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RCMP shooting investigation, wildfire deaths and evacuations, convocation speech nixed
Plus: Read to the bottom for the $27 thrift find that turned out to be priceless

Good evening. It’s win or go home tonight for the Winnipeg Jets, who are facing elimination for the second time in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, trailing the Dallas Stars three games to one in the best-of-seven Central Division final.

Hockey writers Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre are amid The Whiteout at Canada Life Centre and will provide full game coverage later tonight on our website and in tomorrow’s print edition.

Here’s a look at what else our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'Heartbreaking and overwhelming and depressing'

Marsha McLeod:

Why did Conor Rae have to die?

Fatal police shooting and subsequent IIU investigation leave trail of troubling questions in wake of teen’s death Read More

 
 
 

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'An emergency into a tragedy'

Chris Kitching:

Manitoba seeks more firefighters to battle out-of-control wildfires

Premier urges people to follow evacuation orders after two killed Read More

 

Nicole Buffie and Tyler Searle:

‘They were the best’

Community mourns loss of Lac du Bonnet-area couple killed by wildfire Read More

 

Nicole Buffie:

‘Devastating amount of loss’: Lac du Bonnet residents cope with tragedy

News of the deaths of two residents rippled through Lac du Bonnet Thursday, compounding the destruction of dozens of homes and the displacement of residents. Read More

 

Scott Billeck:

Residents given minutes to leave in face of advancing flames

Whiteshell, Nopiming evacuees grabbed belongings they could before harrowing drive Read More

 
 

'A big shock to everyone in our class'

Malak Abas:

No valedictory speech at U of M medical school convocation after 2024 controversy

One hundred and one students officially became doctors Thursday at the University of Manitoba’s medical school convocation — but the absence of a valedictorian speech came as a surprise to some members of the graduating class. Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Chris Kitching: Preserving past, pondering future of 142-year-old downtown church
Morgan Modjeski: Province urged to lead effort to prevent dog maulings
Alex Lambert: Rivers restoration projects get a funding boost
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
Nicole Buffie: Drug site open house called off after media tipped off
By Tiago Resko: Rare white buffalo gets dignified sendoff
Zoe Pierce: Running for others’ lives from coast to coast in oppressive heat, smoke-filled air
Carol Sanders: Manitobans will feel pinch of feds' early retirement plan: union leader
 

Opinion

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?
Conrad Sweatman: Singing the praises of fringe shows that dare to take risks
Free Press: Letters, July 29
 

Arts & Life

Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
Eva Wasney: Living the strongman life means special training for special strength
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
Ben Sigurdson: McNally to hold midnight launch of next Maas tome
Colleen Zacharias: A colourful cast of intriguing characters is the wow factor in this Winnipeg garden
Eva Wasney: Sottobraccio brings Harth’s Italian flavours to new location in Osborne Village
Tiago Resko: Arjun Lal exhibition explores how society remains shaped by colonialism
The Canadian Press: Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen to publish account of Artemis II mission
Maureen Scurfield: Leave lonely lake life and get back to busy
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
 

Sports

The Canadian Press: Canada’s Sarah Mitton repeats as women’s shot put champion at Commonwealth Games
Taylor Allen: Clean game a must for Bombers to pull out win at home
Josh Dubow, The Associated Press: Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL’s richest deal ever
The Canadian Press: Toronto Raptors to host NBA pre-season games in Quebec City, Vancouver
The Canadian Press: Vancouver picks preferred partner for Major League Baseball expansion bid
Ken Wiebe: Bombers Oliveira preaches collective unit to turn team’s offence around
Cassidy Dankochik: Sultans cement dynasty
Mike McIntyre: Men’s title turning into two-horse race between clubmates Fanning and Doyle
The Canadian Press: Félix Dolci leads six-gold day for Canada at Commonwealth Games
Taylor Allen: Former teacher would suit up with Bombers in just ninth game of three-down loop career
 

Business

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
Kumutha Ramanathan, The Canadian Press: Maxed-out credit cards? Here are different options to dig out of the debt
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises nearly 200 points as oil prices fall and geopolitical tensions ease
 

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: The government could function without a budget, but will need a spending bill
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Hudson’s Bay to sell name, stripes, brands to Canadian Tire for $30 million
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Hockey players had group chat to discuss response to sex assault allegations: witness
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Bloc Québécois to challenge Terrebonne election result in court
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Family in B.C. festival tragedy celebrates small victories on long road to recovery
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Ontario reports 182 new measles cases, surpassing 1,600 since outbreak began
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: DEA threat assessment points to fentanyl ‘super laboratories’ in Canada
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Ontario to spend hundreds of millions to boost alcohol sector
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Nunavut election result not validated as ballot box held up in cargo by blizzard
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press: B.C. winner of record $80M lottery jackpot quits job, vows to give back to community
 
 

World

Laura Ungar, The Associated Press: Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions
Mehmet Guzel, Hanna Arhirova And Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press: Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still on
Mohammad Jahjouh And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press: 54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says
Zeke Miller And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: Trump says the US and Iran have ‘sort of’ agreed on the terms for a nuclear deal
Matthew Lee, Lorne Cook And Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press: NATO mulls US demand for a big increase in defense spending as some struggle to meet today’s goal
Gerald Imray, The Associated Press: Trump’s stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It’s also about Hamas and Iran
Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press: Those who’ve worked with Pope Leo XIV are optimistic he’ll elevate women’s roles – with limits
Michael R. Sisak And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press: Cassie forced to read aloud explicit messages with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at his sex trafficking trial
 

One last thing...

Michael Casey, The Associated Press:

Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rare

For decades, Harvard University assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30. But two researchers have concluded it's a rare version issued by Britain's King Edward I in 1300. Read More

 
 

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