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Race in ERs, wildfire updates, house-bidding wars, transformative tattoos, Ehlers speculation
Plus: Inner-city river swimmers register as an 'official protest' in Berlin

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

 

'There is more work to be done'

Carol Sanders:

‘Hard truths’: Indigenous, Black patients wait longer to be seen in Winnipeg hospitals

Race-based data used as benchmark to improve in the future Read More

 

Scott Billeck:

Union demands nurses be paid for anti-racism training

While the Manitoba government has recommended emergency department staff take part in cultural safety and anti-racism training, it stopped short of making it mandatory and gave no indication workers would be paid. Read More

 
 
 

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'Taking it one day at a time'

Chris Kitching:

Flin Flon evacuees stay put, Bissett residents given all-clear to go home

Flin Flon wildfire evacuee Brett Holland is taking things day by day while roughly 5,000 residents of the northern city begin a fourth week away from their homes — with no return date in sight. Flin Flon officials said hot spots continued to burn close to the city and there’s the potential for flare-ups and flames to spread toward the city should vegetation reignite. Read More

 
 

'It's ultimately the seller's choice'

Gabrielle Piché:

Bidding wars heat up

Hot market puts Winnipeg homebuyers in competition — with many houses selling for tens of thousands over asking price Read More

 
 

'It’s really about becoming your true form'

Eva Wasney:

Best face forward

At House of Saturn tattoos, the goal is make customers feel at home in their bodies Read More

 
 

'One of the most highly sought-after players'

Ken Wiebe:

Dandy Dane talk of the town

Jets’ Ehlers hot commodity as NHL free agency day looms Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Tyler Searle: Health Canada mulls request to release records of woman who died following plasma donation
Maggie Macintosh: ‘Prevention and protection’: police set to return to buses, stops
Maggie Macintosh: Combat in the classroom: Many Manitoba public school teachers are concerned violence is making their jobs more difficult
Morgan Modjeski: Ottawa pumps $47M into housing for Manitoba communities
Joyanne Pursaga: Police HQ contractor pays $28M in city settlement
Maggie Macintosh: Efforts underway in school divisions to address safety concerns
Nicole Buffie: Hermanos raises curtain on new chapter
Malak Abas: City in hot water with West End businesses over leak
Dean Pritchard: ‘Deliberate decision’: man gets five-year prison sentence after fatal beating
Tyler Searle: Daycare loses playground structure in brazen overnight theft
 

Opinion

Niigaan Sinclair: Outrage over Northland Tales program hypocritical
Tom Brodbeck: Bread, milk… and ID? Beleaguered biz could eye Liquor Mart model
Jerrad Peters: Five heartfelt World Cup storylines to watch for in spite of tourney’s shenanigans
Bob Austman: Firewood, the emerald ash borer and you
Norman Brandson: Planning for an electric future — now
Editorial: What you don’t know can, in fact, hurt you
Sina Aiello: We must do better for patients
Free Press: Letters, May 22
Tom Brodbeck: Massive drug bust a big deal, but police alone cannot end misery
Gwynne Dyer: Is demographic collapse a good idea?
 

Arts & Life

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Motion Picture Association slams CRTC rules on Canadian content investment
Photography by Mike Deal: In pictures: Manitoba Museum dismantling popular diorama
The Canadian Press: Remains of missing B.C. actor Stewart McLean found, homicide police say
Ben Sigurdson: These brews will make you glad you bought local
David Sanderson: Quartet of vintage ventures makes the old new on Main Street
Ben Waldman: Theatre Projects Manitoba offers double the theatrics in ambitious new play
Alison Mayes: Downtown Winnipeg church invites married couples to repledge their love
Ben Waldman: Council to vote on motion to rename park for Kevin Walters
Ben Sigurdson: Craft beer landscape is shifting, but it’s not all bottoms up
Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press: Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show
 

Sports

GEORGE WILLIAMS: Assiniboia Downs trainer pulls a card for the ages
Ben Little: Sea Bears feast on River Lions
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Wild draw Roses; Wulf Rises to the occasion; Rapid on a roll
Taylor Allen: Five Winnipeg Blue Bombers players to watch as pre-season kicks off
Eddie Pells, The Associated Press: An SNL ‘All Drug Olympics?’ Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke
John Wawrow, The Associated Press: Cheverie and MacLeod took the spotlight as PWHL featured first all-women-coached Walter Cup Final
Jeff Hamilton, The Canadian Press: Blue Bombers rebuild passing attack around receiver White, co-ordinator Condell
The Associated Press: Canada remains perfect in five games at the ice hockey worlds after beating Slovenia
Aaron Beard, The Associated Press: Canadiens look at home on the road entering Game 2 of Eastern Conference Final against Hurricanes
Aaron Beard, The Associated Press: Canadiens pounce as Hurricanes emerge from long playoff break with breakdowns, miscues
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Pappas Greek Food and Steak closes after three decades of serving Winnipeg
Aaron Epp: Aviva Natural Health Solutions part of added foundation to build up Christian charity
Gabrielle Piché: Adverse weather slows pace of seeding to below 5-year average
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX ends slightly higher, U.S. markets also close in positive territory
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: CRTC triples streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content
Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre
Gabrielle Piché: Optimism greets Manitoba’s India trade office proposal
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. markets recover from earlier losses
The Canadian Press: CPP Investments chief says Canada attracting attention from foreign investors
Bernard Condon, The Associated Press: SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering
 

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Canada, India reach diplomatic truce as Carney, Modi meet at G7
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Canada, India reach diplomatic truce as Carney, Modi meet at G7
Vanessa Tiberio, The Canadian Press: Around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East amid Israel-Iran conflict: Global Affairs
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: Regina man was aboard Air India flight that crashed after takeoff, friend says
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Federal government says it will move open banking forward at ‘earliest opportunity’
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Conservative MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection
The Canadian Press: Liberal MP wants to see major projects bill amended, studied further
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Environment minister says consumer rebates for EVs will return
The Canadian Press: Military vice-chief says there are no plans to arm Coast Guard vessels
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Mother of missing three-year-old girl charged in Quebec with child abandonment
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press: Canadians spending less time with friends, especially those of working age: StatCan
 
 

World

Joseph Krauss, Jon Gambrell And Natalie Melzer, The Associated Press: Intense Israeli strikes hit Tehran after Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’
Riazat Butt, The Associated Press: Foreign governments seek emergency exits for nationals stranded in Iran and Israel
Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press: At least 51 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say
Samya Kullab And Vasilisa Stepanenko, The Associated Press: Overnight Russian attack on Ukraine kills 15 and injures 156
Meg Kinnard And Thomas Beaumont, The Associated Press: A split forms in MAGA world as Trump weighs next steps on Iran, with some top stars rebuking him
Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban
Cedar Attanasio, The Associated Press: NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested at immigration court
Dave Collins, The Associated Press: Alex Jones accused of trying to shield assets as Sandy Hook families seek payment on $1B judgment
Fabiano Maisonnave, The Associated Press: Brazil auctions off several Amazon oil sites despite environmentalists and Indigenous protests
Michael R. Blood And Jaimie Ding, The Associated Press: Los Angeles mayor lifts downtown curfew she imposed during protests against immigration raids
 

One last thing...

Kirsten Grieshaber, The Associated Press:

Berliners jump into the Spree River to show it’s clean enough for swimming

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there's a push by swimmers to get back into the water... Read More

 
 

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