The Wrap: Police shooting, Trump tariffs, Métis fiddling, Manitoba moustaches

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

'He had nothing out here'

Tyler Searle and Dean Pritchard:

Man shot dead by police out of jail less than a week

Violent Nunavut resident with mental-health, addiction struggles repeatedly ran afoul of law during year ‘stuck’ in Winnipeg following prison sentence Read More

Tom Brodbeck:

Unwise, unfair to prejudge split-second life-and-death decisions police face

Officers do not go to work planning to take a life, Winnipeg Police Service acting chief Art Stannard told reporters during a Sunday-evening news conference. Read More

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'Something we can’t allow'

Carol Sanders and Nicole Buffie:

Trump’s threatened tariffs will plunge Canada into recession, Kinew says

Premier Wab Kinew has warned that Donald Trump’s pledge to slap a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian exports would plunge the country into a recession. Read More

Kyle Duggan, Nick Murray and David Baxter, The Canadian Press:

Trudeau, premiers to meet Wednesday after Trump trade threat

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for a united front ahead of an emergency meeting with the country's premiers on Wednesday, where they will grapple with the threat of steep new U.S. tariffs. Read More

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press:

Trump’s 25% per cent tariff would lead to pain on both sides of border, leaders say

Canadian business leaders say Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods would be a “lose-lose” scenario in which local companies face pressure to lower their costs while their American counterparts pay more. Read More

Craig Wong, The Canadian Press:

Loonie falls to lowest since 2020 after Trump threatens tariffs on Canadian goods

The Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level since May 2020 after Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian goods shipped to the United States once he takes office in January. Read More

'It’s good to play with other people'

Scott Billeck:

U of M unique Métis fiddling course strikes a chord

When Krysta Alexson first picked up a fiddle in September, she hoped she would be able to play a tune by the end of the semester. As she progressed in her U of M fiddling class she’s found the tunes are helping to carry her. Read More

'Stache in space

Ben Waldman:

Lip service

As Movember comes to a close, a look at some famous Manitoba moustaches Read More

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Local

Tessa Adamski: Girl pleads guilty to assaulting fellow student

Nicole Buffie: Drug site open house called off after media tipped off

Tyler Searle: Métis federation opens Louis Riel College campus

Malak Abas: South Osborne residents fail in bid to prevent construction of 131-unit apartment tower

Erik Pindera: Province, MPI want court to toss Tesla bid for review of exclusion from EV rebate program

Chris Kitching: IIU clears WPS officers who fired shots at stolen truck in 2025 West End incident

Dean Pritchard: Crown wants 20-year sentence for man who sexually abused young girls

Erik Pindera: Hydro, governments could face class action suit over lengthy power outage

Zoe Pierce: Running for others’ lives from coast to coast in oppressive heat, smoke-filled air

By Tiago Resko: Rare white buffalo gets dignified sendoff

Opinion

Editorial: 911: It’s a matter of life and death

John R. Wiens: Time for a democratic reset

Hersh Seth: Use it twice: a data centre we could support

Erna Buffie: It isn’t ‘just the weather’

Conrad Sweatman: Singing the praises of fringe shows that dare to take risks

Paul G. Thomas: Understanding the police HQ inquiry

Tory McNally: Great workplace shorts debate: time to free knees

Free Press: Letters, July 30

Judith Dueck: No museum can tell the whole story

Stuart Williams: The alternative to natural gas-powered turbines is in the ground

Arts & Life

Maureen Scurfield: Drop bravado and cease silly summer spat

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Eva Wasney: Living the strongman life means special training for special strength

Mike McIntyre: Cross Lake pro blueliner walks away from sport he loves to live and work in northern community he loves even more

Conrad Sweatman: In an apartment above the Sherbie, famous local artists line the walls

David Sanderson: For unique Menno-centric take on Free Press, satirist mines her jibes between the lines

Jen Zoratti: Cultural consultation gives Indigenous stories strength in Netflix’s new Little House on the Prairie

Tiago Resko: Arjun Lal exhibition explores how society remains shaped by colonialism

Eva Wasney: Sottobraccio brings Harth’s Italian flavours to new location in Osborne Village

Tiago Resko: WAG wraps exhibition showcasing fine art of a sweet bike

Sports

Grace Penner: Soccer facility gets $750K from province for upgrades

Grace Penner: Trailblazer Kati Tabin brings PWHL championship trophy home to share success, inspire next generation

Ken Wiebe: Bombers receiver’s lateral recovery still talk of the town

Free Press: Sweet sendoff for apprentice jockey

Grace Penner: Winnipegger Bairos-Novak medals at wheel gymnastics worlds

Cassidy Dankochik: Carillon baseball team takes third straight MJBL title

Mike McIntyre: Fanning captures second straight senior’s title, while Martens’ provincial victory 27 years in the taking

Taylor Allen: Clean game a must for Bombers to pull out win at home

The Canadian Press: Canada’s Sarah Mitton repeats as women’s shot put champion at Commonwealth Games

Josh Dubow, The Associated Press: Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL’s richest deal ever

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Downtown Winnipeg comedy club Yuk Yuk’s closes

Free Press staff: Manitoba receives top marks for reducing internal trade barriers

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. markets drop as oil prices rise amid continued Middle East fighting

Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press: KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction

Gabrielle Piché: Pilot project targets defence contract tracking

The Canadian Press: Bell rolling out new tool to detect and flag spoofed phone calls using AI

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘Drive day and night’: TFI plans to roll out driverless trucks in U.S.

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba Innovates seeks to pump up in-person networking as artificial intelligence-created resumés become norm

Leah Willingham, The Associated Press: eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask

Aaron Epp: Qualico celebrating 75 years of growth, success since its first development of 13 bungalows in River Heights

Canada

Sonja Puzic, The Canadian Press: Paul Bernardo denied parole after victims’ families plead he be kept behind bars

The Canadian Press: Consumer debt continues to grow, reaching record $2.5T, credit bureaus say

The Canadian Press: Canada Post strike enters 12th day as negotiations continue

Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press: Allowing a period of price declines would be ‘painful’ for Canadians: BoC official

Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservatives win decisive majority in Nova Scotia

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Canadian companies excited about AI but slow to adopt it: AI tech leaders

Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: Investigation into B.C. teen with bird flu finds no new cases, cause still unknown

Nina Dragicevic, The Canadian Press: Relying on product reviews during Black Friday? How to spot real ones from the fakes

The Canadian Press: Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre says actor died during performance of ‘A Christmas Carol’

World

Josef Federman, Kareem Chehayeb And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press: Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah start a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting

Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press: G7 ministers throw support behind Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire but make no mention of ICC warrant

Hanna Arhirova, The Associated Press: Ukraine says Russian attack sets a new record for the number of drones used

The Associated Press: Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs

Jonel Aleccia, The Associated Press: Bird flu virus was found in raw milk. What to know about the risks

The Associated Press: The world’s oldest man has died in England at 112

Jim Gomez, The Associated Press: Philippine president and vice president clash in a feud that’s testing an Asian democracy

Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press: Repealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry that’ll change under Trump

Riazat Butt, The Associated Press: A violent showdown in Pakistan’s capital pits the government against Imran Khan supporters

Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press: Rudy Giuliani draws rebuke for a courtroom outburst accusing judge in assets case of being unfair

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