The Wrap: Carr on Trudeau, solitary confinement, Prairie populism, typewriter collector, rollerskaters
Plus: Last chance to enter the 2024 News Quiz contest...

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

'I call for a change in the leadership'

Tyler Searle and Chris Kitching:

Carr first Manitoba Liberal MP to join party chorus calling for Trudeau’s resignation

Ben Carr has become the first Manitoba Liberal MP to publicly call for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as his party’s leader. “I do not arrive at this decision easily, nor do I make it happily,” Carr said Friday in a statement first provided to the Free Press. Read More

Tom Brodbeck:

Trudeau should stay aboard, go down with the ship

If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has even a drop of integrity pumping through his veins, he will lead the Liberals into the next election and accept the almost-certain defeat that awaits him and his party. Read More

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'It’s hard to even know what’s happening'

Matthew Frank:

Province plans to begin tracking solitary confinement use in jails more than a year after judge called for review of practice

Manitoba doesn’t track how much time provincial inmates spend in solitary confinement, nearly 1½ years after a judge called on the government to launch an independent review of its use of the widely condemned practice. Read More

'A grievance, a cultural style and a campaign tactic'

For its boosters, populism is a grassroots revolt that fights for ordinary people’s basic rights.

For its detractors, it’s an illiberal style of politics that stirs up tribalism.

Conrad Sweatman explores what populism means and whether it’s a good framework for making sense of Prairie politics.

Conrad Sweatman:

Turn right and head south

Manitoba populism a complex mix of faith, mistrust, tradition and practicality Read More

'They teach you to slow down and use your skills'

David Sanderson:

That’s QWERTY collection

Analogue aficionado keen to collate her cache of vintage manual typewriters Read More

'The perfect combination of fun and silly and challenging'

Eva Wasney and Ben Waldman:

Keep on rolling

Two Winnipeggers lace up to wheel joyfully into 2025 for the challenge and health benefits, but mostly for fun Read More

2024 News Quiz

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Local

Free Press: Brandon flood protections solid as water recedes, officials say

Scott Billeck: Manitoba chiefs behind renewed effort to criminalize residential school denialism

Tiago Resko: Demand for Naloxone training workshops grows as drug crisis intensifies

Erik Pindera: Nine years for man who kidnapped delivery driver

Tiago Resko: U of M students add malt barley roots to chocolate for nutritious treat

Skye Anderson: Man enters second guilty plea for child luring in same year

Zoe Pierce: New Folklorama mural rises in Winnipeg’s West End

Nicole Buffie: Hydro’s planned outages turn out the lights for thousands across province

Malak Abas: No more trashing paper coffee cups

Morgan Modjeski: Ste. Anne hospital to be closed till next week

Opinion

Editorial: Putting the pancake pilgrimage in focus

Paul G. Thomas: Management consultants and the public sector

Judith Dueck: Twelve metres of museum space

Rafiq Andani: The next Duff’s Ditch must be medical

Dan Lett: Police and mental health don’t mix: so why can’t we fix it?

By Melissa Martin: When it comes to our city’s tree canopy, Winnipeggers stand tall

Jen Zoratti: Tanmaxxing trend leaving gen Z cooked

Dan Lett: Carney trumps Trump with Gordie Howe bridge deal

Free Press: Letters, July 16

Gwynne Dyer: Plenty of losses all around

Arts & Life

Maureen Scurfield: Sweatier summers may call for fresh approach

Conrad Sweatman: Manitoba documentary focuses lens on environmental defenders, beauty of prairies

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Free Press: What's Up: Ballpark Brewfest, Timber Timbre tribute, Ai-Kon, Salsa Sundays, Neepawa ArtFest

Ben Sigurdson: New slate of Kanata Classics titles incoming

Ben Waldman: Artist Bistyek enjoys the freedom of living a creative life in full colour

Maureen Scurfield: Snubbing wife’s desire for ‘sexercise’ not good sign

Ben Waldman: Look who’s coming back: a sneak peek at fringe faves

Eva Wasney: Creed finds fans young and old as the oft-disbanded group returns to city

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Winnipeg’s first pro women’s team will be in the Northern Super League

Grace Penner: Table tennis nationals return to Winnipeg

Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears punch ticket to playoffs with road win over Mamba

Taylor Allen: Bombers’ D starting to show its teeth

Ken Wiebe: Eagles galore at St. Boniface as Neill takes first men’s amateur title

James Robson, The Associated Press: Defending champion Argentina reaches World Cup final by beating England 2-1

Ken Wiebe: Manitoba Miracle forward signs five-year contract with club

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Jets mailbag: Breaking down the club’s off-season moves

Ken Wiebe: Bjorck inks three-year, entry-level contract with Jets

Taylor Allen: Blue Bombers’ Brown not bent on revenge

Business

Free Press staff: Grain latest Port of Churchill shipment

Gabrielle Piché: Bee2gether Bikes out of The Forks after lease confusion

Aaron Epp: Ottawa invests $3.5M in EMILI growth

Christopher Reynolds and Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: WestJet flight attendants approve strike mandate as ground pay takes centre stage

Free Press staff: Toys ‘R’ Us closing Polo Park store

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: CREA now expects home sales decline in 2026 as it lowers forecast again

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada holds key rate steady as confidence grows in economic rebound

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Stock markets edge higher amid positive U.S. inflation data

Aaron Epp: Pristine Roofing nears 30 years with focus on making difference

Gabrielle Piché: Ottawa tabs $21.6M for Sayisi Dene energy projects

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Trudeau attending U.S. relations cabinet committee meeting amid calls for resignation

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Pierre Poilievre outlines goals, strategy, key players in Jordan Peterson interview

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Industry minister talks TikTok, Elon Musk and the future of his AI bill

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Google sends funds to journalism collective in exchange for Online News Act exemption

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: Hockey Canada picks up the pieces after another quarterfinal exit at world junior

The Canadian Press: Canada to host five IIHF women’s hockey tournaments in five years

Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press: Suspect in New Year’s Eve double slaying in Halifax was wanted in Toronto shooting

Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press: How the warming Great Lakes could herald a new era of supercharged snowstorms

Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Want to cut back on alcohol? You may see conflicting advice on low-risk drink limits

Curtis Ng, The Canadian Press: ‘Star Trek’ now a Canadian enterprise. What made it so?

World

Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled And Sam Mednick, The Associated Press: Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza as ceasefire talks set to resume in Qatar

Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press: Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels as other fronts calm

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Trump’s strength and unpredictability can help end the war in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press: South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff

Jason Dearen, Michelle R. Smith And Aaron Kessler, The Associated Press: New Orleans attack and Vegas explosion highlight extremist violence by active military and veterans

Rio Yamat, Tara Copp, Alanna Durkin Richer And Colleen Long, The Associated Press: Soldier who blew up Tesla at Trump hotel left note saying blast was to be a ‘wake up call’ for US

Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak And Marc Levy, The Associated Press: Biden blocks $14 billion acquisition of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel

By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press: A double dose of nasty winter is about to smack much of the US with snow, ice and biting cold

Amanda Seitz, The Associated Press: Surgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol’s cancer risk

Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press: A missing surfer in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack, police say

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