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Opioid calls, copper thefts, wildfire update, Little Sister Coffee Maker, dirty soda, Adam Vigfusson
Plus: Parasol duelling and teapot racing at New Zealand's steampunk festival

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

 

'We need a different type of response'

Scott Billeck:

Paramedic team to focus on overdoses in city’s core

Province announces project as data show opioid emergencies now outnumber alcohol-related cases Read More

 
 
 

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'A punch to the gut'

Tyler Searle:

Farmers miffed after thieves steal copper wiring from irrigation equipment

At least seven farms targeted in Portage area Read More

 
 

'It's extremely dry'

Chris Kitching:

Sprinklers part of ‘hyper-vigilant’ response to eastern Manitoba wildfires

About half a dozen homes and cabins are using sprinklers to protect them from two wildfires in eastern Manitoba, where officials and residents are on alert after last year’s devastating season. Read More

 
 

'It feels like home already'

Aaron Epp:

Little Sister coffee chain adds new link in Exchange District

New shop will seat around 45 people Read More

 
 

'We thought we could have fun with it'

AV Kitching:

A soda, barkeep — and make it dirty

Forks business brings trendy, sweet, cream-topped concoctions to customers Read More

 
 

'To get this opportunity now, I can’t waste it'

Mike McIntyre:

Vigfusson a student of the game

Nighthawks captain enters St. Cloud State career on heels of Centennial Cup win Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Free Press staff: Manhunt launched after inmate escapes from Manitoba jail
Erik Pindera: Opaskwayak restorative justice court to give offenders opportunity to ‘heal’
Joyanne Pursaga: City charter ties council’s hands in wake of criminal allegations against Transcona councillor
Alex Lambert: Western Manitoba communities begin return to normalcy after deluge
Carol Sanders: Moving rail lines outside city would make Winnipeg ‘major transportation hub’
Maggie Macintosh: Meeting shines spotlight on internet safety
Morgan Modjeski: Libau man warns Manitobans after contracting West Nile Virus
Carol Sanders: HSC nurses concerned info hacked in cyberattack
Morgan Modjeski: First Nations leaders offer sympathies after girl’s death
Dean Pritchard: Judge dials up two years’ probation for ‘prolific’ 911 harasser
 

Opinion

John R. Wiens: Differing goals of religion, politics
Editorial: Dealing with what’s left behind … in the cloud
David Kron: Let’s move forward on disability rights
Erna Buffie: Democracy is a civic election issue
Melissa Martin: Quiet opening fitting for controversial site
Dan Lett: It’s one thing to climb aboard rail-relocation train, quite another to pay for the ride
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 13
Niigaan Sinclair: A measure of hope a decade after senseless death, injustice
Jason M. Sutherland: Gridlock by design: no excuses for bed backlog
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 12
 

Arts & Life

Ben Sigurdson: A new chapter: Renamed Winnipeg Book Festival takes to The Forks this fall
Free Press: What's up: art show, Streat Feast, RWB Revealed, Burt Block Party, Bouchra
Maureen Scurfield: You’re not alone on journey of self-discovery
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Waldman: Rainbow Stage star relates to Elle Woods’ perseverance
Gabrielle Piché: HealthySips stocking Manitoba-made mocktails in local grocery stores
Eva Wasney: Terri Clark striking a balance on- and offstage en route to Winnipeg
Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner
Jay Cohen, The Associated Press: Pope hats, bloody shirts and so many bobbleheads: The creative ways MLB teams lure fans to the park
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: Anthony Hopkins on his debut album: ‘My first love is music’
 

Business

Free Press staff: Downtown records net zero business loss
Free Press staff: Manitoba to pitch Churchill at investment summit
Free Press: Boyd Group hits US$1 billion sales in a quarter
Aaron Epp: Ridesharing platform lets people connect with local drivers with trucks, cargo vans
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Insolvencies jumped 11.5% annually in June, Canada’s bankruptcy monitor shows
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises on materials and financials strength, U.S. markets post mixed results
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Air Canada shares jump after it sells 25% stake in Aeroplan for $2.5 billion
Aaron Epp: A mission to make hearing care easier to access
Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press: Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features
Gabrielle Piché: A Winnipeg home with a mountain view? You won’t find a real one, but AI-generated visual suggests otherwise
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Get to know your Canadians in the CEBL Finals
Joshua Frey-Sam: Unsafe conditions force Sea Bears, Honey Badgers into winner-take-all CEBL final here Saturday
Taylor Allen: Talent of Blue Bombers’ Ceresna shines through all the way from Div. 3
Mike McIntyre: Bringing home a Fish: Group of local baseball fans open doors to Goldeyes
Grace Penner: Former Valour midfielder’s soccer academy an assist in developing province’s talent
The Canadian Press: Panel: Acquitted 2018 WJC players breached Hockey Canada code of conduct
Greg Beacham, The Associated Press: A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says
Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press: Britain’s Andy Green sets another speed record, this time in a hydrogen-powered car
The Associated Press: High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet
David Brandt, The Associated Press: Former NFL QB Matt Hasselbeck part of latest CTE frontier – diagnosing brain disease in the living
 

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: NDP leader introduces bill that would require floor crossers to face voters first
Erika Morris, The Canadian Press: Canada reaches deal with Quebec on billions of dollars in infrastructure funding
The Canadian Press: Newfoundland and Labrador offering millions for exploration to open new oil frontiers
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Poilievre says Quebec separatism was ‘wiped out’ under Tories. Polls say otherwise.
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press: Mountie says ‘dishevelled’ B.C. murder suspect confessed, said he’d attempted suicide
The Canadian Press: RCMP investigating motive in Saskatchewan shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Federal government’s new AI strategy will emphasize trust, minister says
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: AFN chief rebukes Alberta separation talks in meeting with King Charles
Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: Citing ‘institutional resistance,’ military police watchdog calls for broader powers
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Canada sends letter to U.S., Mexico calling for renewal of trade agreement
 
 

World

Mae Anderson, The Associated Press: Trump makes changes to steel, aluminum and copper tariffs
Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: Bangladesh’s foreign minister defeats Cyprus’ ambassador to be UN General Assembly president
Stella Martany, The Associated Press: Powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they will start handing in weapons to authorities
The Associated Press: The UK government has set a target of an 87% cut in carbon emissions by 2042
Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press: US sanctions Iran’s largest digital asset exchange Nobitex and 3 others
Russ Bynum, The Associated Press: Artist suing FIFA over destruction of Dallas whale mural before World Cup
Associated Press, The Associated Press: The UN calls on Nicaragua to investigate Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera’s death in custody
Manuel Rueda, The Associated Press: European Union observers reject Petro’s fraud claims, calling Colombia’s vote ‘transparent’
Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: UN chief proposes options to help end Israel-Hezbollah conflict after peacekeepers leave Lebanon
Hallie Golden, The Associated Press: Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England
 

One last thing...

Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press:

Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand

ŌAMARU, New Zealand (AP) — The woman in the pink frock coat announced herself as steam curled from a strange brass contraption on her back. “I am Lady Sarsaparilla Ovabyte, of the Cov... Read More

 
 

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