The Wrap: Murray Sinclair dies, U.S. election, deadly arson sentencing, child death, and Hellebuyck’s ire

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

'A true visionary leader'

Kevin Rollason:

Former judge and senator Murray Sinclair dies at 73

Whether as a lawyer, judge, commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, senator, or family man, Murray Sinclair is being remembered for bringing reconciliation to the national consciousness to change the lives of Indigenous people in Manitoba and across the country. Read More

Maggie Macintosh:

Sacred fire burns at Manitoba legislature to remember ‘one of the best’

Manitobans in mourning threw tobacco into a sacred fire on the front lawn of the provincial legislature Monday to honour the life and legacy of Murray Sinclair. Read More

Editorial:

A great loss for Manitoba and the nation

As a pioneering Indigenous lawyer and only the second Indigenous judge to take a seat on the bench in Canada, Justice Murray Sinclair was at the forefront of judicial inquiries that changed how we view this country. Read More

Staff:

A life in pictures: Hon. Murray Sinclair

A look back at the life of trailblazing judge, senator and National Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Murray Sinclair. Read More

Get ready to savour Manitoba's freshest summer flavours

'We have so much to gain and so much to lose'

Adam Treusch:

Red state, blue state

Free Press travels to North Dakota, Minnesota; Manitoba’s neighbours brace for whatever comes after a U.S. election like no other Read More

Chris Megerian, The Associated Press:

A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here’s how we got here

On Tuesday, Americans will choose either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris to serve as the next president. It’s the final chapter in one of the most bewildering, unpredictable and consequential sagas in political history. Read More

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press:

How Canadians can watch the U.S. election, with or without cable

Canadians are eager to see how the results of the contentious U.S. presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will shape the next four years. But before they can get to that, they'll have to tune in on Tuesday — not so simple, thanks to a media landscape that's more fragmented than ever. Read More

'Entirely preventable with appropriate levels of support'

Dean Pritchard:

Proper social supports could have prevented fatal fire, court told; mentally disabled drug user sentenced to 15 years

Two Winnipeg seniors would still be alive had Ethan Powderhorn received the social supports he needed before setting a $1-million blaze at a downtown Manitoba Housing complex, a lawyer for the 28-year-old mentally disabled man told a judge Monday. Read More

'Nobody seems to know what happened'

Chris Kitching:

Man who lived with couple shocked by discovery of toddler’s remains, was told she was living in Winnipeg

An Interlake man who took in a young couple and a toddler, whose remains were later found in an old barn near his home, was told the girl went to live with a guardian in Winnipeg. Read More

'We just knew we got screwed'

Ken Wiebe:

‘That was clearly goalie interference’: Hellebuyck slams ruling on coach’s challenge

Connor Hellebuyck wasn’t interested in taking the high road. Even after having the opportunity to sleep on it, the Winnipeg Jets’ all-world goaltender voiced his frustration at the latest coach’s challenge for goalie interference not going his way. Read More