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Key details concealed about officer who killed pedestrian

Ryan Thorpe
7:15 PM CDT Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020
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Larry Kusch:

Manitoba tops country in active cases per capita

A man is tested for COVID-19 at a testing site in Sturgis, S.D., Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. The hundreds of thousands of bikers who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have departed western South Dakota, but public health departments in multiple states are trying to measure how much and how quickly the coronavirus spread in bars, tattoo shops and gatherings before people traveled home to nearly every state in the country. (Grace Pritchett /Rapid City Journal via AP)

Dylan Robertson:

Two-thirds of $3-B emergency commercial rent-assistance program funds untouched

Manitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)

Tom Brodbeck:

Colour-coded alert system working exactly as it should

JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Premier Brian Pallister speaks to media giving a COVID-19 update and announcing a new alert system at the Legislative building on Wednesday. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Reporter: Carol

Jen Zoratti:

Without live sports and enthusiastic fans to fuel his footwork, he's Despondent Gabe

Gabe Langlois, a.k.a. Dancing Gabe, has had a quiet few months with local sports being cancelled because of COVID-19. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)

Temur Durrani:

Nervous diners feel safer at independent restaurants over fast food, chains, survey suggests

Thomas Johnson, general manager of Peasant Cookery, says people feel more comfortable dining at local, independent restaurants than at fast-food chains during COVID-19. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)

Mike McIntyre:

NHL preparing for future in bubbles

Teams in the west have been playing out of Rogers Place arena in Edmonton with no fans. (Jason Franson / The Canadian Press files)

Editorial:

Prorogation purely a duck-and-cover tactic

Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press</p><p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau </p>

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