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Supreme Court nomination, CMHR controversy, grocery prices, local golfer, bleak movie fest, Manitoba Marathon
Plus: Hats off to Ascot's most gloriously unhinged millinery

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

 

'Integrity, experience and sound judgment'

Dean Pritchard:

Joyal nominated to Canada’s highest court

Manitoba Chief Justice poised to become newest addition to Supreme Court of Canada Read More

 
 
 

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'It saddens me that it’s come to this'

Chris Kitching:

CMHR board member resigns over upcoming ‘one-sided’ exhibit on Palestinian displacement

International human rights lawyer Mark Berlin believes “Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present” will present an uncritical narrative about the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 and current conflict, which he said could create more hostility toward Jews. Read More

 
 

'This study shows absolutely nothing'

Carol Sanders and Chris Kitching:

Manitoba government unveils findings of grocery price study

On Monday, Finance Minister Adrien Sala unveiled a report and three new measures government is taking, including restoring a food basket tool to regularly measure the cost of food per region and introducing legislation to mandate unit pricing in grocery stores. Read More

 

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press:

May food inflation outpaces overall inflation as fruits and vegetables get pricier

Rising food prices continued to outpace headline inflation for the 16th straight month, Statistics Canada data showed, with no relief in sight for consumers as higher gas prices weigh on grocery bills. Read More

 
 

'She fit right in'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Kartusch tees off busy summer

Winnipegger pleased with lessons learned from first pro tourney Read More

 
 

'I do enjoy a feel-bad movie'

Ben Waldman:

The beauty of the bleak

Cinematheque bringing slew of sad, poignant pictures to silver screen for festival Read More

 
 

'It was a good day'

Grace Penner:

‘Winning is the cherry on top’

Zajac repeats, Tuse gets his flowers in 48th Manitoba Marathon Read More

 

Free Press staff:

In pictures: Runners participate in the 48th annual Manitoba Marathon

Photographers John Woods and Brook Jones have captured moments from race day. Read More

 
 

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The Week That Was: June 15 to June 21

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Local

Morgan Modjeski: Winnipeggers witness unveiling of Japanese Canadian monument in B.C.
Morgan Modjeski: ’Disgusting’ posters being investigated by police
Matthew Frank: Volunteer pop-up library axed from Manitoba Youth Centre
Erik Pindera: Province looks to seize notorious drug den
Abiola Odutola: Brandonmeat packer thriving on its own
Free Press staff:
Maggie Macintosh: Gordon Bell rings in a century
Ben Waldman: Creative powerhouse Perry Rosemond never lost Winnipeg roots
Maggie Macintosh: U of W Collegiate students thank residential school survivors with the lessons they’ve learned
Carol Sanders: Khan should’ve taken high road: Goertzen
 

Opinion

Editorial: Broadening prediction-market gambling a bad idea
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 3
Tim Kist: What’s luck got to do with it?
Joel Schlesinger: International flavour: Canadian investors may want to make like Ottawa, diversify beyond U.S.
Tory McNally: Manitoba marks end of sending simple workplace problems to doctor’s office
Laura Rance-Unger: Wet weather heats up feed grain availability
David McLaughlin: Learning to win: a real problem for conservatives
Bryn Oliver: Fewer pitchforks, better policy
Steven Fletcher: Every constituent deserves a voice in question period
Jerrad Peters: Premier League would be all too relieved if Blues simply went away for a while
 

Arts & Life

Holly Harris: Moving drama at MTYP gives voice to boy who changed law
David Sanderson: Morning-show veteran swaps microphone for macchiatos at new Corydon café
Ben Sigurdson: Winnipeg Book Festival starts a new chapter
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: ‘Sounds like Canada:’ k.d. lang toasted at Ottawa tribute concert
Maureen Scurfield: May be whiff of truth to ex’s odour ardour
Josiah Neufeld: The idea of Alberta separation viewed through a faith lens shows further fracture lines
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
John Longhurst: A spiritual vision will help anchor a health civic outlook
Reviewed by Keith Cadieux: Aspiring author gets tangled in a suspicious scheme with dazzling duo
Reviewed by Julie Carl: Questions outweigh answers in UFO tome
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Board game company charts winning path
Collin Binkley And John Leicester, The Associated Press: G7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises nearly 350 points amid investor focus on economic resilience
Gabrielle Piché: Critical mineral development: Grid Metals promotes southeast Manitoba cesium deposit
Aaron Epp: Wawanesa rebrands newest branch WSI
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada’s key rate ‘too blunt’ to fix housing unaffordability: official
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Rogers becomes sole owner of MLSE after completing purchase of remaining 25% stake
The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite finishes in negative territory, U.S. markets gain ground
The Canadian Press: Minimum wage hikes set to begin across five provinces
Hau Dinh And Aniruddha Ghosal, The Associated Press: Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers get ‘whooped’ in Montreal
Ken Wiebe: Living the dream
Taylor Allen: Bombers near must-win territory as Als look to look to clinch East crown
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Silano’s spectacular strike; Rapid treading water; Post-season posturing
Mike McIntyre: Blown lead spoils Jets opener
GEORGE WILLIAMS: From the starting gate to the home stretch: Here’s to you, Bud
Joshua Frey-Sam: Six high school hockey programs ceased operations following new Hockey Manitoba policy
Taylor Allen: Alouettes not short on reasons why they want to beat Bombers
Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Influx of young talent gives Jets a noticeable boost
Steve Douglas, The Associated Press: Man City lodges ‘comprehensive’ appeal after guilty verdict in financial rule-breaking scandal
 

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Ottawa reverses orders to surrender some ‘lost Canadian’ citizenship certificates
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Canada looks to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors, sell more Candu reactors abroad
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Carney says goodbye to close ally, ‘friend’ as British PM Starmer says he’ll resign
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: ‘This is nuts’: The hard-fought race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet
Erika Morris, The Canadian Press: Fallen Montreal officer identified, amid warning of possible anti-police manifesto
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Philippines works to build closer defence ties to Canada as it squares off with China
Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: Canada, Australia formalize deal for Arctic over-the-horizon radar system
Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press: National cannabis lobby group suspends operations, citing black market
Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press: Innu Nation axes exhibit, says N.L. government believes ‘fringe theory’ about history
 
 

World

Aamer Madhani, Jamey Keaten, Seung Min Kim And Josh Boak, The Associated Press: Vance says talks with Iranian officials set ‘good foundation’ for a deal to end the war
Volodymr Yurchuk, The Associated Press: Ukraine and Russia exchange deadly strikes, with at least one child killed
The Associated Press: The Latest: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer quits and will stay on until successor is chosen
Justin Kabumba And Constant Same Bagalwa, The Associated Press: Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities say
John Leicester And Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press: France sizzles in punishing heat that is already causing deaths
Alexa St. John, The Associated Press: Mexico, Italy and others see up to two more months of heat stress than in the 1970s, study says
Manuel Rueda, The Associated Press: From ‘The Lion’ to ‘The Tiger’: Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America
Jim Mustian And Joshua Goodman, The Associated Press: Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show
Nathan Ellgren And Bill Barrow, The Associated Press: Patrols and nanobubbles on display at the Reflecting Pool as Trump looks for a renovation do-over
David Fischer, The Associated Press: Millions of honeybees escape into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer crash
 

One last thing...

Photography by The Associated Press:

In pictures: Extravagant hats steal the show at the Royal Ascot horse races

Extravagant, elaborate and sometimes gravity-defying hats take center stage each summer at Royal Ascot, the five-day horse racing festival held at Ascot Racecourse in southern England, a venue founded by Queen Anne in 1711. Here's a look at some of this year's standout lids.  Read More

 
 

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