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Wild weather recovery, school zone expansion, World Cup underway, Hudson’s Bay charter arrives
Plus: A whale graveyard reveals one of Earth's strangest ecosystems

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

 

'Unfortunately, we’re at the mercy of Mother Nature'

Nicole Buffie:

Financial help available for residents of flood-ravaged communities: premier

Premier Wab Kinew announced Thursday during a tour of flood-impacted Interlake communities that Manitoba will extend its Disaster Financial Assistance program to the entire province. Read More

 

Morgan Modjeski:

‘Wall of water’ leads Swan River couple to roof

Michele Poole said floodwaters hit her 10 acres of land near Swan River so fast and hard Monday she was forced to flee to higher ground — her roof. Read More

 

Malak Abas:

In Winnipeg, 1,400 wait for lights to come back on

Stormy weather today could prolong repairs: Hydro Read More

 
 
 

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More on the storm recovery

Malak Abas: Two tornadoes confirmed in Manitoba during Tuesday’s storm
Free Press staff: Millions of litres of sewage dumped into rivers after outages
Maggie Macintosh: School divisions cancel classes, field trips thanks to water damage, power outages
 

'We need to make sure our streets are safe'

Joyanne Pursaga:

City looking into expanding 30 km/h zones in residential areas, on regional streets

Winnipeg city council’s public works committee has directed staff to study whether to expand its 30 km/h school zone speed limit to additional residential streets, or even busy regional roads. Read More

 
 

‘It’s always been a dream of mine’

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Winnipeg teens will carry out official match balls at World Cup

For Aiden Karacsony and Cristiano Morais, the pre-match is the main event. Read More

 

Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press:

‘We can achieve great things’: Canada calm, confident ahead of home World Cup

A World Cup frenzy has slowly enveloped Canada in recent months. As signs of the looming tournament arrived on the streets of Toronto and Vancouver, as commercials starring the countr... Read More

 

Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press:

Cheers as World Cup party begins, jeers as lightning forces Toronto fans to evacuate

The biggest FIFA World Cup in history officially kicked off Thursday, as the Canadian host cities prepared for matches, cultural events, an influx of fans and the international spotlight. ... Read More

 
 

'An opportunity that is not to redefine the past, but to better understand it'

Conrad Sweatman:

A gift of history

HBC charter goes on display at Manitoba Museum Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Erik Pindera: Opaskwayak restorative justice court to give offenders opportunity to ‘heal’
Joyanne Pursaga: City charter ties council’s hands in wake of criminal allegations against Transcona councillor
Alex Lambert: Western Manitoba communities begin return to normalcy after deluge
Carol Sanders: Moving rail lines outside city would make Winnipeg ‘major transportation hub’
Maggie Macintosh: Meeting shines spotlight on internet safety
Morgan Modjeski: Libau man warns Manitobans after contracting West Nile Virus
Carol Sanders: HSC nurses concerned info hacked in cyberattack
Morgan Modjeski: First Nations leaders offer sympathies after girl’s death
Dean Pritchard: Judge dials up two years’ probation for ‘prolific’ 911 harasser
Malak Abas: ‘No CUSMA, no booze-ma’: Kinew
 

Opinion

John R. Wiens: Differing goals of religion, politics
Editorial: Dealing with what’s left behind … in the cloud
David Kron: Let’s move forward on disability rights
Erna Buffie: Democracy is a civic election issue
Melissa Martin: Quiet opening fitting for controversial site
Dan Lett: It’s one thing to climb aboard rail-relocation train, quite another to pay for the ride
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 13
Niigaan Sinclair: A measure of hope a decade after senseless death, injustice
Jason M. Sutherland: Gridlock by design: no excuses for bed backlog
Free Press: Letters, Aug. 12
 

Arts & Life

Ben Sigurdson: A new chapter: Renamed Winnipeg Book Festival takes to The Forks this fall
Free Press: What's up: art show, Streat Feast, RWB Revealed, Burt Block Party, Bouchra
Maureen Scurfield: You’re not alone on journey of self-discovery
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Waldman: Rainbow Stage star relates to Elle Woods’ perseverance
Gabrielle Piché: HealthySips stocking Manitoba-made mocktails in local grocery stores
Eva Wasney: Terri Clark striking a balance on- and offstage en route to Winnipeg
Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner
Jay Cohen, The Associated Press: Pope hats, bloody shirts and so many bobbleheads: The creative ways MLB teams lure fans to the park
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: Anthony Hopkins on his debut album: ‘My first love is music’
 

Business

Free Press staff: Downtown records net zero business loss
Free Press staff: Manitoba to pitch Churchill at investment summit
Free Press: Boyd Group hits US$1 billion sales in a quarter
Aaron Epp: Ridesharing platform lets people connect with local drivers with trucks, cargo vans
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Insolvencies jumped 11.5% annually in June, Canada’s bankruptcy monitor shows
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises on materials and financials strength, U.S. markets post mixed results
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Air Canada shares jump after it sells 25% stake in Aeroplan for $2.5 billion
Aaron Epp: A mission to make hearing care easier to access
Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press: Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features
Gabrielle Piché: A Winnipeg home with a mountain view? You won’t find a real one, but AI-generated visual suggests otherwise
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Get to know your Canadians in the CEBL Finals
Joshua Frey-Sam: Unsafe conditions force Sea Bears, Honey Badgers into winner-take-all CEBL final here Saturday
Taylor Allen: Talent of Blue Bombers’ Ceresna shines through all the way from Div. 3
Mike McIntyre: Bringing home a Fish: Group of local baseball fans open doors to Goldeyes
Grace Penner: Former Valour midfielder’s soccer academy an assist in developing province’s talent
The Canadian Press: Panel: Acquitted 2018 WJC players breached Hockey Canada code of conduct
Greg Beacham, The Associated Press: A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says
Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press: Britain’s Andy Green sets another speed record, this time in a hydrogen-powered car
The Associated Press: High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet
David Brandt, The Associated Press: Former NFL QB Matt Hasselbeck part of latest CTE frontier – diagnosing brain disease in the living
 

Canada

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Carney announces national food security strategy meant to expand choice, lower prices
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Canada Post moves to convert nearly half a million more homes to community mailboxes
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Social media platforms, app stores at odds over who should enforce social media bans
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Privacy commissioner says Grok deepfakes violated Canadian privacy law
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Carney talks trade with G7 allies, China ahead of leaders’ summit
The Canadian Press: Bilateral deals likely to be negotiated alongside continental trade pact: LeBlanc
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Most crime guns traced by RCMP came from within Canada, internal reports say
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: United States asked for Gordie Howe Bridge opening to be delayed: Carney
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Alberta files appeal on court decision to throw out separatist referendum petition
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press: Quebec becomes first province to ban the sale of energy drinks for children under 16
 
 

World

Jon Gambrell And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing a breakthrough in talks to end the war
Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: Amnesty accuses Israel’s government of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Palestinians from the West Bank
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press: The ‘King of the North’ seeks a path to becoming Britain’s next leader in a special election
Jill Lawless And Danica Kirka, The Associated Press: UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn’t willing to spend enough on the military
Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press: El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
Tim Sullivan And Hannah Fingerhut, The Associated Press: Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer
The Associated Press: India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party launches nationwide youth protest campaign
Josh Funk, The Associated Press: NTSB says fiery 2024 North Dakota derailment proves the need to replace flawed tank cars
Colleen Barry, The Associated Press: Haiti’s World Cup jersey deemed too political, echoing censure of its Winter Olympic uniform
 

One last thing...

Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press:

An ancient whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean teems with life

Scientists have unearthed communities of marine life — including jellyfish, tubeworms and brittle stars — thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard. Read More

 
 

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