Tariffs put on pause, Canadian-made movement continues, booze retaliation reversed, businesses react

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

Manitoba needs 'predictable allies'

Maggie Macintosh:

Kinew seeks to ‘Trump-proof’ Manitoba economy

Province puts retaliatory measures on ice as tariffs delayed Read More

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press:

Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Monday not to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico for another month, pulling back from a plan that would have tipped North America into a trade war on Tuesd... Read More

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'It's long overdue'

Scott Billeck:

Grocers get behind support for Canadian-made products

Help consumers choose local Read More

'Where does it end?'

Chris Kitching:

Threat of ban on U.S. booze called ‘eye-opener’

Liquor Marts, biz owners, consumers prepare to switch drinks before Trump calls off tariffs Read More

'As goes manufacturing, so goes the economy'

Gabrielle Piché:

‘Sense of relief, to a certain extent’

One-month pause leaves threat of tariffs hanging over industry leaders, entrepreneurs Read More

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Local

Tyler Searle: Métis federation opens Louis Riel College campus

Malak Abas: South Osborne residents fail in bid to prevent construction of 131-unit apartment tower

Erik Pindera: Province, MPI want court to toss Tesla bid for review of exclusion from EV rebate program

Chris Kitching: IIU clears WPS officers who fired shots at stolen truck in 2025 West End incident

Dean Pritchard: Crown wants 20-year sentence for man who sexually abused young girls

Erik Pindera: Hydro, governments could face class action suit over lengthy power outage

Zoe Pierce: Running for others’ lives from coast to coast in oppressive heat, smoke-filled air

By Tiago Resko: Rare white buffalo gets dignified sendoff

Chris Kitching: Preserving past, pondering future of 142-year-old downtown church

Morgan Modjeski: Province urged to lead effort to prevent dog maulings

Opinion

Conrad Sweatman: Singing the praises of fringe shows that dare to take risks

Paul G. Thomas: Understanding the police HQ inquiry

Tory McNally: Great workplace shorts debate: time to free knees

Judith Dueck: No museum can tell the whole story

Stuart Williams: The alternative to natural gas-powered turbines is in the ground

Editorial: Critical analysis of Manitoba Hydro plans may be frustrating, but it’s necessary

Pam Frampton: Saying goodbye to a friend I never met

Gage Haubrich: Bracket creep: A stealthy tax increase

Tom Brodbeck: Police crackdown made news, but did it make a difference?

Free Press: Letters, July 29

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Living the strongman life means special training for special strength

Mike McIntyre: Cross Lake pro blueliner walks away from sport he loves to live and work in northern community he loves even more

Conrad Sweatman: In an apartment above the Sherbie, famous local artists line the walls

David Sanderson: For unique Menno-centric take on Free Press, satirist mines her jibes between the lines

Jen Zoratti: Cultural consultation gives Indigenous stories strength in Netflix’s new Little House on the Prairie

Tiago Resko: Arjun Lal exhibition explores how society remains shaped by colonialism

Eva Wasney: Sottobraccio brings Harth’s Italian flavours to new location in Osborne Village

Tiago Resko: WAG wraps exhibition showcasing fine art of a sweet bike

Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press: Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that’s often a waste

Sports

Grace Penner: Soccer facility gets $750K from province for upgrades

Grace Penner: Trailblazer Kati Tabin brings PWHL championship trophy home to share success, inspire next generation

Ken Wiebe: Bombers receiver’s lateral recovery still talk of the town

Free Press: Sweet sendoff for apprentice jockey

Grace Penner: Winnipegger Bairos-Novak medals at wheel gymnastics worlds

Cassidy Dankochik: Carillon baseball team takes third straight MJBL title

Mike McIntyre: Fanning captures second straight senior’s title, while Martens’ provincial victory 27 years in the taking

Taylor Allen: Clean game a must for Bombers to pull out win at home

The Canadian Press: Canada’s Sarah Mitton repeats as women’s shot put champion at Commonwealth Games

Josh Dubow, The Associated Press: Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL’s richest deal ever

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Downtown Winnipeg comedy club Yuk Yuk’s closes

Free Press staff: Manitoba receives top marks for reducing internal trade barriers

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. markets drop as oil prices rise amid continued Middle East fighting

Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press: KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction

Gabrielle Piché: Pilot project targets defence contract tracking

The Canadian Press: Bell rolling out new tool to detect and flag spoofed phone calls using AI

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘Drive day and night’: TFI plans to roll out driverless trucks in U.S.

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba Innovates seeks to pump up in-person networking as artificial intelligence-created resumés become norm

Leah Willingham, The Associated Press: eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask

Aaron Epp: Qualico celebrating 75 years of growth, success since its first development of 13 bungalows in River Heights

Canada

Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: American booze to stay in LCBO, Starlink deal intact as U.S. pauses tariffs: Ford

Marcy Nicholson, The Canadian Press: Chief justice on mission to bring Supreme Court ‘closer to Canadians’ as it turns 150

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Giller Prize parts ways with sponsor Scotiabank after more than a year of protests

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Weak loonie signals economy is ‘in trouble’: currency expert

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Alcohol-related deaths rose 18 per cent during pandemic: report

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Interprovincial trade barriers: what they are, why they exist and how to cut them

The Canadian Press: Quebec follows federal government and delays capital gains tax hike until 2026

The Canadian Press: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says ‘sigh of relief’ after U.S. pauses tariff threat

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Tim Hortons brings back the cups for Roll Up to Win contest

John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: Raptors forward Barrett on anthem booing: ‘Everybody’s entitled to their own opinion’

World

Zeke Miller, The Associated Press: Trump says he wants Ukraine’s rare earth elements as a condition of further support

The Associated Press: A blast in Moscow kills 2, including the founder of a unit fighting in eastern Ukraine, reports say

The Associated Press: Middle East latest: Hostages freed from Gaza rarely saw sunlight, families say

Rebecca Santana, The Associated Press: ACLU sues over Trump shutting down asylum access at the southern border

Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar led one of the best Grammys in years. Has the awards show transformed?

Bruce Schreiner, The Associated Press: In Kentucky bourbon country, the prospect of a trade war feels like a hangover that won’t go away

Elena Becatoros, The Associated Press: Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini. Here’s what we know

Giovanna Dell'orto And Melissa Perez Winder, The Associated Press: Some US businesses close in a ‘day without immigrants.’ But many say they can’t lose income

The Associated Press: Ecuador’s conservative president announces tariffs on Mexican exports in an echo of Trump policy

Rebecca Santana And Gisela Salomon, The Associated Press: Trump administration ends temporary deportation protection for 350,000 Venezuelans

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