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Police HQ settlement, surgery-wait death, vape-shop empire, and microbial art

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

 

'A gamble from the city'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Not one cent of police HQ millions has been paid to city

'No funds' from the settlement have been collected: report Read More

 
 
 

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'A desperate need for radical honesty in our health-care system'

Chris Kitching:

‘We trusted the system to save her’

Manitoba woman’s family pushes for law to tell wait-list patients they won’t get life-saving treatment in recommended time Read More

 
 

'Any type of expansion or improvement, we are in for it'

Martin Cash:

Fat Panda vape chain secures new partnership in $18M deal

Twelve years after Jordan Vedoya and two partners opened the first Fat Panda vape shop in Winnipeg, the company has grown into a chain of 33 stores from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., to Martensville, Sask. Read More

 
 

'This ideal model of coexistence'

Jen Zoratti:

Microbial legacy of Group of Seven

Double exhibition zooms in on the tools and trees employed by influential Canadian art group Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Morgan Modjeski: Man charged with killing fellow resident in supported-living apartment
Julia-Simone Rutgers: Wilderness committee draws up plan to restore Nopiming after 2025 wildfire
Tyler Searle: River Heights residents feel sting of increased property crimes
Free Press staff: Five named Spirit of Winnipeg Awards winners
Gabrielle Piché: Tesla threatens to take province to court over EV rebate
Chris Kitching: Extreme heat, dry conditions fan fears of another explosive wildfire season
Morgan Modjeski: Province says safety priority following second fire death in Manitoba Housing building
Free Press: Man charged in Carman homicide
Carol Sanders: Jousting continues over NDP budget bill
Alex Lambert: Trucking firm involved in fatal collision had safety certificate pulled: minister
 

Opinion

Free Press: Letters, May 29
Amanda Le Rougetel: Canada, how do I love thee? Asking the questions
Editorial: Danielle Smith’s confusing referendum rhetoric
Gregory Mason: Unintended consequences of bike-safety policy
Daniel Ajiroba: The invisible lifeguards of public health
Editorial: Time-change survey tilts a certain way
Tom Brodbeck: Political rhetoric has no effect on Winnipeg’s encouraging crime statistics
Dan Lett: City missing opportunity to help the homeless, save significant amount of money
Stephen Borys: The quiet power — and necessity — of Oseredok
Kate Kehler: The politics and economics of jail and bail
 

Arts & Life

Jen Zoratti: Even after decades in standup, comedy legend Rita Rudner never stops writing new jokes
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Maureen Scurfield: Don’t be charmed into violent relationship
Craig Macrae and Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: R.T. Thorne’s post-apocalyptic thriller ’40 Acres’ dominates Day 1 of Canadian Screen Awards
Conrad Sweatman: Artsy avenues: Winnipeg’s cultural connoisseurs tend to cluster on certain streets
Jen Zoratti: Winnipeg author explores a child’s grief in latest picture book
Janine LeGal: Ahead of her time
AV Kitching: Museum diorama detailing marshland, rye farm decommissioned owing to pest infestation
Alison Gillmor: Expressive power, emotional encounters: A closer look at Rothko’s Brown and Blacks in Reds
Alison Gillmor: Deer-in-headlights look fitting for disgraced ‘prince’
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Volleyball bench boss named to coaching staff for men’s national squad tourney
Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: MLB owners propose a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Vancouver rising; a tale of three strikes; Tides turning
Taylor Allen: Daniels’ discipline in spite of rough start paying dividends
Ken Wiebe: Bombers’ Williams looks to ride momentum onto roster
Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press: CFL signs six-year broadcast agreement with Bell Media, DAZN and YouTube
The Associated Press: Celebrini and Crosby score as Canada beats US to advance to semifinals of ice hockey worlds
The Associated Press: PWHL Players Association is disclosing salaries as members vote to approve transparency
Michel Lamarche, The Canadian Press: Victoire’s Poulin has ‘decisions to make’ about her future after Walter Cup win
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: ‘Another challenge’: Canadiens facing elimination in Game 5 of East final
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Mushroom producers face ‘worrying’ duties
Gabrielle Piché: Restaurant industry advocate says it was denied meeting with premier in lobbying for takeout meals to be included in Manitoba plan
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: A new shock could trigger multiple risks, test Canada’s financial resilience: BoC
Malak Abas: Manitoba Construction Career Expo draws students from across province with goal of ‘AI-resilient’ career options
Aaron Epp: Founding CentrePort CEO Gray honoured with Footprint Award
Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre
Free Press staff: Governments launch program to enhance employee skills
Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg pair look to launch EyeMirage device for sale in Canada in fall, with eyes to follow on international markets
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba delinquency rate rises amid cost of living strain: Equifax
Aaron Epp: Winnipeg-based firm Staffmax expands to 180 locations south of border
 

Tariff news

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Canada calls for unity, pushes back on U.S. tariffs as G7 ministers gather in Quebec
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Canadian pride surges in face of Trump’s tariff, sovereignty threats: Leger poll
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: U.S. trade ‘crisis’ will drive up prices, Bank of Canada warns after rate cut
Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press: TSX rises, U.S. markets mixed after more tariffs take effect, BoC cuts rate
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Ford talks to Carney, premiers ahead of trade meeting in Washington
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: From tallboys to houses, latest aluminum and steel tariffs driving up costs
Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press: Canadian mayors, workers worry about ‘permanent damage’ from Trump tariffs
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: From tallboys to houses, latest aluminum and steel tariffs driving up costs
The Canadian Press: Saskatchewan planning to support steelworkers in response to U.S. tariffs: Moe
 
 

Canada

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Mark Carney to be sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister Friday
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: U.S. gender backlash hitting UN agencies, Canadian ambassador Bob Rae says
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: B.C. RCMP conduct hearing delayed over disclosure issues, possible publication ban
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Quebec court to hear appeal from Just for Laughs founder sued for alleged sex assault
The Canadian Press: B.C.’s New Democrat government and Greens finalize confidence agreement
The Canadian Press: N.L. fishing crew rescued after days adrift in raft had good safety practices: report
Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press: N.B. Pride group invites LGBTQ+ Americans dealing with the ‘scary’ reality of Trump
David Friend, The Canadian Press: Jeremy Dutcher joins other musicians and withdraws from East Coast Music Awards amid leadership turmoil
Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press: Cuts to U.S. weather agency will be felt in Canada — especially in hurricane season
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Canada-linked team finds Saturn has 128 more moons, leaving Jupiter in cosmic dust
 

World

The Associated Press: Pressed to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine, Putin seems likely to seek his own conditions
Abdul Sattar And Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press: Pakistan says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all others freed
Monika Pronczuk, The Associated Press: Congo and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator Angola says
Darlene Superville, The Associated Press: Trump says Ireland cheats the US as its leader joins him to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Mike Corder, The Associated Press: ICC takes custody of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in crimes against humanity case
Matías Delacroix And Megan Janetsky, The Associated Press: They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they’re stuck in Panama
Nicholas Riccardi And Christine Fernando, The Associated Press: Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech. Critics say his actions as president threaten it
Matías Delacroix And Megan Janetsky, The Associated Press: They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they’re stuck in Panama
Danica Kirka, The Associated Press: Greenland’s election winners push back against Trump’s wish to take control of the island
The Associated Press: A volcano near Alaska’s largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press: NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
 

One last thing...

Julio Cortez And Nadia Lathan, The Associated Press:

This ‘Dune’ isn’t fiction. It’s the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas

KERMIT, Texas (AP) — It's longer than the width of Rhode Island, snakes across the oil fields of the southwest U.S. and crawls at 10 mph – too slow for a truck and too long for a train. It's a new ... Read More

 
 

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