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The Wrap: Breast cancer campaign removed, priest’s charges stayed, NDP cabinet shuffle, and literary award winners

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

 

'The campaign missed the mark'

Nicole Buffie:

Health minister cancels titillating breast cancer ads

Campaign called disrespectful despite similar provocative strategies used worldwide Read More

 
 
 

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'No reasonable likelihood of conviction'

Erik Pindera:

Crown stays sex charges against priest following testimony from young accuser

All charges against a Little Grand Rapids First Nation priest who was accused of sexually abusing a young girl were stayed Wednesday, the second day of his trial. Read More

 
 

'An ambitious government agenda'

Carol Sanders:

Kinew adds tech portfolio, shuffles cabinet

Premier Wab Kinew has created a new department, added fresh faces to his cabinet and given others new responsibilities as his government heads into its second year. Read More

 
 

'We got to celebrate in that moment'

Ben Sigurdson:

Free Press columnist, city’s poet laureate honoured with Governor General’s Literary awards

What began as columns penned for the Free Press on the complexities of Winnipeg —its good, bad and in-between — has led to Niigaan Sinclair winning the Governor-General’s Literary Awards prize for non-fiction writing. City of Winnipeg poet laureate Chimwemwe Undi, meanwhile, took the top poetry prize for her collection Scientific Marvel. Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Carol Sanders: ‘Last chance’ clearance U.S. booze punted from Liquor Marts
Joyanne Pursaga: Late founder of Canad Inns celebrated with honorary street name
Maggie Macintosh: Physical activity ‘for every single child’
Dean Pritchard: Man who robbed tax accounts to pay his own bill given house arrest
By Zoe Pierce: Doctor pays $500K to revamp courtyard at care home where he works
Carol Sanders: ‘Not his best work,’ Kinew says of Trump’s order to rename Lake Ontario
Morgan Modjeski: Former care home nurse fined $8,000 for ‘disturbing in the extreme’ 2025 incident
Chris Kitching: Premier, mayor voice support for decision to end police officers’ OT retail-security shifts
Erik Pindera: Ottawa funds sentencing program for northern Manitoba offenders
Chris Kitching: Owners, agents reviewing bids to purchase Fort Garry Hotel
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: End of retail ‘gravy train’ should get more police boots on the ground
Tom Brodbeck: NDP should explain Shared Health’s value to Manitobans waiting for promised ‘fix’
Elayna Hurtig: Breed-specific dog ban should be overturned
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 27
Mel Marginet: E-scooters can be the future — if done right
Editorial: Fully protecting Transit drivers overdue
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?
 

Arts & Life

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Peter Cullen, Canadian-born voice of Optimus Prime in ‘Transformers,’ dies at 85
Tiago Resko: Art gallery ready to play with clay in WAG Studio Pottery Throwdown
Free Press: What’s up: Deep Purple, Sarper Güven, and Taste of Manitoba, Maryland Music, Must Be Nice Indigenous Comedy and Corn and Apple fests
Danica Kirka, The Associated Press: Britons get the chance to read Jason Arday’s story for themselves as memoir is published in the UK
Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press: Alabama Shakes returns with a new album after 11 years and a reunion at a craft brewery gig
Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press: Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across the art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo
Maureen Scurfield: Don’t get tangled up in ‘no-strings’ affair
AV Kitching: Arts & Life team taste-tests new Kraft concoction
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Eva Wasney: Try these veggie burger options around Winnipeg
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: ‘They’ve got confidence, but they do have their flaws’
Taylor Allen: Blue Bombers out to do more than stay close to Alouettes
Grace Penner: Murphy embracing leadership role with Goldeyes
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ Hellebuyck trade request marks pivotal moment for the franchise
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: Canadian striker Olivia Smith continues making history with WSL’s Arsenal
Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: UEFA prepares criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA’s Infantino over World Cup sell-off
Ken Maguire, The Associated Press: NFL international slate includes Melbourne, Rio and Paris. What to know about all 9 games abroad
Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: Saudi soccer body says it supports FIFA president Gianni Infantino ‘at this time’
The Canadian Press: Toronto Raptors to raise Kyle Lowry’s No. 7 to rafters in January retirement ceremony
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: After baserunning gaffe a night earlier, Lukes hits three-run homer in Jays’ 3-0 win
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg-based Probe Research acquired by Abacus Data
Gabrielle Piché: Counter-tariffs add new challenge for retailers
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite ends in the green as U.S. markets rise
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: TD Bank plans to open 100 new U.S. branches through 2028, reports $4.6B Q3 profit
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: You’ve fled a fire or flood — and then the financial hit comes
Morgan Modjeski: Winnipeg biz owners encouraged to fly the Maple Leaf
Aaron Epp: New Skyline: revolving restaurant to reopen atop Fort Garry Place
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Latest tariff war making outcome of trade tensions hard to predict: National Bank CEO
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Fact File: U.S. could inflict pain on Canada through energy trade
The Canadian Press: Enbridge buying Salt Creek Midstream’s crude oil gathering business for US$600M
 

Canada

Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump’s appointees have criticized Trudeau, warned of border issues with Canada
Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press: ‘He’s here with us’: Tributes to John Horgan as B.C. New Democrat members sworn in
Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press: Hockey Canada summit to tackle sexism, gender-based violence, homophobia, transphobia
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Investigation underway after Alberta Crown corporation hit by cyberattack
The Canadian Press: Via Rail seeks judicial review of CN’s speed restrictions
The Canadian Press: Japanese owner of 7-Eleven receives another offer to rival Couche-Tard bid
Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press: Loblaw ramps up efforts to capture more customers as it reports profit up in Q3
The Canadian Press: Quebec’s police watchdog investigating after person seriously injured in Montreal
The Canadian Press: Police ID body in Montreal park as abducted crypto influencer missing since June
 
 

World

Edith M. Lederer And Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press:

The United Nations faces uncertainty as Trump returns to US presidency

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations and other international organizations are bracing for four more years of Donald Trump, who famously tweeted before becoming president the first ... Read More

 

Maryclaire Dale, The Associated Press:

Prosecutor failed to show that Musk’s $1M-a-day sweepstakes was an illegal lottery, judge says

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The $1 million voter sweepstakes linked to billionaire Elon Musk was allowed to continue through Election Day because Philadelphia’s top prosecutor failed to show th... Read More

 

The Associated Press:

US says it intends to shore up support for Ukraine until Trump takes office

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden intends to bolster U.S. military support to Ukraine in the final months of his administration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesd... Read More

 

Eric Tucker, The Associated Press:

CIA employee accused of leaking classified info on Israeli attack plans to face charges in Virginia

WASHINGTON (AP) — A CIA employee accused of leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran was ordered by a federal judge Thursday to face felony charges... Read More

 

Meg Kinnard And David Klepper, The Associated Press:

What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the n... Read More

 

Wayne Parry, The Associated Press:

2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning and blazes out West

BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning forest in New York state. A park in Manhattan ... Read More

 

Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press:

NYC bans unusual practice of forcing tenants to pay real estate brokers hired by landlords

NEW YORK (AP) — Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long reviled by renters, will be banned under legislation that passed Wednesday after overco... Read More

 

Chris Megerian, The Associated Press:

Trump promises to turn Washington upside down. He’s being welcomed back anyway

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fireplace was crackling in the Oval Office on Wednesday morning as President Joe Biden shook hands with Donald Trump and congratulated him on his election victory.... Read More

 

Haleluya Hadero, The Associated Press:

Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu

Amazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20, an effort to compete with discount retailers that have increasing... Read More

 
 

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