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What matters most on August 4, 2020
08/4/2020 7:00 PM
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Deadliest day in Manitoba; virus restrictions to tighten in northern region
Code orange called on city schools
'Someone's gotta say something sooner or later' - Impact of unsolved North End shooting spree ripples decade later
Hall happily accepts one very special delivery - Blue Bombers head coach hands off Grey Cup ring to his defensive co-ordinator in Regina
Leaving a blank in Churchill - Travel ban breaks decades-long chain of federal polar bear research
Inspiration from the Interlake - William Prince's new album explores music of his roots
Parkview Place hectic and scary, say resident and family member
All or none: businesses forced to close demand equal treatment - Two-week pandemic order called unfair
Eleven patients, five staff infected with COVID in St. B outbreak
Public health buck stops with Pallister
Schools searching for safe (and warm) spaces as winter approaches
Journey of healing - Machete attack on dog highlights lack of animal welfare resources in remote communities, vets say
Local stores face online onslaught - 'If people don't shop local now, small business just won't survive'
Digital concert series now streaming to a device near you - Senior centre reaches out with weekly streaming concert performances
City playing hardball with Katz - Goldeyes owner grounding out in lease-extension negotiations
COVID rule confusion leaves woman out of mother's funeral Monday
Pints, politics and public health: Behind the reversal of COVID beverage-room order
Contact tracing delay spurs individual action
Cheers and jeers: why some bars must close, others allowed to stay open
Miserly Tories push business owners over edge
Patrik Mathews' attorney seeks to suppress post-arrest interview
One small game for Winnipeg, one thunderous slam-dunk for NBA in Canada - One small game for Winnipeg, one thunderous slam-dunk for NBA
World on a string - Local luthier Garth Lee crafts world-class violins, violas and cellos
Paramedic accuses firefighters of refusing to help injured Indigenous woman - WFPS faces another allegation of racism in the ranks
Manitoba rolls out COVID-19 test booking system
Drivers should be revved for possible insurance-rate cut
Winnipeg School Division flunking communication, critics charge - Public unable to access board meetings in person or online despite legislative mandate
Parkview Place staffing issues, conditions decried
Losing Laine worst outcome for Jets - If talented winger walks, those responsible should be shown the door
Home-court advantage - Former Winnipeggers return to the city for safety net of support
Restrictions, closures set for Winnipeg to beat down COVID cases
Winnipeg COVID-19 test-positivity raises red flags
Frustration, aggravation on the menu - Food-and-beverage sector unfairly targeted by provincial health crackdown, association says
Bars, restaurants pay price for Winnipeg's virus surge
Winnipeg teachers in constant state of anxiety amid pandemic - Educators' coping levels relative to stress is at an all-time low, study finds
Unpaid bills pile up - Unpaid utility bills pile up during pandemic
Harvesting uncertainty - Manitoba farming couples ponder their futures
Gallery shop game-changer - WAG's reworked gift shop brighter and better connected
Winnipeg sets daily COVID record; restrictions to be tightened - Winkler man 38th Manitoban to die from virus
Code red for Winnipeg personal care homes
Spread the message, not COVID: Stay home when sick
'I don't want to die in jail' - Headingley inmate worried he's going to die from COVID
Grounded travel industry seeks to book pandemic escape
Costco workers quit in protest - Wholesale giant not following mandated pandemic protocols, former staffers say
A time to come together - Local hoopsters discuss activism on Emmy-winning ESPN program
Swept away - Business is brooming for Amina Haswell
Another day, another COVID record - 146 new cases highlight virus’s spread in Winnipeg over last six weeks
Province, RRC partner on swab test schooling
Provincial government introduces 34 bills - Agenda ignores economic, health fallout from COVID, opposition says
Sharing stories, rallying for change - Boosts needed in Manitoba addictions treatment support: advocates
Empty shoeboxes filled with love, toys - Sisters pass 5,000-box mark after 19 years of giving
Treasuring our time together - Parents share special bond with hockey-loving son
COVID cases skyrocket in Winnipeg, new daily record set Tuesday
Hamper drive hampered by COVID - Christmas Cheer Board to distribute food vouchers instead
Brandon COVID case highlights concerns for students with disabilities
Distant cities, similar frustrations - Indigenous communities in Winnipeg and Portland share miserable histories
Curling clubs hurtin' but hopeful - Bottom line taking beating as COVID-19 keeping curlers off the pebble
Beating the bubble blues - Pandemic has seen a record number of adults taking music lessons
Lab capacity concerns arise as Manitoba ramps up COVID-19 test collection
Return to class hasn't spiked COVID cases
'More people are becoming aware' - 56 per cent of Manitobans admit to past racist behaviour: poll
Thankful for a warm, well-lit Thanksgiving - Manitobans were digging out and huddling up after early winter wallop a year ago
Charity in a changed world - There will be lots of turkey and plenty of hope, but Thanksgiving will be far from traditional for local organizations that feed the needy
A passion grows from pain - Artist's emotion-laden work draws on memories
Stastny heading back to the 'Peg - Jets get veteran centre back after stint in Las Vegas
Premier scrambles to announce new virus test sites - Relief for long wait times promised
Winnipeg records highest daily case count
Human nature could be bigger threat than COVID
Lack of clarity unmasks harassment - Face-covering exemptions are not taken seriously, says mom who unsuccessfully challenged school division
Winnipeg driving toward revamped parking strategy
Dawes living the dream in the KHL - Winnipeg winger all-time points leader for non-Russian players
Right time for reflection - All-Manitoba exhibit showcases mix of works from the WAG vault
A blank slate in the heart of Exchange District - The redevelopment of the former PSB site will reshape Market Lands
'Help me, I don't want to die like the others' - Care home residents scared after fourth person dies of COVID-19
Improving education key Tory priority - Opposition parties say throne speech lacks pandemic plan
Should Pallister stay or should he go?
Throne speech empty on pandemic strategy
Ink flows through their veins - National Newspaper Week recognizes efforts of the journalists keeping small-town papers alive
The rights stuff - New CMHR boss optimistic about putting museum on new course
Jets select Swedish left-winger in NHL draft's second round - Jets GM 'comfortable' with how draft unfolded
Front-line anxiety builds as COVID-19 numbers rise
Stunned to be a stat - Free Press sports reporter answers phone Sunday morning to find out he's one of the day's 36 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba
Manitoba MLAs ready for socially distanced throne speech
Family accused of staging hate crime 'want their day in court' - Lawyers for former BerMax Caffé owners say COVID forced them to remain in California
Power broker - NDP back in game under direction of former Manitoba cabinet minister
Small still on journey to acceptance - Sami Jo Small still on journey to acceptance
Putting a pandemic on ice - Cold-weather comforts will be essential during cool COVID-19 winter
Last call for alcohol: 10 p.m. - Province curtailing hours of bars, licensed restaurants to slow COVID spread
Province moves to double Winnipeg COVID-19 test sites: Friesen
Culture in the classroom - Report aims to increase representation of Indigenous peoples as educators
Family accused of staging hate crime now living in California - Arrest warrants issued for former owners of BerMax Caffé
Right place, right time - Downtown Bay building a monument to colonization's brutality, but it could be transformed into a place of Indigenous positivity, reconciliation
Thunderbirdz rise on Winnipeg streets - New volunteer patrol group seeks to make impact, build relationships
Sun sets on downtown Bay days - HBC closing downtown Bay store in February
Failing inspection - Health inspectors say pandemic has added to insurmountable backlog of cases
Wait watchers - Free Press launches crowd-sourced tracker for wait times at city's COVID-19 testing locations
President's positive COVID-19 tests underscores perils of campaigning in a pandemic - Trump diagnosis shows perils of pandemic politics
Manitoba faces pandemic financial challenge on strong footing
Lessons learned as leaves turn - Health experts unravel COVID-19 mystery as Canadians increasingly stay indoors
Rooted in resistance - Walken insists on playing it straight in Manitoba-shot farming film
Bird's-eye view - Bombers mascot co-ordinator has been winging it for the past 30 years
Feelin' the draft in here - Jets join the rest of the NHL for the annual teen talent shopping spree next week
'Help is on the way' - Health minister vows to cut long lineups for testing
Pallister pulls plug on legislature - Bills awaiting passage die on the vine; new session begins with throne speech Wednesday
Winnipeg's COVID testing woes demand clear answers
Desperate for a cruel reunion - Manitoba Metis Federation donates reward funds, resources to help end Wilfred and Bernice Catcheway's 12-year search for their missing daughter
Changing the score - WSO learns from European pandemic experience in conducting safe return
In a flash, they were gone - City makes changes to traffic lights at Winnipeg intersections to improve pedestrian safety
Advocates scramble as pandemic eviction moratorium ends
Boost in home-schooling won't affect school funding: province
A 'responsibility' to help - Retired Winnipeg nurse, 69, has been volunteering for more than six months on pandemic frontlines
How's business? Terrifying, thanks - Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce provides mental-health support, advice for COVID-traumatized entrepreneurs
Restaurants put best foot forward with takeout options - Pick and choose your meal with Poké Mono
Balanced-budget celebration fleeting - Pallister government makes good on promise ahead of schedule, but expects pandemic-fuelled $3-B deficit will follow
Ignoring the facts makes for a better budget story
Nurses, aides suffer burnout as COVID increases among ranks
Proceeding with caution - Local religious groups navigate new pandemic guidelines
Pandemic-related salary freezes cast chill on 2021
Jennifer was Jonesing to get back on the ice
Poetry in motion - Public art project rolls out words onto Winnipeg streets
Manitoba adopting COVID-alert technology - Smartphone app will be functional later in week; Prairie Mountain Region man in 70s becomes province's 20th death
Remote-learning equation difficult for divisions - Some Manitoba students still without remote-learning plan three weeks after start of school
Up-front costs pile up for COVID-19 mental health program
Driver charged after Saturday crash kills woman, sends five to hospital
Orange shirt, broken heart - One girl's brutal experience represents every Indigenous life devastated by residential schools; all Canadians should reflect on that multi-generational carnage
Jets need to chase after Cirelli - Lightning forward would solve Winnipeg's second-line centre conundrum
Pandemic inspires thrift shift - Second-hand shops adapt to pandemic
Mask mandate ordered in Winnipeg as virus cases spike
Mask-wearing on the menu, but little else changing at city bars, eateries
We can do more; why aren't we?
'Last nail in the coffin' - Many restaurants fear they won't be able to survive any further restrictions
Crisis in care - A quarter of Manitoba's COVID-19 cases linked to hospital and personal care home outbreaks has resulted in death
Tethered by trauma, driven by truth - Former cop helps Winnipeg woman fill in the blanks of her tortured childhood and youth
Moving pictures - Van Gogh exhibit transforms Dutch painter's work into an emotional cinematic experience
Burden to bear - Health, safety precautions top of mind in world of pandemic film production
Hungry for Hungary - Swimmer Kelsey Wog headed to Europe to compete in pro racing circuit
Bar-hopping blamed for COVID spike
Pallister government immune to pandemic so far - Probe/Free Press poll finds Pallister government support similar to last fall
Mom loses bid for kids to go to school without masks
Case of the premier who wasn't always there
Nav Canada lays off 720, shuts flight info centres
Scene unseen - If audiences are in the dark about new play, then everything's going as planned
Jumping the COVID testing queue - Manitobans forced to wait in long lineups as industries pay for private tests for employees
Province defers to private lab on COVID-testing questions
Liberals accused of invading provincial territory
Grandiose wishes and a call to arms - Trudeau follows aspirational throne speech with COVID-inspired stay-the-course address
Manitoba families struggle amid autopsy backlog delays
Culture daze - Arts groups move through uncertainty of pandemic with creative approaches
Get ready for a game-changer - NHL puck and player tracking technology promises to revolutionize the sport
