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

 

'I'm not playing games'

Tyler Searle:

Manitoba MLAs pass 72-hour detention bill after weeks of sparring

The acrimony and finger-pointing that gripped the Manitoba legislature over a proposed law to allow for the 72-hour detention of people intoxicated by meth ended with a whimper Wednesday, as the bill passed with near unanimous support. Read More

 
 
 

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'We have to be our own best champions'

Nicole Buffie:

Budget of Winnipeg-based federal water agency to take a hit

The fledgling Canada Water Agency, based in Winnipeg, is about to get its funding reduced just two years after the federal Liberal government unveiled it. Read More

 

Dan Lett:

Single budget can’t — or shouldn’t — deliver promised ’generational change’

The world, it seems, is disappointed in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget, which promised “generational” change but delivered what appears to be something entirely more modest. Read More

 

Aaron Epp:

‘Moment is now’ for Arctic trade corridor

Federal budget plan to upgrade Port of Churchill, Hudson Bay Railway opens new economic future: AGG CEO Read More

 
 

'A lot of people are gonna have to step up'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

‘The sky’s the limit for our group this year’

Wesmen seek to recapture last season’s magic on the court Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Kevin Rollason: Searching for a hero: Faces to Graves project hunts for photo of Winnipeg soldier who died in the Netherlands
Scott Billeck: Bulking up: Costco members prepare for Thursday’s opening of Portage Avenue warehouse
Kevin Rollason: Our monuments, statues and memorials give form to honouring, grieving lives lost in war
Dean Pritchard: Crown wants woman who poisoned son with salt-water injections, raw beef, chicken juice to serve seven years
Erik Pindera: St. Boniface MLA, family sue insurance company, broker after losing cottage in spring wildfire
Free Press staff: Sioux Valley chief accused of sexually assaulting girl under 16 in 1984
Joyanne Pursaga: Metal detector, security upgrades coming to Winnipeg city hall
Free Press: More Manitobans eligible to put veterans plates on their vehicles
Erik Pindera: Crown won’t appeal judge’s decision to stay Nygard’s Winnipeg sex assault charges
Maggie Macintosh: Manitoba teenagers honour war victims during trip to Europe
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: Forget defection, Poilievre should fear resignations
Melissa Martin: Undaunted defiance amid raw remembrance
Maureen Scurfield: Cheating mate’s cold lack of concern shocking
John R. Wiens: Ruling without limits
Jace Kettner: Rent control loopholes must be dealt with
Editorial: Changed names, the law and sex offenders
Gwynne Dyer: Sudan: another partition?
Tory McNally: Making peace at work: finding calm after conflict
Jen Zoratti: Artificial art a threat to human creativity
Editorial: Other encampment options possible
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Emily Baron Cadloff, The Canadian Press: ‘Trailer Park Boys’ actor Mike Smith arraigned on sexual assault charge
Eva Wasney: High score: Winnipeg Video Game Orchestra goes from joysticks to drumsticks
John Einarson: Before Hollywood, Redwood: Now 80, Neil Young's pivotal Winnipeg years helped shape him as an artist
AV Kitching: Art of friendship: A pinhole camera image of bells rings from one Hannah to another
Eva Wasney: Late bibliophile’s brother donates his book collection one free library at a time
Conrad Sweatman: ‘Our culture is our power’: Tania Willard wins Sobey Art Award
Holly Harris: Concert showcases WSO the way it’s meant to be heard
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: The story behind the photo: Winnipeg Blue Bombers alumnus Joe Poplawski
Ken Wiebe: Botterill takes her place among hockey legends
The Canadian Press: Calgary, Winnipeg, Hamilton and Halifax join PWHL’s Takeover Tour for 2025-26 season
Taylor Allen: Oliveira not ruling out change of scenery after Bombers season ends short of Grey Cup
The Canadian Press: CFL to allow its players to participate in flag football at 2028 Summer Games
Ken Wiebe: Jets fall 4-1 to Ducks, leave California empty-handed
Jerrad Peters: Fan outcry needed to curb leagues banking blood money
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ scoring woes continue in 2-1 loss to Sharks
Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Scheifele should be shoo-in for Olympic team
Joshua Frey-Sam: Get to know Canadians in the Grey Cup division finals
 

Business

The Canadian Press: PayPal brings its buy now pay later service to Canada
Aaron Epp: With roots in Winnipeg, Canada Goose has become outerwear icon on strength of employee pride, innovation
Gabrielle Piché: Trio to be inducted into Manitoba Business Hall of Fame
Aaron Epp: Puppy Sphere yoga chain rolls out ‘mood-boosting’ first classes in Winnipeg
Free Press: Sobr Market in Walmart space
Gabrielle Piché: Café 360 recharges Manitoba Hydro Place
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Vintage Hudson’s Bay blankets, more paintings headed for online auction
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Another month of surprise job gains reinforce Bank of Canada’s rate hold: economists
Gabrielle Piché: Gates on Roblin sets July date for new retail centre in Headingley
Bernard Condon: Musk could become first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve pay plan
 

Canada

Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press: MP Chris d’Entremont’s jump from Tories to Liberals sparks chatter across Nova Scotia
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Liberals confirm they courted MP for years before he quit the Conservatives
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Carney defends ‘bold’ Budget 2025 as critics question scale of investment
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Federal unions vow to fight public service cuts as government looks to trim costs
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Menopause care is more widely available, but financially out of reach for many
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Researchers find microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off Nova Scotia
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: B.C. regulator fines Amazon $10,000 in ruling that limits what ‘delivery’ means
Fatima Raza, The Canadian Press: Beaver moon, second supermoon of the year, lights up the night sky around the world
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Manitoba passes bill to be detain highly intoxicated people for up to three days
The Canadian Press: CFIA manual describes sitting on ostriches to inject lethal drug as cull ruling nears
 
 

World

Matthew Daly, Josh Funk And Rio Yamat, The Associated Press: FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown
Bruce Schreiner, Hallie Golden And Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press: 12 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed and exploded in Kentucky
The Associated Press: The Latest: Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s tariffs
The Associated Press: The Latest: Trump promotes his economic agenda after Democratic election victories
Yohan Bonnet, The Associated Press: Motorist ‘deliberately’ hit 5 people in car ramming on French Atlantic island
Jim Gomez, The Associated Press: Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 114 dead, 127 missing in Philippines, many in province recovering from quake
Eric Tucker, The Associated Press: Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
Mariam Fam, The Associated Press: Mamdani’s historic win as New York City’s mayor sparks excitement and hope among many US Muslims
The Associated Press: Putin tells officials to submit plans for possibly resuming nuclear tests after Trump’s remarks
Bernard Condon, The Associated Press: Musk the trillionaire? Debate over his Tesla pay package rages
 

One last thing...

Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press:

Shout-out for yodeling? Swiss seek recognition from UN cultural agency as tradition turns modern

LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Yodel-ay-hee … what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song and folk music, cou... Read More

 
 

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