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Record MPI claims, cell service, flooding recovery, Jersey Mike’s, folk fest EMS, cricket field
Plus: First photos of the wreck of Shackleton's last ship

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

 

'It’s scary out there'

Tyler Searle:

‘It has never been this busy’

Auto body shops swamped following record-setting weather-related claims Read More

 
 
 

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'You have failed us beyond comprehension'

Carol Sanders:

RM says flood fight worsened by Bell MTS dead zone

Telecom company accused of ghosting rural officials who want service improved Read More

 
 

'We needed these people to be mobilized'

Chris Kitching:

Military members, volunteers arrive to assess Swan River flooding

More helpers expected in water-soaked region in coming days to clear basements, remove debris Read More

 
 

'The right site in the right community'

Aaron Epp:

Steinbach to be Jersey Mike’s local launch pad

Sandwich chain’s first Manitoba location brings Canadian total to 33; Winnipeg sites in mix for next year Read More

 
 

'I just hope that no one suffers'

Eva Wasney:

Paramedic petition fails to change folk fest first aid procedures

Paramedics will not be stationed at Winnipeg Folk Festival this year despite a petition calling on the summer festival to enhance its on-site medical services. Read More

 
 

'Everybody wants to play there'

Grace Penner:

Brand new (bat-and-ball) game

Renovated Assiniboine Park cricket fields carry international tourney potential Read More

 

Grace Anne Paizen:

The scoop on cricket

Need the scoop on cricket, but you’re not sure who to ask? Free Press mascot Scoop has you covered. Let’s break down the rules, plays and wickets of the second largest sport in the world. Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Carol Sanders: HSC nurses concerned info hacked in cyberattack
Morgan Modjeski: First Nations leaders offer sympathies after girl’s death
Dean Pritchard: Judge dials up two years’ probation for ‘prolific’ 911 harasser
Malak Abas: ‘No CUSMA, no booze-ma’: Kinew
Rylee Gerrard: Nurses union questions explanation for delayed opening of new Neepawa hospital
Carol Sanders: Moving rail lines outside city would make Winnipeg ‘major transportation hub’
Nicole Buffie: Spotty service, U.S. roaming charges leave Somerset woman calling for answers
Joyanne Pursaga: City charter ties council’s hands in wake of criminal allegations against Transcona councillor
Morgan Modjeski: Teen in former police vehicle menaces car enthusiasts’ event, earns home visit, warning from police
Morgan Modjeski: Libau man warns Manitobans after contracting West Nile Virus
 

Opinion

Melissa Martin: Quiet opening fitting for controversial site
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
Free Press: The circle of life — garden-sized
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 10
Editorial: Signs the Carney approach is working
 

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Terri Clark striking a balance on- and offstage en route to Winnipeg
Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner
Jay Cohen, The Associated Press: Pope hats, bloody shirts and so many bobbleheads: The creative ways MLB teams lure fans to the park
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: Anthony Hopkins on his debut album: ‘My first love is music’
Ben Sigurdson: A new chapter: Renamed Winnipeg Book Festival takes to The Forks this fall
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
 

Business

Free Press staff: Downtown records net zero business loss
Free Press staff: Manitoba to pitch Churchill at investment summit
Free Press: Boyd Group hits US$1 billion sales in a quarter
Aaron Epp: Ridesharing platform lets people connect with local drivers with trucks, cargo vans
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Insolvencies jumped 11.5% annually in June, Canada’s bankruptcy monitor shows
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
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Cargojet pilots notch major wage hike, as company stresses productivity gains
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Talent of Blue Bombers’ Ceresna shines through all the way from Div. 3
Mike McIntyre: Bringing home a Fish: Group of local baseball fans open doors to Goldeyes
Grace Penner: Former Valour midfielder’s soccer academy an assist in developing province’s talent
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
 

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Carney in Saudi Arabia seeking economic partnership amid human rights concerns
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Carney defends appointment of his principal secretary to Senate
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Carney unveils more defence spending with $800M missile contract at NATO
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Data centre capacity could soar to 20 GW in planned projects: government document
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Here’s a look at ridings where voters can expect federal byelections to be called
The Canadian Press: Death toll from B.C. fishing charter sinking rises as woman dies in hospital
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Can a blood test tell patients if their cancer is coming back? Researchers are on it
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Canada says there’s no basis for Trump’s forced labour tariffs
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Meta to build $13B data centre north of Edmonton, its first in Canada
Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: What was in U.S. indictments targeting alleged Canada-linked crime groups?
 
 

World

Jon Gambrell, Seung Min Kim And Konstantin Toropin, The Associated Press: US launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing back at 3 Gulf Arab states
Lorne Cook, Seung Min Kim And Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press: Trump says US will give Ukraine license to produce Patriot defense systems
Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press: Rahm Emanuel warns that Israel has become a ‘territorial pariah’ in a blistering speech
Prosper Heri Ngorora, The Associated Press: Some health workers in Congo’s Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600
Michael R. Sisak And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press: Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals
Brian Melley, The Associated Press: The last woman executed in Britain is given a conditional pardon
The Associated Press: Kremlin hails ‘important step’ as IOC eases Olympic restrictions on Russia
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: Israeli strike kills World Cup screening organizer in Gaza just before kickoff
David Crary, Amelia Thomson-deveaux And Peter Smith, The Associated Press: New AP-NORC poll reveals sharp divides among US Jews over Israel and Gaza
Lorne Cook And Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press: Takeaways: Trump leaves NATO summit declaring ‘a lot of love’ with allies after a rocky start
 

One last thing...

Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press:

First images released of the wreck of Quest, explorer Ernest Shackleton’s last ship

A team of explorers led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society has released the first images of the wreck of Quest, the ship upon which legendary Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton died in 1922. Read More

 
 

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