The Wrap: Police shooting, Arlington Bridge, ER chaos, and at long last: Heinola

Good evening. Tonight the No. 1-ranked Winnipeg Jets meet the No. 2 Minnesota Wild in St. Paul.

Mike McIntyre is at the Xcel Energy Center and will provide analysis, news, notes and quotes on our website tonight and in tomorrow’s print edition.

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

'Even just talking about it, my heart is racing'

Tyler Searle:

Experts urge caution over viral video of man shot, killed by officers

Police watchdog probes death of man outside Unicity shopping centre Read More

Chris Kitching:

Bodycam could help tell full story of fatal shooting: police board chair

Sunday’s fatal officer-involved shooting in Winnipeg has renewed the discussion around the possibility of body-worn cameras for city police, less than a week after Manitoba RCMP announced a rollout. ... Read More

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'A much more modest project'

Joyanne Pursaga:

City report delivers new, less-expensive, proposal to replace Arlington Bridge

A new proposal to replace the Arlington Bridge at its current location could cost $166 million, plus up to $27 million more in interest, and require six years to build. Read More

Joyanne Pursaga:

Deteriorating Omand Park bridge needs replacement: city report

A plan to replace the Omand Park pedestrian bridge could soon be on the way, as city staff warn the deteriorating structure could fail at any time. Read More

'This is what we deal with every day'

Carol Sanders:

‘Chaos in our ERs’

Woman shocked by impact of addictions during 22-hour stint at HSC Read More

'The perseverance is incredible'

Mike McIntyre:

Heinola ‘super excited to be back’

Jets hard-luck D-man finally back in the lineup Read More

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Local

David Sanderson: Trailblazing Western Scrap Metals heavy-equipment operator relishes role at massive crane’s control

Carol Sanders: HSC weapons scanners effective, needed at other hospitals: nurses union

Janine LeGal: A Life's Story: Woman fought for better outcomes for others amid cancer fight

Taylor Allen: Five-star review of Winkler Bible Camp

Zoe Pierce: Firefighter’s death fuels cancer fight

Maggie Macintosh: Coalition dismayed after U of M decides not to establish master’s in speech-language pathology

Free Press staff: Safety upgrades at Whiteshell park to begin soon

Dean Pritchard: Foster mom pleads guilty to assault that left six-year-old-girl paralyzed

Joyanne Pursaga: Proposed Transcona development — which could add 20,000 people — gets thumbs down from residents

Malak Abas: WRHA directs three care homes to accommodate surge of hospital patients

Opinion

Russell Wangersky: An elegy for the smalls

Jen Zoratti: Don’t delete organ concert tickets when scrubbing digital life

Tory McNally: Meetings accomplish something that an email never could while respecting people’s time, building relationships

Laura Rance-Unger: The effects of El Nino on crop prices, production

Editorial: Fighting tariffs with the power of boycotts

Riley Enns: Reading, writing, religion

David McLaughlin: Good deal or no deal? Carney’s crucible

Hersh Seth: City hall and fairness for the future

Melissa Martin: Corroded Arlington overpass yields way for new hope of spanning urban chasm

Ben Sigurdson: Get out and about, have a sip at local beer, wine events

Arts & Life

Reviewed by Candida Rifkind: Creepy, poignant graphic novel a small-town coming-of-age horror story

Reviewed by Brandi Field: Human cost of AI bubble outweighs tech’s potential

Reviewed by Matt Henderson: Rise of social media reflects rise of self-promotion — to the detriment of genuine storytelling

Benjamin Waldman: Revered Broadway rail anchors Winnipeg’s resilient skateboarding scene

Holly Harris: Rainbow Stage’s Legally Blonde a lovely legal musical

Ben Sigurdson: Obama to talk formative books in new podcast

Harriet Zaidman: Seafarer plans party in belly of a whale

John Longhurst: Churches make collective gift toward fostering reconciliation

Maureen Scurfield: Ratcheting up heat can lead to cold feet

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers manage to hand Redblacks another loss

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Quarterfinal upset; Wild win; Rapid still human

GEORGE WILLIAMS: All eyes on Brachetto ahead of Downs’ yearling sale

Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears staff a who’s who of hustlers in the hoops community

Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears confident in turnaround despite CEBL series being cancelled

Mike McIntyre: Pitcher Bourassa picks up where he left off after return from Mexican club

Jerrad Peters: Mourinho’s return to Real Madrid a classic rebound

Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: Who is Victor Montagliani, the Canadian who could challenge for FIFA’s top job?

Grace Penner: Ready to roll: Bowls Manitoba looking to grow the game

Grace Penner: The scoop on lawn bowling

Business

Aaron Epp: Manitoba family finalist for cattle producers environmental award

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba prepares project pitches for investment summit

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets end the Friday trading day lower

Gabrielle Piché: City Lego seller continues to build up its business

Aaron Epp: Classic Scoop founder left lucrative job to start business offering treats on-site for parties, festivals

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Anxious Canadian firms bet Trump will buckle before 50% tariff deadline

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: What’s canon in ‘Paw Patrol’? Canadian mega-franchise tackles creative questions as its world expands

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Gas price rebound expected to send inflation higher in July

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

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

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump pledges 25-per-cent tariff on Canadian products until border issues solved

Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press: Freeland says the two-month GST holiday is meant to tackle the ‘vibecession’

The Canadian Press: Premiers seek ‘urgent’ meeting with Trudeau before Trump returns to White House

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Miller to propose more changes to immigration and asylum system

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Defence Minister Bill Blair “ready to go faster” on spending timeline

The Canadian Press: Court hears legal arguments in sex assault case of five hockey players

The Canadian Press: Montreal dockworkers, employers to enter mediation after six-day work stoppage

The Canadian Press: CN Rail mechanics, clerks approve strike mandate

Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press: B.C. health minister vows overdose revamp after addictions portfolio is scrapped

Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: How menopause awareness among employers, patients is changing the workplace

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Mother orca and her children make ‘grocery shopping’ trip near downtown Vancouver

World

Sally Abou Aljoud, Josef Federman And Sam Metz, The Associated Press: Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to a ceasefire with Hezbollah

Bassem Mroue And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press: Lebanon’s Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah

The Associated Press: Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance

Bill Barrow, The Associated Press: Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different ideas and eclectic personalities

David Koenig, The Associated Press: Travelers who waited to make Thanksgiving trips are hitting the biggest crowds so far

Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press: Police fire tear gas as thousands supporting former Prime Minister Khan arrive near capital

Siarhei Satsiuk, Vanessa Gera And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew member

Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says

John Leicester And Marine Lesprit, The Associated Press: French mass rape trial prosecutors demand maximum sentence for Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband

Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press: New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets

Laurie Kellman, The Associated Press: Overhauls of ‘heritage brands’ raise the question: How important are our products to our identities?

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