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Wildfires worsen, federal cabinet, Jets goal call, spring recipes
Plus: Read to the end for a North End reunion that’ll warm your heart

Good evening.

The Winnipeg Jets should be a desperate bunch tonight as they try to even up their playoff series with the Dallas Stars. Hockey writer Mike McIntyre is in Dallas and will file Game 4 coverage — watch for it later tonight on our website and in tomorrow’s paper.

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

 

'We’re praying for a lot of rain'

Chris Kitching:

Wind-whipped wildfires in eastern Manitoba force multiple evacuations, provincial park closures

Eastern Manitoba’s wildfire situation worsened Tuesday as four provincial parks closed and multiple areas were evacuated due to new or ongoing fires that were fanned by strong winds. Read More

 

Nicole Buffie:

‘I have nothing left’

Lot full of old vehicles, parts destroyed in Monday wildfire in north Transcona Read More

 
 
 

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'A great deal of change'

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press:

Prime Minister Mark Carney says new cabinet will act with ‘urgency and determination’

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to ... Read More

 

Kevin Rollason:

Political experts, colleagues have confidence in rookie minister

Chartrand replaces Duguid as lone Manitoban in cabinet Read More

 

Tom Brodbeck:

Winnipeg at significant disadvantage without a voice at Carney’s cabinet table

It’s an all-too-familiar feeling in Manitoba these days: a sense of being overlooked by Ottawa. Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his much-anticipated cabinet Tuesday — a leaner, more “efficient” group, as he put it — meant to project discipline and regional balance. But if this is what balance looks like, someone forgot to include Manitoba. Read More

 
 

More on the new cabinet

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s inner circle
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Mandy Gull-Masty becomes first Indigenous person to head Indigenous Services
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Erskine-Smith says he feels ‘disrespected’ after being dropped from cabinet
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney’s cabinet
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Former journalist Evan Solomon named first-ever federal AI minister
 

'Oh, man, how did the ref not do something'

Mike McIntyre:

Zebras weigh in on Jets-Dallas Game 3 talking points

Ref shin pad swipe and game-winning goal hotly-contested incidents Read More

 
 

'Just a great seasonal enjoyment'

Eva Wasney:

Spring flings

Use seasonal produce in go-to faves asparagus soup, spinach salad, rhubarb pie Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Chris Kitching: IIU clears WPS officers who fired shots at stolen truck in 2025 West End incident
Dean Pritchard: Crown wants 20-year sentence for man who sexually abused young girls
Erik Pindera: Hydro, governments could face class action suit over lengthy power outage
Alex Lambert: Rivers restoration projects get a funding boost
Nicole Buffie: Drug site open house called off after media tipped off
By Tiago Resko: Rare white buffalo gets dignified sendoff
Zoe Pierce: Running for others’ lives from coast to coast in oppressive heat, smoke-filled air
Carol Sanders: Manitobans will feel pinch of feds' early retirement plan: union leader
Chris Kitching: Decision on corridor for Trans-Canada twinning near Ontario border expected this fall, province says
Chris Kitching: Hydro finds shotgun pellet in broken line that cut power, devastated Pimicikamak
 

Opinion

Paul G. Thomas: Understanding the police HQ inquiry
Tory McNally: Great workplace shorts debate: time to free knees
Judith Dueck: No museum can tell the whole story
Stuart Williams: The alternative to natural gas-powered turbines is in the ground
Editorial: Critical analysis of Manitoba Hydro plans may be frustrating, but it’s necessary
Pam Frampton: Saying goodbye to a friend I never met
Gage Haubrich: Bracket creep: A stealthy tax increase
Tom Brodbeck: Police crackdown made news, but did it make a difference?
Conrad Sweatman: Singing the praises of fringe shows that dare to take risks
Free Press: Letters, July 29
 

Arts & Life

Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press: Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that’s often a waste
Eva Wasney: Living the strongman life means special training for special strength
Ben Sigurdson: McNally to hold midnight launch of next Maas tome
Colleen Zacharias: A colourful cast of intriguing characters is the wow factor in this Winnipeg garden
Eva Wasney: Sottobraccio brings Harth’s Italian flavours to new location in Osborne Village
Tiago Resko: Arjun Lal exhibition explores how society remains shaped by colonialism
The Canadian Press: Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen to publish account of Artemis II mission
Maureen Scurfield: Leave lonely lake life and get back to busy
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
 

Sports

The Canadian Press: Canada’s Sarah Mitton repeats as women’s shot put champion at Commonwealth Games
Taylor Allen: Clean game a must for Bombers to pull out win at home
Josh Dubow, The Associated Press: Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL’s richest deal ever
The Canadian Press: Toronto Raptors to host NBA pre-season games in Quebec City, Vancouver
The Canadian Press: Vancouver picks preferred partner for Major League Baseball expansion bid
Ken Wiebe: Bombers Oliveira preaches collective unit to turn team’s offence around
Cassidy Dankochik: Sultans cement dynasty
Mike McIntyre: Men’s title turning into two-horse race between clubmates Fanning and Doyle
The Canadian Press: Félix Dolci leads six-gold day for Canada at Commonwealth Games
Taylor Allen: Former teacher would suit up with Bombers in just ninth game of three-down loop career
 

Business

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. markets drop as oil prices rise amid continued Middle East fighting
Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press: KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction
Gabrielle Piché: Pilot project targets defence contract tracking
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.
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba Innovates seeks to pump up in-person networking as artificial intelligence-created resumés become norm
Leah Willingham, The Associated Press: eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask
Aaron Epp: Qualico celebrating 75 years of growth, success since its first development of 13 bungalows in River Heights
Kumutha Ramanathan, The Canadian Press: Maxed-out credit cards? Here are different options to dig out of the debt
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises nearly 200 points as oil prices fall and geopolitical tensions ease
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Canada’s ambassador says economic talks must prioritize lifting Trump’s tariffs
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Despite a polarizing election, poll suggests Canadians don’t want a two-party system
Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press: RCMP interviewing people closest to two children missing from rural N.S. community
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Hudson’s Bay creditor protection extended until July 31
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: They were men, not boys, complainant tells hockey players’ sex assault trial
Fakiha Baig and Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press: Thousands of Alberta civil servants vote to strike to back demands, says union
Darryl Greer, Chuck Chiang and Wolf Depner, The Canadian Press: Federal judge says cull of 400 ostriches at B.C. farm hit by avian flu can proceed
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Honda delays $15-billion EV project citing demand, shifts some CR-V output to U.S.
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Bloc member who lost by 1 vote considers ‘all options’ after report of ballot problem
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press: Second dead grey whale washes ashore in B.C. in less than a week
 
 

World

Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press: World trade chief says global free trade is in a crisis while on visit to Japan
Melanie Lidman And Elena Becatoros, The Associated Press: Netanyahu says there is ‘no way’ Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated
Samya Kullab And Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Zelenskyy says he will be waiting for Putin in Ankara on Thursday for talks
Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press: Turkey says it is closely monitoring PKK disbandment to secure peace
The Associated Press: Trump in Saudi Arabia speech to urge Iran toward a ‘new and a better path’ as he pushes for new nuclear deal
Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller And Bernard Condon, The Associated Press: Trump’s plan to accept free Air Force One replacement from Qatar raises ethical and security worries
Todd Richmond, The Associated Press: Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan is indicted on accusations she helped a man evade immigration agents
The Associated Press: New Jersey says chemical maker 3M agrees to ‘forever chemical’ settlement worth up to $450M
Michael R. Sisak And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie testifies at his trial about abuse and ‘freak offs’
The Associated Press: Pope Leo XIV is back on social media, with a message of peace
 

One last thing...

Malak Abas:

Meat shop owner surprised, grateful after late father’s cash register returned after winter robbery

Months after thieves broke into a North End meat shop and stole a priceless family heirloom, sparking a community-wide search, a Good Samaritan has returned it to its rightful owners. Read More

 
 

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