Homelessness strategy, hate graffiti arrest, U of W cuts, Harris curling ban lifted
Plus: Winnipeg's an emerging hub for cutting-edge Afrobeats sound

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

'Hitting the streets, going camp to camp'

Carol Sanders:

Kinew unveils plan to move hundreds living in city’s tent camps to safe housing

‘MVP’ Blaikie Whitecloud to begin implementing $20-M, two-year camp-by-camp strategy next month Read More

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'Incredibly concerning'

Chris Kitching:

Man, 19, charged in antisemitic graffiti incidents

Dozens of Charleswood walls, fences defaced; doesn’t meet criteria for hate crime, police say Read More

'Significant financial challenges'

Maggie Macintosh:

U of W kicks women’s soccer team, English Language Program to curb

Cost-cutting measures ‘regrettable’: university president Read More

'So excited to play the sport I love again'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Cleared to curl: Arbitrator declares Harris eligible to compete

On Tuesday, nearly a year after being banned from competing, training or communicating with her coaches and teammates, Manitoba curler Briane Harris was cleared to return to the pebbled ice after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that she bears no fault or negligence for being exposed to a banned substance. Read More

'Afrobeats is going to be the next wave'

Conrad Sweatman:

Voice from musical edge of African diaspora

“You know the way hip-hop took over the world for a while? Afrobeats is going to be the next wave,” says the Nigerian-born, Winnipeg-based musician, Tomiwa Omolayo, who sees himself as a futurist. Read More

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Local

Nicole Buffie: Drug site open house called off after media tipped off

Tyler Searle: Métis federation opens Louis Riel College campus

Malak Abas: South Osborne residents fail in bid to prevent construction of 131-unit apartment tower

Erik Pindera: Province, MPI want court to toss Tesla bid for review of exclusion from EV rebate program

Chris Kitching: IIU clears WPS officers who fired shots at stolen truck in 2025 West End incident

Dean Pritchard: Crown wants 20-year sentence for man who sexually abused young girls

Erik Pindera: Hydro, governments could face class action suit over lengthy power outage

Zoe Pierce: Running for others’ lives from coast to coast in oppressive heat, smoke-filled air

By Tiago Resko: Rare white buffalo gets dignified sendoff

Chris Kitching: Preserving past, pondering future of 142-year-old downtown church

Opinion

Conrad Sweatman: Singing the praises of fringe shows that dare to take risks

Paul G. Thomas: Understanding the police HQ inquiry

Tory McNally: Great workplace shorts debate: time to free knees

Judith Dueck: No museum can tell the whole story

Stuart Williams: The alternative to natural gas-powered turbines is in the ground

Editorial: Critical analysis of Manitoba Hydro plans may be frustrating, but it’s necessary

Pam Frampton: Saying goodbye to a friend I never met

Gage Haubrich: Bracket creep: A stealthy tax increase

Tom Brodbeck: Police crackdown made news, but did it make a difference?

Free Press: Letters, July 29

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Living the strongman life means special training for special strength

Mike McIntyre: Cross Lake pro blueliner walks away from sport he loves to live and work in northern community he loves even more

Conrad Sweatman: In an apartment above the Sherbie, famous local artists line the walls

David Sanderson: For unique Menno-centric take on Free Press, satirist mines her jibes between the lines

Jen Zoratti: Cultural consultation gives Indigenous stories strength in Netflix’s new Little House on the Prairie

Tiago Resko: Arjun Lal exhibition explores how society remains shaped by colonialism

Eva Wasney: Sottobraccio brings Harth’s Italian flavours to new location in Osborne Village

Tiago Resko: WAG wraps exhibition showcasing fine art of a sweet bike

Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press: Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that’s often a waste

Sports

Grace Penner: Soccer facility gets $750K from province for upgrades

Grace Penner: Trailblazer Kati Tabin brings PWHL championship trophy home to share success, inspire next generation

Ken Wiebe: Bombers receiver’s lateral recovery still talk of the town

Free Press: Sweet sendoff for apprentice jockey

Grace Penner: Winnipegger Bairos-Novak medals at wheel gymnastics worlds

Cassidy Dankochik: Carillon baseball team takes third straight MJBL title

Mike McIntyre: Fanning captures second straight senior’s title, while Martens’ provincial victory 27 years in the taking

Taylor Allen: Clean game a must for Bombers to pull out win at home

The Canadian Press: Canada’s Sarah Mitton repeats as women’s shot put champion at Commonwealth Games

Josh Dubow, The Associated Press: Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL’s richest deal ever

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Downtown Winnipeg comedy club Yuk Yuk’s closes

Free Press staff: Manitoba receives top marks for reducing internal trade barriers

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. markets drop as oil prices rise amid continued Middle East fighting

Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press: KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction

Gabrielle Piché: Pilot project targets defence contract tracking

The Canadian Press: Bell rolling out new tool to detect and flag spoofed phone calls using AI

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘Drive day and night’: TFI plans to roll out driverless trucks in U.S.

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba Innovates seeks to pump up in-person networking as artificial intelligence-created resumés become norm

Leah Willingham, The Associated Press: eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask

Aaron Epp: Qualico celebrating 75 years of growth, success since its first development of 13 bungalows in River Heights

Canada

Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Class-action lawsuit accuses Loblaws, Walmart and Sobeys of underweight meat sales

The Canadian Press: Manitoba RCMP investigate snowmobile crash that claimed life of 12-year-old girl

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Canada’s health-care system falls behind most peer countries: Report

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Liberal fortunes in Quebec may be troubled as third minister ends leadership bid

David Boles, The Canadian Press: Carney talks tariffs, Trump, Liberal leadership in Daily Show interview

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Poll suggests Canadians worry about U.S. relationship as Liberals choose a new leader

Sarah Ritchie and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Ford praises federal border plan ahead of meeting with prime minister, premiers

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Automakers push back on electric vehicle sales mandates as federal incentives halted

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: CBC needed with Elon Musk ‘meddling’ in Canadian politics: heritage minister

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Thinking of a career change? Here’s how to make the leap successfully

World

Samy Magdy And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press: Hamas OKs draft agreement of a Gaza ceasefire and the release of some hostages, officials say

Jaimie Ding And Julie Watson And John Seewer, The Associated Press: Dire fire warning for LA area pushed back as winds ease

Lorne Cook And Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press: NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region

Yehor Konovalov, The Associated Press: Zelenskyy, Macron discuss Western troop deployment in Ukraine before German defense chief visits

Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press: Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India’s mega Hindu festival

The Associated Press: Haiti has 1 million displaced people, mostly from gang violence. It’s tripled over the past year

Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker And Colleen Long, The Associated Press: Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’

Dan Ikpoyi And Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press: Benin’s mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival

Jill Lawless, The Associated Press: Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told about Soviet spy in her palace, declassified MI5 files show

Scott Mcfetridge, The Associated Press: 153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food to meet surging global need

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