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Siloam considers layoffs, another hole, new FreshCo, medical supplies, Rubaboo, McMahon retires
Plus: Read to the bottom to find out about the rescue of stolen peafowl

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

 

'Staff are increasingly anxious'

Scott Billeck:

Siloam Mission considers laying off up to two dozen staffers: source

Workers tense amid push to save money following years of declining donations Read More

 
 
 

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'At least put up a barricade'

Chris Kitching:

Hole new problem

Six months after reporting two-foot deep boulevard hole, West End homeowner still waiting for city to respond; ‘It seems like somebody has to get hurt, or something, before they come’ Read More

 
 

'We can have shopping close by'

Aaron Epp:

FreshCo to step into former Sobeys space on Burrows Avenue

The discount grocery chain FreshCo will open its newest location at Burrows Avenue and Keewatin Street this fall, nearly a decade after the former Sobeys in the building closed. Read More

 
 

'This will help save lots of lives'

Erik Pindera:

Winnipeg couple from Sierra Leone arrange to send shipping container loaded with donated medical supplies to West African hospital

A small warehouse off Inkster Boulevard was bustling Wednesday morning as volunteers packed a shipping container full of donated medical supplies to send to a hospital in northern Sierra Leone. Read More

 
 

'A musical feast for the senses'

Conrad Sweatman:

Feast of fusion

RMTC's Rubaboo: A Métis Cabaret is a musical mélange of jazz, folk, roots Read More

 
 

'Gratitude, grace and professionalism'

Thomas Friesen:

‘It’s just been a privilege to work here’

Sport Manitoba’s influential president and CEO McMahon to retire Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Free Press: Father says he broke probation to support son in Brandon jail
Carol Sanders: Government wants public input on use of AI
Morgan Modjeski: Shattered windows at E.K. Islamic centre result of gunfire, members of Muslim community say
Zoe Pierce: Inner City Youth Alive changes lives, one program at a time, in city's North End
Zoe Pierce: Celebrating an important milestone in their new country
Tyler Searle: Auto body shops swamped following record-setting weather-related claims
Maggie Macintosh: Play for all: story time inspires students to fight for accessible playgrounds
Malak Abas: Union urges voters to make buy local civic election issue
The Canadian Press: Premiers Smith, Ford unveil proposed west-east oil pipeline route
Malak Abas: Franchise model expected to bring new 7-Eleven stores to Winnipeg
 

Opinion

Cordella Friesen and Noëlle DePape: Keep free youth transit simple
Peter McKenna: Plus ça change … VLTs and online sports gambling
Marwa Suraj: Take action before emergency declarations
Ed Lohrenz: What can you do with $200 million?
Free Press: Vaping: a clear and present danger
Allan Levine: In America 250 years later, Thomas Jefferson's elegant phrases remain hollow
Danae Tonge: What are we teaching children at the rodeo?
Tom Brodbeck: City’s crisis-response proposal makes too much sense for province to ignore
Free Press: Letters, July 31
Hersh Seth: Use it twice: a data centre we could support
 

Arts & Life

Maureen Scurfield: Plan to stay busy with overseas sweetheart
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
AV Kitching: Roughing it (less): Handy items for novice campers to make the great outdoors tolerable
Alison Gillmor: Underworld musical Hadestown translates well to silver screen
Alison Gillmor: Christopher Nolan crafts modern epic, brings wartime saga home
Alison Gillmor: Spidey weaves wonderful web in latest film outing
Free Press: What’s up: Jaws, Big Sun, Sea Bears, Paper Cities, Jazz Meets Art
Tiago Resko: WAG wraps exhibition showcasing fine art of a sweet bike
Colleen Zacharias: The ease and versatility of growing potted dahlias
Conrad Sweatman: Get a little culture: Folklorama celebrates 55 years
 

Business

Free Press staff: Province picks CancerCare facility construction manager
Gabrielle Piché: Ottawa tabs $10.2M for AI development, use in Manitoba
Claire Rush, The Associated Press: A California farmer is giving away tons of nectarines that he’s not allowed to sell
Chris Kitching: Manitoba Hydro’s energy plan set to be scrutinized
Gabrielle Piché: IG Wealth Management to sell longtime Portage Avenue HQ
Gabrielle Piché: MPI donates auto repair gear to RRC Polytech
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Shoppers flock to the frozen aisle as fresh vegetable prices soar: Loblaw
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Canada Goose downplays latest U.S. tariff threats, maintains revenue forecast
Gabrielle Piché: Downtown Winnipeg comedy club Yuk Yuk’s closes
Free Press staff: Manitoba receives top marks for reducing internal trade barriers
 

Sports

The Associated Press: Team in Sweden terminates Cal Foote’s contract after objections
Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: European nations vow FIFA World Cup boycott over Infantino private equity plan as opposition spreads
Taylor Allen: Bombers head into bye week on a bummer after blowout loss to Lions
Grace Anne Paizen: The scoop on cricket
Joshua Frey-Sam: Rested Sea Bears ready for post-season press
The Canadian Press: Warner takes decathlon lead, Canada adds six medals on Day 7 of Commonwealth Games
Grace Penner: Squash-ing the competition
Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press: Social media post showing Bueckers and Reese betting on game ‘missed the mark,’ WNBA says
Taylor Allen: Clean game a must for Bombers to pull out win at home
Mike McIntyre: Men’s title turning into two-horse race between clubmates Fanning and Doyle
 

Canada

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Carney says clean electricity strategy promised weeks ago is still on its way
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: Governor General visits Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to show support as the community grieves
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Critics call out Ottawa for not contesting Iran joining UN nuclear weapons conference
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Anand backs up report saying Iranian soccer officials were turned away from Canada
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Ottawa plans to outsource air passenger complaints process amid record backlog
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Higher, lower or hold? Bank of Canada says direction for key rate is up in the air
Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press: Amnesty International report warns of deepening Indigenous people’s housing crisis
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: One year later, RCMP saying little about disappearance of two Nova Scotia children
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Tories accuse Liberals of shutting down public debate in parliamentary committees
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Carney accepts invitation to visit Saudi Arabia ‘in the future’ amid diplomatic thaw
 
 

World

Michael R. Sisak And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press: Full federal appeals court won’t rehear $83 million defamation verdict against Trump
Megan Janetsky, Michael R. Sisak And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press: 10 current and former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking
Associated Press, The Associated Press: China calls US hypocritical for expressing concern over Panama’s sovereignty
Mogomotsi Magome And Michelle Gumede, The Associated Press: Hundreds march in Johannesburg against illegal migration as shops shut over looting fears
Danica Kirka, The Associated Press: Defying protocol, Trump relays details of private conversation with King Charles III
The Associated Press: UK expels Russian diplomat in retaliation for Moscow’s recent expulsion of a British official
Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press: He once struck a peace deal with Israel and says Lebanon’s leaders should try again now
David A. Lieb, The Associated Press: Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states
Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press: Brazil’s Senate blocks Lula’s Supreme Court nominee, first rejection in 132 years
Evelyne Musambi, The Associated Press: Kenya gives a hero’s welcome to marathon record breaker Sabastian Sawe
 

One last thing...

The Canadian Press:

Peafowl, donkey and horse caught up in Alberta truck theft found safe: Mounties

STONY PLAIN - This is the story of a peacock, a peahen, a donkey and a horse caught up in crime. Mounties say the critters were inadvertently taken in a weekend truck theft in Stony P... Read More

 
 

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