Winnipeg tornado, cop guilty, Sutton Place Hotel, Moon Gate pizza, Vigfusson with Jets

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

‘OK, this is going to do some damage'

Nicole Buffie:

Tornado tears roofs off Whyte Ridge homes

Peter Petkau was on his porch Monday night watching the rain pound the streets in Whyte Ridge when things took an ugly turn and a tornado ripped through the area. “The wind was blowing really stron... Read More

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'Undermined the integrity of the police force'

Dean Pritchard:

Officer found guilty of stealing marijuana from crime scene

A longtime Winnipeg Police Service constable has been found guilty of stealing marijuana from a crime scene he had been assigned to guard. Read More

'Good news for Winnipeg’s downtown'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Construction on Carlton Street hotel to finish in 2028, more than decade after initially planned: city report

The city expects a hotel eyed to help pay for Winnipeg’s convention centre expansion will be completed in 2028, more than a decade after the major renovation wrapped up. Read More

'It’s good food — good people too'

Eva Wasney:

When the Moon Gate’s alive, and they bake pizza pies

Whitemouth guest house’s weekly ’za nights prove popular Read More

'Blown away by the skill'

Mike McIntyre:

Vigfusson vying to impress at development camp

Jets wanted closer look at former Nighthawks captain Read More

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Local

Tyler Searle: Sheriff who died in train collision ‘loved everybody’

Tiago Resko: U of M students add malt barley roots to chocolate for nutritious treat

Erik Pindera: Sheriff’s officer dies in collision with train

Joyanne Pursaga: Hot topic: mayor considers max temp for rental properties

Joyanne Pursaga: Buckled concrete gives drivers the heave-ho

Erik Pindera: Lynn Lake councillor, fire chief surprised to be named in insurance firm’s suit against mining company

Maggie Macintosh: Report calls for schools to add more ‘sensory rooms’

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

Dean Pritchard: ‘He knew how vulnerable she was’: man gets 7 years for sexually abusing girl

AV Kitching: Painter honed art of volunteering at Lower Fort Garry historic site

Opinion

Gwynne Dyer: Plenty of losses all around

Editorial: ATV deaths, injuries are call for action

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

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

Rebecca Chambers: Out of sight, out of mind, out of hope

Tom Brodbeck: Poilievre can only smile and nod after Carney’s chess move

Charles S. Shaver: Provincial independence means loss of portable health benefits

Editorial: More mayoral candidates would mean more ideas

Free Press: Letters, July 14

Free Press: Letters, July 15

Arts & Life

Ben Sigurdson: New slate of Kanata Classics titles incoming

Ben Waldman: Artist Bistyek enjoys the freedom of living a creative life in full colour

Maureen Scurfield: Snubbing wife’s desire for ‘sexercise’ not good sign

Ben Waldman: Look who’s coming back: a sneak peek at fringe faves

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Eva Wasney: Creed finds fans young and old as the oft-disbanded group returns to city

Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press: Fact File: Fake Canadian fashion boutiques mislead shoppers

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: ‘We’re just normal humans’: Angine de Poitrine on their out-of-this world success

Ben Waldman: Louis Riel’s life reimagined as a genre-hopping production

Melissa Martin: Sid Green was a fearless lawyer and pioneering politician

Business

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada holds key rate steady as confidence grows in economic rebound

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Stock markets edge higher amid positive U.S. inflation data

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: CREA now expects home sales decline in 2026 as it lowers forecast again

Aaron Epp: Pristine Roofing nears 30 years with focus on making difference

Gabrielle Piché: WestJet cabin crews issue warning

Josh Funk, The Associated Press: Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates’ foundation after Microsoft cofounder’s Epstein ties disclosed

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Royal LePage bumps up home price forecast for this year as momentum builds

The Canadian Press: Thomson Reuters forms Global Print joint venture with KKR

Free Press staff: Toys ‘R’ Us closing Polo Park store

Aaron Epp: Manitoba firm fills merch tables

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Bjorck inks three-year, entry-level contract with Jets

Joshua Frey-Sam: Winnipeg’s first pro women’s team will be in the Northern Super League

Taylor Allen: Blue Bombers’ Brown not bent on revenge

Joshua Frey-Sam: Bisons’ Neill carries lead into final round of men’s amateur

Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press: Spain shuts down France and Kylian Mbappé, advances to the World Cup final with a 2-0 victory

Ken Wiebe: ‘That just brings the uniqueness to the game’

Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: Baseball union head criticizes MLB salary cap ad campaign, says claims of economic woe are perverse

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Jets mailbag: Breaking down the club’s off-season moves

Mike McIntyre: Top prospect Viggo Björck plans future with Jets

Ken Wiebe: Men’s amateur tees off in tight race

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Avi Lewis chides Miller for saying rights museum should change Palestinian wording

The Canadian Press: Canada approves generic version of Wegovy for weight loss

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Solid April GDP rebound suggests Canada is not in a recession: economists

Sarah Ritchie and David Baxter, The Canadian Press: New Tory finance critic maintains Canada is in recession after front bench shakeup

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Carney doesn’t expect ‘drama’ as U.S. prepares to blow past trade deal deadline

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: China imposing 73.5 per cent anti-dumping tariffs on Canadian pea starch

Erika Morris, The Canadian Press: Montreal police charge 11 over events before fatal shooting of teenager Nooran Rezayi

Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press: $87B Quebec plan aims for 77% of energy consumed in province by 2050 from renewables

The Canadian Press: Canada announces $688-million contract for RADARSAT replenishment satellite

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Carney to travel to Turkey for NATO summit next week, then Saudi Arabia

World

Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: US envoys arrive in Qatar for meetings on Iran, with tensions high over Hormuz

Jill Lawless, The Associated Press: UK boosts military spending by $20 billion but critics say it’s not enough

Dyepkazah Shibayan, The Associated Press: 36 students and 3 teachers missing after gunmen raided a school in northeastern Nigeria

Jean-yves Kamale And Monika Pronczuk, The Associated Press: Congo bans gatherings in areas far from Ebola outbreak. Some say it limits dissent

Michelle Gumede And Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press: Anti-immigration protesters march in South Africa, as some immigrants leave the country

Mark Sherman, The Associated Press: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits

Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press: Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in Dallas in September

Bernard Condon, The Associated Press: Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year

Andrea Rodríguez, The Associated Press: Cuban official says talks with the US are at a standstill, announces UN debate on US oil embargo

Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press: The largest digital camera ever built begins decade-long survey of the universe

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