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Social media ban, aggravated assault plea, animal cruelty, CFL changes, set photography
Plus: Read to the bottom to find out how students saved their own lives when their bus driver passed out

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

 

'What is a $100 million fine? It’s nothing'

Carol Sanders:

Kinew threatens billion-dollar fines for tech giants ignoring social-media ban for youths

Manitoba may impose billion-dollar fines on tech companies that violate a proposed ban on social media and AI chatbots for youths under the age 16. Read More

 
 
 

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'Outraged by the Crown’s handling of this case'

Dean Pritchard:

‘That’s not attempted murder?’: shooting victim’s father rails at Crown, justice system

Last November, Machuor Akau held a loaded Luger handgun to his girlfriend’s cheek, told her he “should kill (her) now,” and shot her, shattering the inside of her mouth and leaving her with life-changing injuries. Read More

 
 

'Disheartening, heartbreaking'

Erik Pindera:

‘Vile acts’: Teen, 17, accused of mowing down geese in parking lots

Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy accused of using his vehicle to kill four Canada geese and injure another in three separate incidents on Saturday night. Read More

 
 

'We struck a good balance between tradition and innovation'

Taylor Allen:

Remember the first Sunday in November next year

More changes on the way for 2027 CFL season, including new playoff format Read More

 
 

'My goal is to not be invasive'

AV Kitching:

Ready, set, shoot

Winnipeg photographer captures striking stills that market major motion pictures Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Connor McDowell: Brandon laying groundwork for Arabian championship
Free Press: Some health-care services to be restored in Dauphin next week; clean up continues
Zoe Pierce: Long journey to home ownership for Eritrean couple
Melissa Martin: Scholar, educator and author Karen Busby tirelessly fought for groundbreaking human rights and social justice changes
Tiago Resko: Reclaiming Icelandic ancestors, one photo at a time
Tiago Resko: Embarking on backyard photo expedition benefits science, conservancy says
Carol Sanders: Culture minister’s pledge sends officials on hunt for money to fix Islamic centre after apparent hate crime
Erik Pindera: Police track down owner of sweltering dog in vehicle after parking lot confrontation, issue animal abuse, traffic tickets
Malak Abas: Rollins becomes fifth councillor to bow out of fall election
Chris Kitching: On eve of Folklorama, Ghana pavilion scrambles to replace stolen outfits
 

Opinion

Laura Rance-Unger: Crop storage headaches loom on horizon
Jen Zoratti: Climate change threatens events we wait for all year
Isha Khan: Palestinian Canadian stories belong
Editorial: Making water safety a priority
Gwynne Dyer: Climate: what must be done now
David McLaughlin: Prepare to be … blutterbunged?
Joel Schlesinger: Insurance inevitably
Tory McNally: Ford’s $5 wage had surprising condition
Tim Kist: Thinking is competitive advantage
Ben Sigurdson: Smoke taint new reality in wine as world burns
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
John Longhurst: Canada experiencing religious decline
Sharon Chisvin: Mini documentary focuses on religious unity
Maureen Scurfield: Domestic-duty distribution must suit you both
Ben Sigurdson: Colson Whitehead’s trilogy capper bids farewell to criminal character
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin are bringing hoops and hope to Markham
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Good deal of synergy’ brewing in South Osborne
Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press: Alberta lets the dogs out, recruits more canine muscle in fight against mussels
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press: A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon
Maureen Scurfield: Plan to stay busy with overseas sweetheart
 

Business

Free Press staff: Downtown Keg closes… to reopen nearby
The Canadian Press: Alberta RCMP charge man with theft, forging documents in cattle rustling case
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian and U.S. markets move in opposite directions amid earnings, economic data
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Canada on track for solid economic rebound in Q2, early data suggest
The Canadian Press: Federal government reports $1.4B deficit for its April-May period
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘Existential’: Community papers struggling to survive amid Canada Post flyer delivery
Gabrielle Piche: Vacant Bay store on road to redevelopment, St. Vital Centre owner says
Scott Billeck: Human toll of drug crisis hurts everyday citizens, too: biz leader
Free Press staff: Province picks CancerCare facility construction manager
Gabrielle Piché: Ottawa tabs $10.2M for AI development, use in Manitoba
 

Sports

Grace Penner: Excited Goldeyes fans buzz over Manitoba Mosquitoes’ name change
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears relish winning feeling heading into biggest game of the season
Mike McIntyre: Goldeyes, err, Mosquitoes on a serious roll
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Roaring Rapid; Mighty Maroons motoring; Wild still looking for first win
GEORGE WILLIAMS: Plenty of good money to be made at Manitoba Derby
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: Schneider: Toronto Blue Jays’ next moves ‘murky’ ahead of MLB trade deadline
Ken Wiebe: Bombers defence still holds hope season can be turned around
Taylor Allen: Fatigue no excuse for Bombers’ dismal play
The Canadian Press: Canada earns two judo golds, Warner claims decathlon silver at Commonwealth Games
Ben Little: Wanderers centennial transcends the pitch
 

Canada

The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press: Big spending, smaller deficit: key numbers from the spring economic update
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Carney leaving Saturday for Armenia summit as Ottawa’s focus shifts toward economy
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Newfoundland and Labrador health minister pushes Ottawa to negotiate pharmacare deal
Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press: Quebec premier touted supply management while meeting top U.S. trade negotiator
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Alberta upping prevention efforts to keep invasive mussels out of province
The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press: Royal Canadian Mint reviewing allegations about gold from tainted Colombian mines
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Defence Investment Agency to be given new authority, oversight
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Feds outline $4.3B for Indigenous education, health in spring economic update
Daniel Johnson and Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Canada is getting a sovereign wealth fund. What does that mean and how do they work?
The Canadian Press: Wet’suwet’en chief loses contempt appeal after citing Indigenous law
 
 

World

Todd Richmond, The Associated Press: Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits
Stephen Groves, The Associated Press: Senate rejects attempt to end Trump’s blockade of Cuba
Mark Vancleave And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press: Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probe
Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press: Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again, in a probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat
Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press: Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms
The Associated Press: Ukraine accuses Israel of importing grain ‘stolen’ by Russia as Zelenskyy warns of sanctions
The Associated Press: Serbian protest urges boycott of Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press: NASA’s Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage
Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Weinstein rape accuser tells jury that ‘he just treated me like he owned me’
Fabiola Sánchez, The Associated Press: Mexico’s military captures top cartel leader in another blow to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
 

One last thing...

Sophie Bates, The Associated Press:

Mississippi middle school students stop bus from crashing after driver blacks out

Quick-thinking middle school students in Mississippi kept their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a four-lane highway. The bus had just left Hancock Middle School in H... Read More

 
 

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