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Polo Park project paused, Louise Bridge, Ten Commandments, homelessness funding, Samberg’s future, summer TV
Plus: Read to the end for a small moose with a big future

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

 

'In a bit of a holding pattern'

Gabrielle Piché:

Immigration cap, economic headwinds put Polo Park development on hold

The proposed $1-billion development near Polo Park was billed as a complete community, including multi-family apartment towers, retail space and parks, that would transform the space once occupied by the Winnipeg arena — but two years later, shifting economic and immigration landscapes have wreaked havoc on the plan. Read More

 
 
 

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'We appreciate the frustration this will cause'

Matthew Frank:

Another delay reopening 115-year-old Louise Bridge irks residents, businesses

The city has pushed the reopening of the Louise Bridge back a third time, upsetting area residents and business owners forced to take lengthy detours. Read More

 
 

'My residents have spoken'

Scott Billeck:

‘An immediate need’: City councillor pledges funds to encampment outreach

Mynarski Coun. Ross Eadie is prepared to exhaust his ward’s community fund to support St. Boniface Street Links in addressing the growing encampment issue in North Point Douglas. Read More

 
 

'Balance the needs of all park visitors'

Tyler Searle:

Ten Commandments monument returned to spot near longtime home in Assiniboine Park

A monument to the Ten Commandments has returned to Assiniboine Park following years of debate over whether it was an appropriate home for the religious statue. Read More

 
 

'He hasn’t hit his ceiling yet'

Ken Wiebe:

Samberg extension the multimillion dollar question

Arbitration deadline looms despite Jets defenceman’s stellar season Read More

 
 

'Pass the popcorn and keep it coming'

Denise Duguay:

Cool TV for a smoking hot summer

Sure it’s summer, our short, short summer, but when it hurts to breathe, TV is always there to help. Here are five viewing suggestions that run from cosy to crazy, with a little animated courage in the middle. Read More

 
 

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The Week That Was: July 21 to July 27

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Local

Carol Sanders: Rail line bypass plan would make Winnipeg ‘major transportation hub’: Axworthy
Morgan Modjeski: First Nations leaders offer sympathies after girl’s death
Chris Kitching: Kinder, gentler drug crackdown finds support, tempered expectations in Main Street area
Malak Abas: Long-awaited supervised drug consumption site opens quietly after months of loud opposition
Free Press staff: Suspension upheld for teen hockey player involved in hazing
Photos by John Woods and Robert Lee: In pictures: Folklorama 2026
Zoe Pierce: Missing pet tortoise found at Oak Hammock Marsh
Morgan Modjeski: Mom grieves loss of daughter, 4, on Long Plain First Nation
Joyanne Pursaga: Governments pledge ‘storefront success’ with downtown grants
Maggie Macintosh: Fun drop-in last chance to mentor grads of inner-city school with excellent track record
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: It’s one thing to climb aboard rail-relocation train, quite another to pay for the ride
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
Tom Brodbeck: Poilievre’s simplistic bluster a desperate bid for attention in a serious moment for nation
Gwynne Dyer: AI bio-weapons loom
Melissa Martin: Quiet opening fitting for controversial site
Free Press: The circle of life — garden-sized
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 10
Editorial: Signs the Carney approach is working
 

Arts & Life

Conrad Sweatman: Winnipeg artist RYAN AD's ambitions growing as work reaches Paris
Ariel Gordon: Author of haunted-venue tale on unique joys of live theatre
Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press: Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features
Josiah Neufeld: Quaker movement fuelled by a fierce sense of social justice
Ben Sigurdson: Blues Brother bringing sci-fi debut this fall
Colleen Barry, The Associated Press: Extreme heat is reshaping Italy’s sparkling wine industry with early harvests and nighttime picking
Maureen Scurfield: Put in the work to find fulfilling relationship
Ben Waldman: Winnipeg pooches get time in spotlight in Rainbow Stage production of Legally Blonde
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Sigurdson: A new chapter: Renamed Winnipeg Book Festival takes to The Forks this fall
 

Sports

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
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: Brett Bateman’s Major League Baseball career off to fast start with Toronto Blue Jays
Ken Wiebe: It’s been a winding journey to the pros for PWHL’s first Manitoban bench boss
Mike McIntyre: Fish ‘punch back’ to crush Canaries
Ian Harrison, The Associated Press: Blue Jays right-hander Trey Yesavage has knee surgery but could return this season, manager says
Joshua Frey-Sam: Get to know your Canadians in the CEBL Finals
 

Business

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
Gabrielle Piché: A Winnipeg home with a mountain view? You won’t find a real one, but AI-generated visual suggests otherwise
Free Press staff: Downtown records net zero business loss
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Cargojet pilots notch major wage hike, as company stresses productivity gains
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX edges up and adds to record high while U.S. markets lose ground
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba-made technology earns faith of investors across Canada
Aaron Epp: U of M medical student launching MediLuxe Scrubs Ltd.
Free Press staff: Steinbach Credit Union names interim CEO
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Carney says trade talks in ‘intense phase’ after Trump scores win with European Union
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada widely expected to hold key rate steady amid trade uncertainty
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, suggests looking outside U.S.
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Advocates question fairness as federal government backs away from pharmacare program
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Canada pledges $30M in Gaza aid, $10M for Palestinian Authority work toward statehood
Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press: Lawyer calls on Canada to speed up visa approvals as situation worsens in Gaza
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Auto theft sees sharp drop in first half of 2025, industry association says
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Potential Alberta separation referendum question referred to judge for approval
The Canadian Press: Air Canada flight attendants start voting on strike mandate
Vanessa Tiberio, The Canadian Press: Heat warning persists for southern Ontario, with humidex values into the 40s
Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press: Ottawa cuts Confederation Bridge tolls, ferry fares in Atlantic Canada
 
 

World

David Mchugh, Thomas Adamson, Justin Spike And Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press: Reaction to the European Union’s trade agreement with the Trump administration
Eileen Ng, Jintamas Saksornchai And Sopheng Cheang, The Associated Press: Thailand and Cambodia agree to a ceasefire in their deadly border clashes
Will Weissert, The Associated Press: Trump says he’s shortening the 50-day deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine
Hanna Arhirova And Vasilisa Stepanenko, The Associated Press: Freed from Russian prisons, Ukrainian soldiers lean into counseling to rebuild their lives
Sam Mednick, The Associated Press: Two Israeli rights groups say their country is committing genocide in Gaza
Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press: Trump says he wants Netanyahu to ‘make sure they get the food’ in Gaza amid humanitarian crisis
Edith M. Lederer And Josef Federman, The Associated Press: What to expect, and what not to, at the UN meeting on an Israel-Palestinian two-state solution
Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press: US-China tariff talks may provide clues on a possible Trump-Xi meeting
Mike Schneider, The Associated Press: Attorneys: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees held without charges, barred from legal access
The Associated Press: Tropical Storm Keli forms and is second cyclone now in central Pacific Ocean
Darlene Superville, The Associated Press: Trump says he ended friendship with Epstein because he ‘stole people that worked for me’
The Associated Press: Trump seeks quick Murdoch deposition in Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein story
 

One last thing...

Fatima Raza, The Canadian Press:

Toronto Zoo to become home of Cedar, a blind baby moose rescued near Ottawa

The Toronto Zoo will soon become home to a blind baby moose who was rescued near Ottawa earlier this month. The two-month-old baby moose, now named Cedar, was found by an animal rescue group on a r... Read More

 
 

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