The Wrap: City budget, GST-holiday prep, Paralympian ambition, Hansel + Gretel

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

'We need more revenue, full stop'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Proposed city budget raises property taxes 5.95 per cent

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Chris Kitching:

Proposed increase in police funding ‘great news’ for acting chief, disappointment to anti-poverty advocate

The Winnipeg Police Service will get 36 new general patrol officers — half the number requested by acting chief Art Stannard — if city council approves the preliminary 2025 budget. Read More

Nicole Buffie:

Funding pulled for downtown library space for homeless

Community connections, the space in the downtown Millennium Library that provides support to the homeless population, will close at the end of this month when city funding comes to an end. The municipal government hasn’t included funding in the 2025 budget released Wednesday. Read More

Dan Lett:

Gillingham forced to stick political neck out in high-risk, unlikely-reward fiscal climate

With inflation still a concern and interest rates running high, can Mayor Gillingham sell Winnipeggers on what is likely the city’s largest proposed property tax increase this century? Read More

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'The pressure’s on'

Scott Billeck:

GST holiday headaches

Biz owners taxed by tight deadline to remove five per cent levy Read More

'She's incredibly tough'

Mike Sawatzky:

Life in the fast lane

Para triathlete Leanne Taylor won bronze in Paris. She has more ambitious goals in mind, including motherhood Read More

Hansel + Gretel... in Portage Place

Ben Waldman:

Cannibalistic capitalism

Sick + Twisted takes bite out of medieval fairy tale Read More

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Local

Morgan Modjeski: Future of Palace Theatre forming as consultations start

Dean Pritchard: Sentencing of man who killed Ukrainian newcomer delayed for psych report

Dean Pritchard: ‘Overwhelming’ evidence seals killer’s fate, judge rules

Morgan Modjeski: Man in hospital after hostage situation on King Edward

Chris Kitching: Heat dome shatters weather records across province

Joyanne Pursaga: Around city hall

Tyler Searle: Victim treated for stab wounds at HSC after random attack on hospital campus

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba declares public health emergency over HIV rising rates

Joyanne Pursaga: Record-setting volunteer army invades downtown to clean up trash

Josiah Neufeld: New space cleared for prayer at city’s airport

Opinion

Rebecca Chambers: Impulsive kids easy prey for addictive-by-design content

Tom Brodbeck: Inability to compromise dooms political career in Canada’s democracy

Gregory Mason: Unintended consequences of bike-safety policy

Jessica Scott-Reid: Bear hunting and conservation questions

Free Press: Letters, May 29

Amanda Le Rougetel: Canada, how do I love thee? Asking the questions

Editorial: Danielle Smith’s confusing referendum rhetoric

Daniel Ajiroba: The invisible lifeguards of public health

Editorial: Time-change survey tilts a certain way

Tom Brodbeck: Political rhetoric has no effect on Winnipeg’s encouraging crime statistics

Arts & Life

Janine LeGal: With neurodegenerative disorders, compassion is vital — for those afflicted, their loved ones and caregivers

Free Press Arts & Life staff: What's up: Flatlander’s Beer Fest, RWB's On the Edge, Josiah Koppanyi, Prairie Spirit and Detective! and more

Jen Zoratti: Winnipeg author explores a child’s grief in latest picture book

Jen Zoratti: Even after decades in standup, comedy legend Rita Rudner never stops writing new jokes

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Maureen Scurfield: Don’t be charmed into violent relationship

Craig Macrae and Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: R.T. Thorne’s post-apocalyptic thriller ’40 Acres’ dominates Day 1 of Canadian Screen Awards

Conrad Sweatman: Artsy avenues: Winnipeg’s cultural connoisseurs tend to cluster on certain streets

Janine LeGal: Ahead of her time

AV Kitching: Museum diorama detailing marshland, rye farm decommissioned owing to pest infestation

Sports

The Canadian Press: Habs enter Game 5 of Eastern Conference final down 3-1 to dominant Hurricanes

Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press: The vibes in Canada feel much different than the US as the World Cup arrives

Taylor Allen: Daniels’ discipline in spite of rough start paying dividends

Joshua Frey-Sam: Volleyball bench boss named to coaching staff for men’s national squad tourney

Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: MLB owners propose a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Vancouver rising; a tale of three strikes; Tides turning

Ken Wiebe: Bombers’ Williams looks to ride momentum onto roster

Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press: CFL signs six-year broadcast agreement with Bell Media, DAZN and YouTube

The Associated Press: Celebrini and Crosby score as Canada beats US to advance to semifinals of ice hockey worlds

The Associated Press: PWHL Players Association is disclosing salaries as members vote to approve transparency

Business

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Economists pour cold water on recession talk after Canada’s economy stalls in Q1

Gabrielle Piché: Mushroom producers face ‘worrying’ duties

Free Press staff: Five named Spirit of Winnipeg Awards winners

Gabrielle Piché: Tesla threatens to take province to court over EV rebate

Gabrielle Piché: Restaurant industry advocate says it was denied meeting with premier in lobbying for takeout meals to be included in Manitoba plan

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: A new shock could trigger multiple risks, test Canada’s financial resilience: BoC

Malak Abas: Manitoba Construction Career Expo draws students from across province with goal of ‘AI-resilient’ career options

Aaron Epp: Founding CentrePort CEO Gray honoured with Footprint Award

Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre

Free Press staff: Governments launch program to enhance employee skills

Canada

Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press: BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward

Anja Karadeglija and Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Canada preparing retaliatory tariffs, as Ford threatens to cut off energy to U.S.

Sarah Ritchie and Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Trudeau’s comments on Kamala Harris ‘not helpful,’ premiers say, as Musk blasts PM

The Canadian Press: Labour minister says Ottawa will remain on sideline as postal strike nears four weeks

The Canadian Press: MAID cases rose to 15,000 in 2023, but growth of cases has halved

Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press: Officer suspended after two Mi’kmaq fishers dropped without boots following arrest

The Canadian Press: RCMP arrest Quebec man for alleged hate speech targeting Jews on social networks

Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Montreal snow removal towing operation ends after gunshot fired

Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press: National Gallery brings rarely seen drawings out of the vault for exhibition

The Canadian Press: ‘Satisfying victory’: Toronto man wins world Excel spreadsheet championships in Vegas

World

Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

Samy Magdy And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press: Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 33 including children, Palestinian medics say

Hussein Malla And Omar Albam, The Associated Press: Syrians flock to morgues looking for loved ones who perished in Assad’s prisons

Aamer Madhani And Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press: US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in ‘coming days’

Mike Catalini, The Associated Press: Arguments over whether Luigi Mangione is a ‘hero’ offer a glimpse into an unusual American moment

Dave Collins, The Associated Press: What happens next with Alex Jones’ Infowars? No certainty yet after sale to The Onion is rejected

Stephen Groves, Colleen Long And Gisela Salomon, The Associated Press: Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrants

Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press: An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister

Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press: Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat

Todd Richmond, The Associated Press: Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled the country is charged after returning to US

The Associated Press: George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89

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