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Slain senior sought protection, city contracts, wildfire expenses, Ukraine’s prisoner exchange, independent bookstores
Plus: Read to the bottom for a splendiferous sombrero with a heavenly halo

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

 

'It’s usually the best way to go, mediation'

Tyler Searle and Erik Pindera:

Slaying victim one of three women that sought court protection from accused killer one day before death

An 80-year-old woman found slain in her south Winnipeg condo complex Tuesday night appeared before a justice official just one day before her death, asking for a court order to protect her from the 74-year-old man now accused of killing her. Read More

 
 
 

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'People are saying look at local'

Joyanne Pursaga:

City considers framework to give preference to local firms in wake of Sals situation

A call to prioritize local businesses in city contract evaluations is moving forward at city hall, following a controversial decision to replace Salisbury House with a U.S.-based company at two city-owned golf courses. Read More

 
 

'It’s absolutely devastating'

Julia-Simone Rutgers:

Infernal fallout

Costs and impacts of last year’s ‘lost summer’ due to historic wildfires continue to reverberate across the province Read More

 
 

'We hope he is alive'

Melissa Martin:

A forest of faint hope, heartbreaking agony

Hundreds of Ukrainian families gather to meet busloads of returning prisoners of war in a real-time lottery that brings joy to a lucky few, refuels ceaseless misery for the rest Read More

 
 

'Independent bookstores aren’t going anywhere'

Ben Sigurdson:

Show your local independent bookstore some love

For avid readers and independent booksellers, Saturday might feel a bit like Christmas. Read More

 
 

'Absolutely wild'

Grace Anne Paizen:

Record-setting highlights and what to watch on Super Saturday

PWHL storylines from Week 19 Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Scott Billeck: CMHR trustees should stay in their mandated lane, Palestinian organization president says after report reveals divide over exhibition content
Sheldon Birnie: Smart Suite lets families of children with disabilities learn how adaptive design, tech can improve their lives
Carol Sanders: Northern Manitoba mobile MRI makes first move in 15 months
Malak Abas: Security guard, 22, stabbed by shoplifter at Dollarama store
Scott Billeck: Ex-MP Mark facing additional charges after RCMP find 445 guns, explosives at Dauphin home
Erik Pindera: Man sues WRHA, doctors after wrong leg amputated at Grace Hospital in 2024
Free Press staff: AI translator coming to Winnipeg police body cams
Carol Sanders: Opponents spar over gas tax holiday
Maggie Macintosh: Software engineer who built lessons on AI for kids was ‘terrified’ into action
Dean Pritchard: Man gets five years for accidental shooting that killed ‘beautiful and bubbly’ woman
 

Opinion

David McLaughlin: The trolls inside the Conservative tent
Dan Lett: Inflation-battered U.S. voters could prove to be key Canadian ally in fight against Trump’s trade tyranny
Jen Zoratti: Dolly Parton’s generosity sparkling example of genuine goodness
Gwynne Dyer: Ukraine — does it need an election now?
Bob Cox: Donating plasma for good reasons
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 26
Pam Frampton: Cryopreservation — now that’s playing the long game
Editorial: Emergency rooms and health-care bottlenecks
Patrick MacKenzie and Enver Naidoo: The rural/urban immigration difference
Jules Legal: Aren’t there other power options?
 

Arts & Life

The Associated Press: A robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at China’s robot competition
Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press: Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: How a little known government agency helped crack Canada’s biggest art fraud
Kristin M. Hall And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80 of cancer
AV Kitching: Arts & Life team taste-tests new Kraft concoction
Conrad Sweatman: Thespian has lofty goals for province’s theatre scene
Maureen Scurfield: Reject roadie role, stick to your own tune
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Staff: Dolly Parton made local impact for thousands
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: Dolly Parton’s greatest songs, and the stories behind them
 

Business

Gabrielle Piche: ‘I’m proud of our country right now’: Kinew on Canada’s counter-tariffs
Zoe Pierce: Tundra Inn renovations highlight Churchill’s ‘growth potential’
Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press: Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Menu of options’: Manitoba to follow Ottawa on tariff impact supports
Aaron Epp: Entrepreneurial spotlight finds IndigiHub
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX gains ground despite new U.S. tariffs, markets south of the border mixed
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press: P.E.I. teenager goes viral with ‘Manne of Green Gables’ videos
Aaron Epp: H.P. Tergesen & Sons General Market surpasses 127 years as family-run business in Gimli
Gabrielle Piché: Climate change, capable ships could extend Churchill shipping season by months, studies show
Tiago Resko: Summer flooding sinks some fall harvest hopes
 

Sports

Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press: Alexander, Alouettes chase eighth straight win when they visit Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Ken Wiebe: Bombers defence is in for its stiffest test of the season against Als
Joshua Frey-Sam: Men’s Wesmen basketball bench boss scouts fresh crop’s depth in pre-season series
Grace Penner: Goldeyes attest game-day rituals help their focus on the diamond
Taylor Allen: Bombers give would-be boo birds their marching orders
Taylor Allen: Bombers rookie Williams a hidden gem in the club’s secondary
Ken Wiebe: Bombers offensive co-ordinator Condell takes accountability for loss to Elks
John Wawrow, The Associated Press: Montreal Victoire’s missing PWHL championship Walter Cup trophy found and reunited with team
Mike McIntyre: Svard wins Manitoba Open in playoff
Steve Douglas, The Associated Press: English cricket and its drinking problem: Another nightclub incident leaves Root ‘hacked off’
 

Canada

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Global Affairs staff exempt from return-to-office order due to lack of space
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Canada called on to fill ‘vacuum’ in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts
The Canadian Press: Legal clinic says $8.6 million in federal spending could help tackle systemic racism
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: CRTC chair defends Online Streaming Act work after critics say regulator too slow
The Canadian Press: CRTC finalizes rates companies pay to access big fibre networks
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Enbridge gets federal approval for $4B natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Manitoba Métis president rebukes AFN chief over call for withdrawal of treaty
The Canadian Press: Federal government reports $25.5B deficit for its April-to-February period
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Lawyers urge federal ban on U.S. forced labour imports, cars built by prisoners
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ‘deeply sorry’ over Tumbler Ridge shooting where 8 were killed
 
 

World

Alma Solís And Megan Janetsky, The Associated Press: Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold
Pan Pylas, The Associated Press: Time runs out for assisted dying bill for England and Wales
Christopher Rugaber And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press: Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing the way for Warsh
Munir Ahmed, Jon Gambrell And Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press: Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran’s foreign minister
Aref Tufaha And Imad Isseid, The Associated Press: Palestinians mourn third teenager killed in occupied West Bank this week
Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press: Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
Maria Sherman And Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press: Prosecutors used rap lyrics to help send a man to death row in Texas. It’s not an uncommon tactic
Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press: Two women risked everything after US raid to protest Venezuela’s detentions of their husbands
Grant Peck, The Associated Press: US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator
Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: Screenwriters overwhelmingly approve a 4-year contract with Hollywood studios
 

One last thing...

Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:

The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor by a telescope in Chile

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Sombrero galaxy and its glowing halo of stars have never looked this good. The U.S. National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab released the latest photo of ... Read More

 
 

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