Train-crash death, drug workshops and data, Jets and Perfetti, and now you can recycle paper cups
Plus: Mini Mozarts commemorate composer's birthday

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

'An amazing man'

Tyler Searle:

Sheriff who died in train collision ‘loved everybody’

Indigenous man with two children — and another on the way — remembered as role model Read More

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Three Savour Manitoba magazine covers promoting a food, drink, and lifestyle publication.

'We all unfortunately need those skills right now'

Tiago Resko:

Administering help, hope

Demand for Naloxone training workshops grows as drug crisis intensifies Read More

Joyanne Pursaga:

Police mum about final report on 10-day drug crackdown

Mayor says he’d like to see results, but wouldn’t say if they should be shared with public Read More

'It’s good news for everybody'

Malak Abas:

No more trashing paper coffee cups

Empties can be thrown into blue box Read More

'I want to be a guy that can help get this team far'

Ken Wiebe:

Perf-ect news for Jets fans

Manitoba Miracle forward signs five-year contract with club Read More

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Perfect summer pours and pairings

Local

Photos by John Woods and Robert Lee: In pictures: Folklorama 2026

Erik Pindera: Former, current care home operators deny responsibility in resident’s 2024 death

Zoe Pierce: ‘This is Mommy’s park’: city honours two-time Olympic champion curler Lawes

Nicole Buffie: Giant Tiger to close downtown, area residents bemoan dwindling grocery options

Chris Kitching: Federal government building $267-M emergency research lab in Winnipeg

Melissa Martin: The bountiful harvest: Thousands of visitors flock to St. Norbert Farmers’ Market every Saturday

Tiago Resko: E.K. neighbours finally outfox, rescue injured fox

Nicole Buffie: Home residents turn to agency after operator lays off 70 staff who unionized

Chris Kitching: ‘Sewing angels’ come to Folklorama pavilion’s rescue after Ghana dancers’ costumes stolen

Nicole Buffie: Steinbach ER nurses ask for triage help as wait-averse Winnipeg patients strain hospital capacity

Opinion

Russell Wangersky: Measure twice… and try not to hurt yourself

Jen Zoratti: Climate change threatens events we wait for all year

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

Dan Lett: Hydro CEO needs to reckon with winds of change

Pam Frampton: What a way to fly — if you’re rich

Fred Wilson and Robert Chernomas: Canadian AI: What kind, and who will own it

Todd De Ryck: Getting energy another way

James Beddome and Kent Elson: Manitoba Hydro’s $3 billion fossil fuel bet

Editorial: Even AI has to watch its diet

Gwynne Dyer: Cyril Ramaphosa and South African law

Arts & Life

Janine LeGal: Book gives patients tools for navigating the Canadian health-care system and getting treatment they need

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: From travel passes to eSims, here’s how you can avoid high roaming fees on vacation

Maureen Scurfield: Mattress upgrade sure to support camp romps

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: CBC reveals fall schedule, including new Neil Peart doc, ‘North of North’ air date

David Sanderson: Stampeding to Starlette’s

AV Kitching: Homegrown grub: Resto turns to the Leaf for freshest ingredients

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: ‘He’s a magnet’: Jeremy Lin says Kawhi Leonard could transform Raptors again

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: Ariana Grande on decision to withdraw from the public eye: ‘Not a reactive or impulsive thing’

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Films from Ron Murphy, Marie Clements programmed at TIFF

Business

The Canadian Press: Canada’s main stock index up more than 300 points amid hopes of Hormuz reopening

Gabrielle Piché: IG Wealth Management to sell longtime Portage Avenue HQ

Free Press staff: Downtown Keg closes… to reopen nearby

Gabrielle Piché: Bell sheds 19 more Manitoba employees

Gabrielle Piché: Airport traffic surges despite fewer U.S. flights

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Canadian and U.S. markets rally on tech optimistim, hope for Hormuz reopening

The Associated Press: Big oil companies continue to post banner profits as fighting in Iran drives prices higher

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Shoppers flock to the frozen aisle as fresh vegetable prices soar: Loblaw

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.

Sports

The Canadian Press: Toronto Blue Jays place Trey Yesavage on injured list with knee inflammation

Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press: Preakness shifting back to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby, to be run on a Sunday

Grace Penner: Excited Goldeyes fans buzz over Manitoba Mosquitoes’ name change

GEORGE WILLIAMS: Plenty of good money to be made at Manitoba Derby

Ben Little: Wanderers centennial transcends the pitch

Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears say Allen recovering from nightclub assault

Taylor Allen: Goldeyes pitcher Boyd making most out of his visit to Winnipeg

Mike McIntyre: ‘Catastrophic’ ending to eventful Manitoba Derby

Ken Wiebe: Central remains toughest division in league

Joshua Frey-Sam: Canadian centre adds size to Sea Bears playoff push

Canada

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Canada pauses applications for parent, grandparent immigration sponsorship program

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: More Canadians trust China under Xi Jinping than Donald Trump’s America: Pew poll

Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press: Quebec and Alberta plan to work together to integrate AI in government

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Chiefs warn they’ll fight any assault on First Nations rights in major projects push

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Canada is not banning produce imports amid U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak, CFIA says

Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Do masks help? What about air conditioning? What to know about wildfire smoke protection

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Feds, most provinces get top marks on internal trade — but more work to be done

Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press: Assembly of First Nations rejects ‘discredited’ theory of of Innu history in Labrador

The Canadian Press: Protesters swarmed N.S. premier, broke vehicle windshield after speaking event

World

Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: US airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockade

Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy And Sam Metz, The Associated Press: Israel’s latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza, including police officers

Liudas Dapkus And Claudia Ciobanu, The Associated Press: Baltics and Poland warn Russia could launch limited military or hybrid provocation against NATO

Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press: US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission

The Associated Press: More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths

Sylvie Corbet And Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press: France’s National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debate

Evelyne Musambi, The Associated Press: Kenyan court dismisses Rastafari case seeking to legalize marijuana

Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press: Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease

Konstantin Toropin And Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press: Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone

Bill Barrow, The Associated Press: Donald Trump endorses ‘Pillow Man’ Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor

One last thing...

Philipp Jenne, The Associated Press:

A horde of golden mini-Mozarts marks 270 years since the composer’s birth in Salzburg

Visitors to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's hometown can see the composer — and his dog — in miniature as Salzburg celebrates the 270th anniversary of his birth. But they shouldn't wait too long. Read More

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