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Wildfire winters and smoke, life jackets, new oxygen chamber, alumni sports
Plus: Your fashion graveyard might be a goldmine

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

 

'Some of them will burn possibly right through winter'

Chris Kitching:

Summer not nearly over, but some wildfire-weary Thompson residents can’t wait for winter

For the first time in her 50-plus years in Thompson, Mayor Colleen Smook is hearing residents ask when winter is coming, even though there’s still plenty of summer left. Read More

 

Kevin Rollason:

Winnipeg sets another unwanted record: smoke

Winnipeg has blazed its way to its smokiest year on record — and there are still nearly three months remaining in the wildfire season. Read More

 
 
 

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'You can get in trouble real quick'

Scott Billeck:

Recent drownings spark calls for more life-jacket loaner locations

Trevor Cowie knows first-hand how critical wearing a life-jacket can be. The harbour master in Gimli is mourning the loss of his assistant, who drowned after falling from a boat in late July. Cowie... Read More

 
 

'Compare it to 33 feet down in the water'

Gabrielle Piché:

Manitoba’s first hyperbaric oxygen therapy hub to open

Health Canada recognizes HBOT as effective in treating a variety of ailments, including embolisms, carbon monoxide poisoning, crush injuries, decompression sickness, skin grafts. Read More

 
 

'The sport of basketball never dies'

Zoe Pierce:

So high school

Annual high school alumni basketball tourney tips off Friday Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Maggie Macintosh: Workshops, dance lessons part of first Pembina Trails community powwow
Nicole Buffie: Daycare forced to close after air conditioner stripped of copper wiring
Carol Sanders: Premier vows to extend sitting unless budget bill passes by June 1
Joyanne Pursaga: City needs more fire-paramedic stations as population grows: outgoing WFPS boss
Nicole Buffie: Bear rescue takes RM to court over quarries
Chris Kitching: Hate crimes jump in Winnipeg in 2025
Chris Kitching: Nurses set to vote on grey-listing Seven Oaks
Tessa Adamski: Survivors gather at former residential school site near Brandon
Dean Pritchard: ‘Don’t feel safe within our own home:’ Crown asks for seven years in home invasion
Maggie Macintosh: Schroeder Foundation links up with Seven Oaks division, as WSD stops partnership
 

Opinion

Editorial: Time-change survey tilts a certain way
Stephen Borys: The quiet power — and necessity — of Oseredok
Kate Kehler: The politics and economics of jail and bail
Dan Lett: Manitoba’s premier quick with the quip on national stage
Brad Oswald: Colbert exits late night on defiantly joyful note
Niigaan Sinclair: Outrage over Northland Tales program hypocritical
Jen Zoratti: Pushing back against AI’s ‘inevitability’
Dan Lett: Offended U.S. ambassador’s cries of bullied anguish on trade ring hypocritically hollow
Joel Schlesinger: Investor strange love
Free Press: Letters, May 28
 

Arts & Life

AV Kitching: Local fatboy challenge gives customers 30 minutes to devour behemoth burger
Maureen Scurfield: Her house, her rules as far as sleeping attire
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Gabrielle Piché: Restaurant industry advocate says it was denied meeting with premier in lobbying for takeout meals to be included in Manitoba plan
Carol Sanders: Social media, screen time bigger risks to kids than substance use, inactivity: Doctors Manitoba
Ben Waldman: Music fest committed to exploration, experimentation
Free Press: What's up: Flatlander’s Beer & Beverage Festival, RWB's On the Edge, Josiah Koppanyi art show, Prairie Spirit and Detective!, Mas Aya, Osmanthus and Psst
Conrad Sweatman: Winnipeg’s cultural connoisseurs tend to cluster on certain streets
Jen Zoratti: Even after decades in standup, comedy legend Rita Rudner never stops writing new jokes
Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Linebacker Clinton making strong case to be kept on Bombers roster
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: Hurricanes blank Canadiens 4-0 to take 3-1 series lead in Eastern Conference final
Joshua Frey-Sam: Volleyball bench boss named to coaching staff for men’s national squad tourney
Ken Wiebe: Confidence abounds as Bombers training camp wraps up
Ken Wiebe: Bombers’ Castillo happy to play tutor to draft pick Lidster
Will Weissert, The Associated Press: UFC fighting cage rises on White House lawn for bout celebrating America’s 250th anniversary
Mark Anderson, The Associated Press: Shades of the 2023 Stanley Cup team: Golden Knights win with depth scoring, defense and goaltending
Zoe Pierce: Klaschka first Winnipegger in decades to compete in cross-country skiing World Cup
Ken Wiebe: Singer a studious student for the Blue and Gold
The Canadian Press: Rivalry continues: Canada set to face U.S. in quarterfinals at hockey worlds
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Founding CentrePort CEO Gray honoured with Footprint Award
Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre
Free Press staff: Governments launch program to enhance employee skills
Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg pair look to launch EyeMirage device for sale in Canada in fall, with eyes to follow on international markets
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba delinquency rate rises amid cost of living strain: Equifax
Aaron Epp: Winnipeg-based firm Staffmax expands to 180 locations south of border
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite ends lower as investors await resolution on Iran war
Aaron Epp: FarmerTitan app rolls into agriculture equipment tracking field
Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press: Report shows uneven progress for women in Canadian sport leadership
The Canadian Press: Bell Canada launches home internet backup service for outages
 

Canada

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Premier Ford warns Trump could reopen CUSMA trade pact in the fall
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Conservatives still lead in party fundraising as Liberals close in
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Air Canada hopes to avoid flight disruptions after attendants endorse strike mandate
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Immigration lawyers say rising number of CSIS security screenings causing delays
Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press: Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Canadians applying for a Nexus card can no longer choose an ‘X’ gender marker
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Canada pushing to include Indigenous rights in United Nations plastics treaty
Frédéric Lacroix-Couture, The Canadian Press: Barbers using TikTok to build their brands are attracting a new teen clientele
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios, Dubai chocolate likely to expand, PHAC says
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Men charged in connection with 44 migrants found in truck in Quebec to stay detained
 
 

World

Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled And Natalie Melzer, The Associated Press: Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel weighs further military action
Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: Israel says Hamas is starving hostages; Security Council members say Israel is starving Palestinians
Sylvie Corbet And Hernan Munoz, The Associated Press: France’s biggest wildfire of the summer has eclipsed the size of Paris and is still spreading
Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press: Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
The Associated Press: About 300 migrants start walk north from southern Mexico. Their goal is not the US border
The Associated Press: China fights mosquito-borne chikungunya virus with drones, fines and nets as thousands fall ill
Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press: Trump maintains influence over GOP and keeps potential successors vying for his favor
Josh Boak, Rajesh Roy And Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press: Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50%
Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press: US is auctioning a seized $325M Russian yacht with 8 state rooms, a helipad, a gym and a spa
Amanda Seitz, The Associated Press: Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a ‘medical miracle.’ Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement
Brian Arola/minnpost, The Associated Press: Blazing new trails: 13 Minnesota cities are considering municipal cannabis stores
Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban have ‘weaponized’ the judicial system to oppress women, UN expert says
 

One last thing...

Nicky Andrews, The Associated Press:

Your junk could be Gen Z’s treasure: How to profit from the resurgence of Y2K fashion

From Juicy Couture sweat sets and low-rise, bedazzled jeans to chunky belts and baby tees, early 2000s fashion is all the rage again. That potentially makes that old box of clothes in the back of your closet a sitting cash cow. Read More

 
 

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