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The Wrap: Rural ERs, city budget, class sizes, Jets recalling Chibrikov
Plus: creamy, boozy eggnog concoctions

Good evening.

We’re covering tonight’s Jets game; results and analysis will be on our website shortly after the game ends.

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

 

'Open by a thread'

Chris Kitching:

Staff shortages forcing more rural, northern ERs to close or cut hours over holidays, doctors warn

Doctors Manitoba said 18 ERs are scheduled to be open 24-7 this month, while 24 have limited hours or frequent closures, and 28 are fully closed on a short- or full-term basis. Read More

 
 
 

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'Find ways to stretch'

Joyanne Pursaga:

City of Winnipeg budget just the tip of the tax, fee iceberg

The City of Winnipeg’s budget may only reveal the first round of tax and fee hikes to be paid by Winnipeggers in 2025. The city is still waiting on reports that detail upcoming sewer and water rate... Read More

 
 

'A transparency sinkhole'

Maggie Macintosh:

Online class size reports ‘very disappointing’

Info on public schools called incomplete, difficult to compare Read More

 
 

'It’s creamy, tangy and it’s festive'

AV Kitching:

High on the nog

Mixologists craft concoctions to convince reporter traditional holiday drink doesn’t stink Read More

 
 

'He’s got some bite to him'

Ken Wiebe:

Chibrikov earns his shot

Giving Moose scoring leader NHL experience all part of Jets long-term plan Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Dean Pritchard: Crown wants jail for mom who let infant OD
Scott Billeck: Business council’s new housing alliance, partners complete first ‘deeply affordable’ project
Kevin Rollason: Captain Kennedy House reopens after $1.4-M upgrade
Carol Sanders: PC Leader Obby Khan settles $562K lawsuit with Jones & Company
Tyler Searle: Choice to toss complaint gets review
Alex Lambert: Municipalities seek revival of cross-border river basin project
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Manitoba politician calls Saskatchewan farmer who killed Colten Boushie a victim
Joyanne Pursaga: Beleaguered downtown business owners welcome province’s help to make streets safer over summer
Chris Kitching: Winning ticket puts record-setting Lotto 6/49 money where its Whitemouth is
Erik Pindera: ‘Old Testament for the drug dealers, New Testament for the drug users’: Kinew
 

Opinion

Tom Brodbeck: Bread, milk… and ID? Beleaguered biz could eye Liquor Mart model
Bob Austman: Firewood, the emerald ash borer and you
Norman Brandson: Planning for an electric future — now
Editorial: What you don’t know can, in fact, hurt you
Sina Aiello: We must do better for patients
Free Press: Letters, May 22
Tom Brodbeck: Massive drug bust a big deal, but police alone cannot end misery
Gwynne Dyer: Is demographic collapse a good idea?
Charles S. Shaver: Build new pipelines entirely within Canada
Robert Milan: The best hockey I knew was the first
 

Arts & Life

Ben Waldman: Theatre Projects Manitoba offers double the theatrics in ambitious new play
Ben Sigurdson: Craft beer landscape is shifting, but it’s not all bottoms up
Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press: Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: CRTC triples streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content
Maureen Scurfield: Best not to risk an inequitable union
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Waldman: Subvert music service prioritizing art over artificial intelligence
Free Press: What’s up: Food Truck Battles; murder mystery; U of M School of Art; David Essig; pro wrestling
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Police federation calls for probe of CBC-APTN show, says officers were ‘misled’
Conrad Sweatman: RMTC's Rubaboo: A Métis Cabaret is a musical mélange of jazz, folk, roots
 

Sports

Aaron Beard, The Associated Press: Canadiens pounce as Hurricanes emerge from long playoff break with breakdowns, miscues
Mike McIntyre: Fish fried in finale against Cougars
Taylor Allen: Bombers’ vets reminisce on their own pre-season debuts
Ken Wiebe: Fresh off National Golf Invitational title win, Epson Tour date awaits Winnipegger Kartusch
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears look to rebound on home court
The Canadian Press: Canadiens visit rested Hurricanes for Game 1 of Eastern Conference final
Sébastien Auger, The Canadian Press: The Montreal Victoire make their homecoming after winning Walter Cup
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: ‘They celebrate everyone’: Montreal Canadiens enjoying playoff ride
The Canadian Press: Hamilton Hammers name gives new AHL franchise a Steel City identity
Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press: Five things to get you up to speed for F1’s Canadian Grand Prix
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Aviva Natural Health Solutions part of added foundation to build up Christian charity
Gabrielle Piché: Adverse weather slows pace of seeding to below 5-year average
Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre
Gabrielle Piché: Optimism greets Manitoba’s India trade office proposal
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. markets recover from earlier losses
The Canadian Press: CPP Investments chief says Canada attracting attention from foreign investors
Bernard Condon, The Associated Press: SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘It’s insane’: Summer gas prices could hit record highs, upending budgets and travel
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Liquidation grocery stores are booming as appetite for food deals soars
Malak Abas: Communication key to future city projects, says chief construction officer
 

Canada

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Premiers to meet with Trudeau Wednesday about trade and tariffs, Ford says
Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press: Freeland doesn’t commit to meeting her own deficit target in fall economic statement
Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press: Summer wildfire that hit Jasper, Alta., tops Environment Canada 2024 weather list
Kyle Duggan and Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press: Poll suggests 13% of Canadians think Canada should become the 51st American state
The Canadian Press: Canada Post strike on day 26 as union sends new proposals
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Canada continues to review Syrian refugee claims as European nations pause intake
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: ‘Should never have happened’: Indigenous man’s braids cut off in Edmonton hospital
Darryl Greer and Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: TikTok files legal challenge of federal government’s shutdown order
Nina Dragicevic, The Canadian Press: What financial experts wish you knew about divorce
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: The holidays can be an anxious time for some kids. Here’s how parents can help.
 
 

World

Abdulrahman Shaheen And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press: Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country
The Associated Press: Negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start ‘in the winter,’ Poland’s leader Tusk says
Michael R. Sisak And Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press: Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse
Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press: Israel’s Netanyahu vows to challenge ‘absurd’ corruption charges as he takes the stand in his trial
Jim Gomez, The Associated Press: Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after a brief but major volcanic eruption
Jae C. Hong, Eric Thayer And Christopher Weber, The Associated Press: Celebrities and coastal residents flee from wind-driven wildfire in Malibu
Jacques Billeaud And Anita Snow, The Associated Press: Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving children
Fanny Brodersen And Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press: Japanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
The Associated Press: Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust over Fox News media empire control rejected
David Bauder, The Associated Press: Still rockin': As Brenda Lee turns 80, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, which she sang as a teen, is a holiday staple
 

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