurdson: Canadian scribe lands lucrative poetry prize

Ben Waldman: Musical takes on mortality with heart and humour

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

John Longhurst: Weston-area church seeking financial help to fix leaky roof

Holly Harris: Guest clarinetist part of dramatic end to wildly varied WSO season

Eva Wasney: Sewing studio offers classes for crafty folks

Sports

George Williams: Assiniboia Downs racing season opens Tuesday, and follows in the hoofbeats of record-setting 68th season

Joshua Frey-Sam: Hutter not afraid to step up in lead role as team prepares for Western Women’s Canadian Football League season kickoff

Taylor Allen: Blue Bombers training camp begins with excitement

Joshua Frey-Sam: Homegrown guard gives Sea Bears spark in season opening win

Mike McIntyre: Powerhouse Griffins put Moose down

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Rise falling, Boychuk’s beauty of a boot, Roses remain flawless

Taylor Allen: Bombers’ rookie linesman Elsbury looking to stick around this season

Patrick Nolan: Angling for cost-effective fishing trip straightforward

The Canadian Press: Canada captain Davies sustains hamstring injury weeks before World Cup

Jeff Hamilton, The Canadian Press: Rookie tight end Dante Daniels turns childhood struggles into CFL dream

Business

Aaron Epp: Venetian Nail Spa adds third link in local chain, preps for grand opening at CF Polo Park

Malak Abas: Travel Manitoba’s new marketing campaign puts focus on resilience in wake of wildfire-stricken 2025

Joyanne Pursaga: Developers selling some land slated for delayed ‘complete community’ near Polo Park

Aaron Epp: AI-driven app like a grain market ‘analyst in your pocket’

Malak Abas: IGM Financial caps big year with first steps toward another

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canada, U.S. stock markets rise amid jobs reports from both countries

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Canada loses 18,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises to 6.9%

Free Press staff: NFI Group net earnings up in Q1 on similar revenue

Gabrielle Piché: Lengthy border delays fuel Manitoba’s shipping sector calls for system revamp

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian and U.S. markets move lower, oil prices slide amid hopes of end to Iran war

Canada

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Canada still top of mind for Trump, ‘not a good place to be’

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Territorial premiers send message in Washington that the Arctic is not for sale

Will Weissert, The Associated Press: Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Carney touts modular homes while Freeland promises to repatriate doctors from U.S.

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Conservative strategists say Trump comparisons no reason for Poilievre to change gear

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Canada makes sweeping changes to First Nations child services program

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Power to call for parliamentary pause ‘not absolute,’ challengers tell Federal Court

Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press: ‘So surreal’: Couples reflect on 20 years of same-sex marriage in Canada

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Many Canadians willing to ditch U.S. travel and alcohol but not streaming services

Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: Some whales sing low enough to be ‘acoustically invisible’ to predators: research

World

Barry Hatton, Illia Novikov And Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press: Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine present

Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere

Samy Magdy And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press: Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages. That could resolve its ceasefire dispute with Israel

Amanda Seitz, The Associated Press: Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote

Geir Moulson, The Associated Press: A driver plows into a demonstration in Munich, injuring 30 people

Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press: How South Korea’s Constitutional Court is deciding on the president’s future

Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press: Japanese automakers Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi end talks on integrating their businesses

The Associated Press: This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people

Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press: Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track

Associated Press, The Associated Press: A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia – and it’s all captured on camera

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