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

 

'She’ll come home soon'

Chris Kitching:

AFN grand chief calls for inquiry into decision to not search landfill

‘We need to look at that as a society’: Woodhouse Nepinak Read More

 

Tyler Searle:

‘We’re not garbage,’ grief-stricken father of serial killer’s victim says, pleading for start of landfill search

Anguished father Albert Shingoose, voice raised and fist in the air, called on police and politicians Thursday to move ahead quickly with a search of Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill for the remains of his daughter Ashlee, who was murdered by a serial killer in 2022 Read More

 
 
 

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'It’s a real delight to campaign in the spring'

Malak Abas:

Candidates push toxic social media aside, find voters want to talk about the economic bully next door

While social media has, in recent elections, become a key outreach tool for candidates, the spread of disinformation online has left some running for office wondering about its value. Read More

 
 

'Working together as true Canadians'

Gabrielle Piché:

Kinew waves flag at Selkirk steel mill, orders province to buy, build Canadian

Manitoba premier announces Manitoba government will source Canadian steel for all its infrastructure projects and relevant equipment purchases Read More

 

Rosa Saba and Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press:

Latest U.S. auto tariffs a recipe for higher prices, layoffs across North America

TORONTO AND OSHAWA, ONT. - The auto industry is sounding the alarm about U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement, which could weigh on companies, raise consumer prices and re... Read More

 
 

'Potholes are inevitable'

Nicole Buffie:

The big bangs: MPI warns about pothole-riddled roads

Manitoba roads are so bad, the provincial Crown insurer is running advertisements warning drivers to slow down. Read More

 
 

'A hole in our visual art community'

Eva Wasney:

Beyond the Gallery

Final exhibit at Cre8ery Read More

 
 
 

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More federal election news

Paul G. Thomas: The modernization of the Senate
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Influencers — not news outlets or politicians — ‘dominated’ election online: report
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: MPs question Longest Ballot Committee organizer during probe of spring election
The Canadian Press: Corrective to Oct. 2 story about challenge to election results in Terrebonne riding
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Terrebonne one-vote win: postal code error on envelope unreported for three weeks
Jen Zoratti: Increasingly sophisticated deepfake AI-generated political ads threaten to unravel Canada’s social order
Malak Abas: Despite ease of digital media, candidates still rely on old-fashioned campaign lawn signs
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Elections Canada to launch review following issues with special ballots
Judy Waytiuk: Truth, lies and videotape
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: No evidence federal election was affected by foreign interference, commissioner says
 

Local

Scott Billeck: Business council’s new housing alliance, partners complete first ‘deeply affordable’ project
Kevin Rollason: Captain Kennedy House reopens after $1.4-M upgrade
Carol Sanders: PC Leader Obby Khan settles $562K lawsuit with Jones & Company
Tyler Searle: Choice to toss complaint gets review
Alex Lambert: Municipalities seek revival of cross-border river basin project
Dean Pritchard: Crown wants jail for mom who let infant OD
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Manitoba politician calls Saskatchewan farmer who killed Colten Boushie a victim
Joyanne Pursaga: Beleaguered downtown business owners welcome province’s help to make streets safer over summer
Chris Kitching: Winning ticket puts record-setting Lotto 6/49 money where its Whitemouth is
Erik Pindera: ‘Old Testament for the drug dealers, New Testament for the drug users’: Kinew
 

Opinion

Norman Brandson: Planning for an electric future — now
Bob Austman: You, firewood and the emerald ash borer
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?
Charles S. Shaver: Build new pipelines entirely within Canada
Robert Milan: The best hockey I knew was the first
Fortunato Lim: Asian Heritage Month: more than a celebration
 

Arts & Life

Ben Waldman: Theatre Projects Manitoba offers double the theatrics in ambitious new play
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
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: CRTC triples streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content
Maureen Scurfield: Best not to risk an inequitable union
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Waldman: Subvert music service prioritizing art over artificial intelligence
Free Press: What’s up: Food Truck Battles; murder mystery; U of M School of Art; David Essig; pro wrestling
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Police federation calls for probe of CBC-APTN show, says officers were ‘misled’
Conrad Sweatman: RMTC's Rubaboo: A Métis Cabaret is a musical mélange of jazz, folk, roots
 

Sports

Aaron Beard, The Associated Press: Canadiens pounce as Hurricanes emerge from long playoff break with breakdowns, miscues
Mike McIntyre: Fish fried in finale against Cougars
Taylor Allen: Bombers’ vets reminisce on their own pre-season debuts
Ken Wiebe: Fresh off National Golf Invitational title win, Epson Tour date awaits Winnipegger Kartusch
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears look to rebound on home court
The Canadian Press: Canadiens visit rested Hurricanes for Game 1 of Eastern Conference final
Sébastien Auger, The Canadian Press: The Montreal Victoire make their homecoming after winning Walter Cup
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: ‘They celebrate everyone’: Montreal Canadiens enjoying playoff ride
The Canadian Press: Hamilton Hammers name gives new AHL franchise a Steel City identity
Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press: Five things to get you up to speed for F1’s Canadian Grand Prix
 

Business

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
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
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘It’s insane’: Summer gas prices could hit record highs, upending budgets and travel
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Liquidation grocery stores are booming as appetite for food deals soars
Malak Abas: Communication key to future city projects, says chief construction officer
 

Trade war

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: New poll suggests Canadians’ fear of losing their jobs to a trade war is fading
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Smith heads to Florida for controversial U.S. fundraising event at secret location
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: San Antonio and Detroit are among the U.S. cities most vulnerable to tariffs: report
Damian J. Troise, The Associated Press: Shares of GM and other automakers slump as they face higher costs from Trump tariffs
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: Fans boo U.S. anthem before Blue Jays home opener at Toronto’s Rogers Centre
 
 

Canada

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: How soon will Canadians feel the carbon levy’s demise? Depends what you’re buying
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Parents, educators on alert as Ontario measles outbreak rises to 572 cases
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Hudson’s Bay awaits timeline for saving remaining six stores rescued from liquidation
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: Alberta government implements temporary measures allowing reservists to deploy to G7
Hina Alam, The Canadian Press: New Brunswick to begin review of mystery brain disease cases
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press: ‘It’s the Wild West’: How AI is creating new frontiers for crime in Canada
David Friend, The Canadian Press: Word on the beat: Junos mark a milestone with language diversity in album of the year
 

World

Derek Gatopoulos And Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: Europe races to secure critical minerals as global supply tensions mount
Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press: North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia, according to South’s assessment
Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press: Putin says US push for Greenland rooted in history, vows to uphold Russian interest in the Arctic
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: New US airstrike campaign targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels more intense than last, AP review finds
Yong Jun Chang, Hyung-jin Kim And Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press: South Korea struggles to contain wildfires that have killed 28
Stephen Groves, Aamer Madhani And Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press: Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak
Michael Casey, Jake Offenhartz And Kathy Mccormack, The Associated Press: Turkish student at Tufts University is latest Palestinian supporter swept up in US crackdown
Amanda Seitz, The Associated Press: In U.S., Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuring
Samy Magdy And Fatma Khaled, The Associated Press: At least 6 dead after submarine carrying tourists on a reef tour in Red Sea sinks off Egypt
Deng Machol, The Associated Press: South Sudan opposition says peace deal has collapsed after arrest of its leader
Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press: Arctic sea ice hits record low for its usual peak growth period
 

One last thing...

Travis Loller, The Associated Press:

Viral videos of dogs called a ‘Himalayan fur goblin’ and ‘teacup werewolf’ boost adoptions

In Nashville, Adrian Budnick has transformed the adoption of shelter dogs through her viral TikTok series, where she humorously invents quirky dog-breed names and showcases each animal's personality. Read More

 
 

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