U.S. booze, killer sentenced, Legal Aid, Transit violence, teachers disciplined, Bombers preview
Plus: Touring the treetops

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

'We can still say Crown Royal is better than Jack Daniel’s'

Chris Kitching:

Don’t buy U.S. booze if, when it’s back on Liquor Mart shelves: Kinew

Manitoba hasn’t agreed to put American liquor back on shelves despite Prime Minister Mark Carney’s request while his government finalizes a trade deal with the U.S. to avoid new tariffs. Read More

David Baxter, The Canadian Press:

Many premiers open to restocking U.S. booze but still have concerns about trade deal

OTTAWA - Several premiers seem open to returning American liquor to provincial shelves, but there is little enthusiasm about the idea as questions still linger on what a deal to avoid 50 per cent tariffs on $28 billion worth of goods looks like. Read More

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press:

Vance weighs in on Jivani trade advocacy and how Carney tried to ‘out-tough’ Trump

WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice-President JD Vance weighed in on the latest trade deal with Canada at a fundraising event Wednesday, saying Prime Minister Mark Carney tried to "out-tough" President Donald Trum... Read More

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'Such violent conduct is unacceptable'

Erik Pindera:

Fatal stabbing of Ukrainian newcomer left family shattered

Killer sentenced to 10 years; devastated widow pens tribute to 46-year-old father of two Read More

'Crisis of underfunding'

Carol Sanders:

Legal aid underfunding violates Charter, lawsuit claims

Canadian Civil Liberties Association takes province, feds to court Read More

'This will stay with her forever'

Nicole Buffie:

Transit union pleads for full shields after near ‘hijacking situation’

Driver on leave after being threatened with hatchet Read More

'Is your brain a brick?'

Maggie Macintosh:

Provincial teacher watchdog releases names, details in three disciplinary matters

An Interlake teacher with a history of “intimidating” outbursts has been ordered to participate in counselling and study anger-management strategies after he made a child cry. Read More

'We’re not happy where we’re at'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Bombers face season test playing best in the West

Elks can clinch first series win over Winnipeg since 2018 Read More

Taylor Allen:

One more 50-plus yard kick for Castillo — for the record

League stats error puts Bombers kicker back into tie for franchise long-distance total Read More

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Local

Maggie Macintosh: AI literacy course mandatory at U of W Collegiate

Morgan Modjeski: Woman dies in River Heights house fire

Malak Abas and Zoe Pierce: Blue Bombers volunteer seriously injured in collision with e-scooter

Zoe Pierce: Teacher starts petition to reduce e-scooter injuries

Nicole Buffie: Another downtown eatery bites the dust

Carol Sanders: Manitoba Tories work to dig out of $500-K debt

Dean Pritchard: ‘How do I go on?’ Double homicide victim’s mother speaks at killers’ sentencing

Chris Kitching: CRTC looking into high number of cellphone tornado alerts in Manitoba during June storm

Joyanne Pursaga: City’s landfill gas project hasn’t gained any steam after four years

Erik Pindera: Man sues WRHA, doctors after wrong leg amputated at Grace Hospital in 2024

Opinion

Editorial: A bad trade deal in virtually all ways

Dimple Roy: The health of water

Stuart Williams: A bigger grid, and a tougher one

Gwynne Dyer: Ukraine — does it need an election now?

Free Press: Letters, Aug. 25

Dan Lett: Inflation-battered U.S. voters could prove to be key Canadian ally in fight against Trump’s trade tyranny

Editorial: Making a clear code of conduct for Winnipeg councillors

Free Press: Letters, Aug 24

Philip M. Houde: The value of consular services

Jen Zoratti: Roadside giants towering symbols of Canada’s quirkiness

Arts & Life

Conrad Sweatman: Library opera shows let kids take control of the action

Conrad Sweatman: Thespian has lofty goals for province’s theatre scene

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Maureen Scurfield: Tough to stomach date’s lack of compassion

Free Press:

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: CBC begins search for Canada’s first-ever Eurovision competitor

Mike Corder, The Associated Press: Dutch broadcaster to boycott Eurovision for a second year, calling it a ‘platform for division’

Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press: Venice Film Festival adds Gaza doc ‘NAZA’ to competition lineup

Free Press: Free Press arts team shares books for passing the dog days

Maureen Scurfield: Stick with familial roles that work for you

Business

Aaron Epp: Entrepreneurial spotlight finds IndigiHub

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Menu of options’: Manitoba to follow Ottawa on tariff impact supports

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX gains ground despite new U.S. tariffs, markets south of the border mixed

Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press: P.E.I. teenager goes viral with ‘Manne of Green Gables’ videos

Aaron Epp: H.P. Tergesen & Sons General Market surpasses 127 years as family-run business in Gimli

Gabrielle Piché: Climate change, capable ships could extend Churchill shipping season by months, studies show

Tiago Resko: Summer flooding sinks some fall harvest hopes

Seung Min Kim And Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press: Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX gains more than 250 points as investors brush off U.S. trade risks

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Possible new Roots owner threads plan for global growth

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers late-game defensive errors boil down to technique

Grace Penner: Practice — and superstition — makes perfect

Taylor Allen: Bombers offence takes responsibility after tale of two halves against Elks

Ken Wiebe: Preparations have already begun for next year’s Manitoba Open

Mike McIntyre: Svard wins Manitoba Open in playoff

Mike McIntyre: Manitoba beginning to produce ‘elite-level golfers’: Kuntz

Mike McIntyre: Swede leads Manitoba Open, Winnipegger sits 33rd

Joshua Frey-Sam: The good, bad and record setting performance in Bombers loss to Elks

Mike McIntyre: Five-way tie for first means Manitoba Open is still up for grabs

Mike McIntyre: Brandon’s Nachtigall comes up short of Canadian Mid-Am title

Canada

The Canadian Press: Domtar to indefinitely idle pulp mill in Howe Sound, B.C., putting 400 out of work

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Poilievre invites Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi to visit Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Ottawa: ‘unacceptable’ for Israel to clear self in killing Canadian aid worker, peers

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: WestJet ordered to scrap weight cap on power wheelchairs

Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: B.C.’s youngest wildfire evacuees begin processing the return home

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: B.C. vet warns of surge in bat encounters after positive rabies test

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: Calgary mayor says brief shutdown of water main coming in September

The Canadian Press: Those who ran in botched Edmonton event may still qualify for Boston Marathon

Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press: Edmonton Pride organizers defend police presence after backlash from advocates

World

Samya Kullab, The Associated Press: A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Why Russia’s ballistic missiles are increasingly getting through Ukrainian defenses

The Associated Press: Iran dismisses US economic threats, and other developments in the Middle East

Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Prices soar as Gaza smuggling booms. Officials, soldiers and middlemen are accused of cashing in

Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island

Jennifer Sinco Kelleher And Holly Ramer, The Associated Press: Still recovering from Hurricane Lala, Hawaii prepares for a possible weekend cyclone

Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press: The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion

Colleen Barry, The Associated Press: FACT FOCUS: Social media falsely claims heat wave threatens Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and bank

The Associated Press: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru’s southern Andes, injuring at least 2 and damaging homes

One last thing...

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press:

Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.’s trees to the next level

Fifty metres up a grand fir tree, and the rigidities of the world at ground level fall away. Read More

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