The Wrap: Animal cruelty charges, surgery update, Rachel Browne tribute, and Cole Perfetti’s slump

Good evening. The Winnipeg Jets play a late game (9 p.m. puck drop) in Los Angeles tonight.

Hockey writer Mike McIntyre is a fast typist, but his game story and analysis will come too late for our print deadline. Check our website later tonight for the result.

Here’s a look at what else our newsroom has been working on today:

'We've never seen anything like this'

Tyler Searle:

Couple accused of animal abuse now facing bestiality charges

WPS investigators find evidence of intention to torture a child in ‘deeply disturbing’ case Read More

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'Cutting wait times… does not have to be complicated'

Chris Kitching:

New hires, operating space in Selkirk to end ‘long-waiters’ list: health officials

The Manitoba government’s plans for 800 hip and knee surgeries in Selkirk will help meet demand and spare patients from becoming “long-waiters,” officials vowed Wednesday. Read More

'It’s just pure magic'

Jen Zoratti:

Dare to dream

Rachel Browne’s legacy lives on through Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers Read More

'Just waiting for the game that it comes'

Mike McIntyre:

Perfetti contributing any way he can

Jets forward taking care of business despite scoring slump Read More

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Local

Carol Sanders: HSC nurses concerned info hacked in cyberattack

Morgan Modjeski: First Nations leaders offer sympathies after girl’s death

Dean Pritchard: Judge dials up two years’ probation for ‘prolific’ 911 harasser

Malak Abas: ‘No CUSMA, no booze-ma’: Kinew

Rylee Gerrard: Nurses union questions explanation for delayed opening of new Neepawa hospital

Carol Sanders: Moving rail lines outside city would make Winnipeg ‘major transportation hub’

Nicole Buffie: Spotty service, U.S. roaming charges leave Somerset woman calling for answers

Joyanne Pursaga: City charter ties council’s hands in wake of criminal allegations against Transcona councillor

Morgan Modjeski: Teen in former police vehicle menaces car enthusiasts’ event, earns home visit, warning from police

Morgan Modjeski: Libau man warns Manitobans after contracting West Nile Virus

Opinion

Melissa Martin: Quiet opening fitting for controversial site

Dan Lett: It’s one thing to climb aboard rail-relocation train, quite another to pay for the ride

Niigaan Sinclair: A measure of hope a decade after senseless death, injustice

Jason M. Sutherland: Gridlock by design: no excuses for bed backlog

Free Press: Letters, Aug. 12

Tom Brodbeck: Poilievre’s simplistic bluster a desperate bid for attention in a serious moment for nation

Gwynne Dyer: AI bio-weapons loom

Free Press: The circle of life — garden-sized

Free Press: Letters, Aug. 10

Editorial: Signs the Carney approach is working

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Terri Clark striking a balance on- and offstage en route to Winnipeg

Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner

Jay Cohen, The Associated Press: Pope hats, bloody shirts and so many bobbleheads: The creative ways MLB teams lure fans to the park

Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: Anthony Hopkins on his debut album: ‘My first love is music’

Ben Sigurdson: A new chapter: Renamed Winnipeg Book Festival takes to The Forks this fall

Conrad Sweatman: Winnipeg artist RYAN AD's ambitions growing as work reaches Paris

Ariel Gordon: Author of haunted-venue tale on unique joys of live theatre

Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press: Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features

Josiah Neufeld: Quaker movement fuelled by a fierce sense of social justice

Ben Sigurdson: Blues Brother bringing sci-fi debut this fall

Sports

Taylor Allen: Talent of Blue Bombers’ Ceresna shines through all the way from Div. 3

Mike McIntyre: Bringing home a Fish: Group of local baseball fans open doors to Goldeyes

Grace Penner: Former Valour midfielder’s soccer academy an assist in developing province’s talent

The Canadian Press: Panel: Acquitted 2018 WJC players breached Hockey Canada code of conduct

Greg Beacham, The Associated Press: A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says

Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press: Britain’s Andy Green sets another speed record, this time in a hydrogen-powered car

The Associated Press: High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet

David Brandt, The Associated Press: Former NFL QB Matt Hasselbeck part of latest CTE frontier – diagnosing brain disease in the living

John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: Brett Bateman’s Major League Baseball career off to fast start with Toronto Blue Jays

Ken Wiebe: It’s been a winding journey to the pros for PWHL’s first Manitoban bench boss

Business

Free Press staff: Downtown records net zero business loss

Free Press staff: Manitoba to pitch Churchill at investment summit

Free Press: Boyd Group hits US$1 billion sales in a quarter

Aaron Epp: Ridesharing platform lets people connect with local drivers with trucks, cargo vans

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Insolvencies jumped 11.5% annually in June, Canada’s bankruptcy monitor shows

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises on materials and financials strength, U.S. markets post mixed results

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Air Canada shares jump after it sells 25% stake in Aeroplan for $2.5 billion

Aaron Epp: A mission to make hearing care easier to access

Gabrielle Piché: A Winnipeg home with a mountain view? You won’t find a real one, but AI-generated visual suggests otherwise

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Cargojet pilots notch major wage hike, as company stresses productivity gains

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Liberal GST holiday expected to pass soon as government introduces solo bill

Kyle Duggan and Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Not a moment to ‘squabble,’ Freeland says after premiers’ meeting on Trump tariffs

Nick Murray and David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Federal government will not send Canada Post strike to arbitration, minister says

Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press: After record-breaking warmth, winter to ‘salvage its reputation’: Weather Network

Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press: Canada didn’t live up to its values on immigration in recent years, Carney says

Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: 988 suicide helpline takes more than 300K calls, texts in its first year

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Canadian non-profit that facilitates abortion pill access sees surge in U.S. requests

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Hiker ‘doing well and recovering’ after 5 weeks missing in freezing B.C. wilderness

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: Saskatchewan legislature member says premier targeted his transgender children

Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press: Ukrainian girls’ team finds hockey haven at Wickenheiser festival

The Canadian Press: One small step for Alberta town: Residents hope to share name with lunar rover

World

Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets one front but Gaza sees no end to war

Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds so it has enough troops to battle Russia

Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press: Biggest November snowstorm in half century hits Seoul and grounds flights

Molly Quell, The Associated Press: ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar’s military regime

Josh Boak, The Associated Press: Trump’s tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy, but this time could be different

Jill Colvin And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press: Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

The Associated Press: Harvey Weinstein files legal claim alleging lack of medical care and hygiene at Rikers Island jail

The Associated Press: Hyundai recalling over 226,000 cars and SUVs to fix rearview cameras that can fail

Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press: Fossilized dinosaur feces and vomit help scientists reconstruct the creatures’ rise

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