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Canada’s Stephen Eustaquio (7) scores their opening goal against South Africa during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Canada advances with late goal

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Canada advances with late goal

7 minute read Monday, Jun. 29, 2026

LOS ANGELES — Even after scoring one of the biggest goals in Canadian soccer history, Stephen Eustaquio remained humble.

The 29-year-old midfielder played hero on Sunday, chesting down a ball in the second minute of second-half stoppage time and sending a right-footed shot swinging into the bottom of the net to give Canada a 1-0 lead over South Africa in a round-of-32 FIFA World Cup game.

Minutes later, the final whistle sounded and Canada had its first-ever win in the knockout round of the men’s tournament.

Eustaquio recognized the importance of his strike, but was quick to play down his role.

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Monday, Jun. 29, 2026

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Wiebe gives update on $1M security fund

By Carol Sanders 5 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

WINNIPEG — A $1-million security enhancement fund for places of worship and cultural centres announced in January has been fully allocated, but the funds have not yet flowed, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe said this week.

“It’s really about just ensuring that the right resources are going to the areas where we’re going to have the biggest impact to keep people safe,” Wiebe said in an interview.

The province announced the fund to support Manitoba communities facing acts of hate, targeted intimidation and vandalism by helping community organizations strengthen safety measures, improve preparedness and install security infrastructure to meet specific needs.

It followed a series of hate-motivated attacks targeting Jewish and Muslim communities.

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Susan Oakley holds two large hailstones that fell in Sanford on June 9. (Susan Oakley photo)

Researchers take stock of storm

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Researchers take stock of storm

By Nicole Buffie 5 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

WINNIPEG — Researchers have collected eight-centimetre hailstones and surveyed homes damaged by hail from storms that slammed southern Manitoba this month to better understand their predictability and impact on insurance.

Jack Hamilton, a researcher with the Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory, and his team have been gathering evidence and data from the June 9 storm that brought record rainfall to Winnipeg and surrounding communities, downed trees and power lines and resulted in basement and overland flooding. Two minor tornadoes were confirmed, in Ste. Anne and Dufrost.

“In terms of severity, it was quite severe,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton has been working with the Northern Hail Project, which researches hailstorms to better detect them and predict their size. Hamilton and his team went to homes that had siding panels full of holes from hail that travelled at 94 kilometres per hour, or about as fast as the speed of an average Major League Baseball fastball.

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

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RECENT WINNERS

1 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

Recent winners of the Crocus athlete of the year awards.

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• BOYS: Seth McAuley

• GIRLS: Rebecca Alebiosu

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Winnipeg’s Dalhousie School is being renamed Aniibiminan School, Pembina Trails School Division announced Wednesday. (Mikaela MacKenzie/Winnipeg Free Press files)

Winnipeg school renamed

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Winnipeg school renamed

By Maggie MacintoshLocal Journalism Initiative 2 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

WINNIPEG — Dalhousie School has been renamed after an Anishinaabemowin word that translates to “summer berries.”

The Pembina Trails School Division has unveiled Aniibiminan School as the new title of its elementary building at 262 Dalhousie Dr.

The division shared the phonetic pronunciation — “Aniibiminan (uh-NEE-bih-mih-nahn), from which the word ‘Pembina’ originates” — in a news release Wednesday.

“Aniibiminan captures a deep sense of connection to the land on which the school lies and the adjacent forest, which the school regularly uses for outdoor education and land-based learning,” chief superintendent Shelley Amos said in the release.

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

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Linda Smith is grieving the death of her golden doodle, Lily, after it was mauled to death by another dog in Winnipeg’s North Kildonan neighbourhood on Tuesday. (Supplied)

10-pound dog mauled to death in Winnipeg

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10-pound dog mauled to death in Winnipeg

By Tyler Searle 5 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

WINNIPEG — A 73-year-old Winnipeg woman is grieving the death of her goldendoodle, Lily, after she was mauled by another dog during a walk in North Kildonan Tuesday.

Justin Smith said his mother, Linda Smith, was walking Lily near Chornick Drive and Malcana Street around 12:30 p.m., when a large-breed dog broke free from its collar and leash and pounced on the smaller dog.

Lily, who weighed only 10 pounds, suffered devastating injuries.

“It was over before it started,” Justin Smith said. “The damage was intense. She was unrecognizable.”

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

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1 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

Other recent winners at Vincent Massey.

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• BOYS: Zach Redekop

• GIRLS: Kypling Black

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MPI seeks 2.38% rate increase

1 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Public Insurance has asked the Public Utilities Board for a 2.38 per cent increase to auto insurance rates next year to contend with forecasted claims costs, operating costs and investment income.

MPI filed the application with the PUB Wednesday.

In a news release, the Crown corporation said recent extreme weather in Manitoba did not influence the request for the 2027-28 insurance year.

Last year the PUB denied MPI’s 2.07 per cent rate increase and authorized a 1.77 per cent increase, which translated to, on average, an increase of $21 to ratepayers.

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CN’s Little Obie, a miniature scale model of a CN locomotive, will return for rides at Rolling into Rivers on July 5. This train, used for promoting rail safety, is a popular attraction for children and adults. (Rivers Train Station Restoration Committee/Facebook)

Pony rides and sand castle competition returns to Rolling into Rivers

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Pony rides and sand castle competition returns to Rolling into Rivers

By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative 3 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

The community of Riverdale is bringing back its Rolling into Rivers festival next weekend, with family activities such as sand castle building competitions and pony rides.

The weekend festival starts July 3 and will run until the afternoon of July 5. A number of locations around Rivers will host a variety of activities, including barbecues, a parade, bouncy castles and kids activities, a car show, an auction, a community market, archery demonstrations, live music, a beer garden, fireworks, tractor rides, a turkey shoot, “Little Obie” train rides and a paddle derby.

Kim Richardson, owner of Lucky Break Ranch and Tack, is one of many community members who are sponsoring the event this year. She told the Sun it’s a way for her ranch to reciprocate.

“It’s our way to give back,” she said. “Just being part of the community, and showing our pride for Rivers.”

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

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SASK. NOT READY FOR FIRES

REGINA — A report from Saskatchewan’s auditor says the province’s public safety agency needs to do a better job at preparing for the wildfire season.

Tara Clemett’s report says the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency does not plan for the optimal amount of resources it needs each year to fight wildfires.

She says the agency also isn’t properly budgeting before the season begins.

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International Skating Union Photo Winnipeggers Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov will make their senior-level Grand Prix debut in October.

Winnipeg pair skaters among world’s rising stars

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Winnipeg pair skaters among world’s rising stars

Laurie Nealin 5 minute read Monday, Jun. 22, 2026

When the International Skating Union announced its 2026 Grand Prix of Figure Skating entry lists last week, it described the global series as “world-class competition featuring many of the sport’s biggest names alongside a new generation of rising stars.”

Winnipeggers Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov, who graduated from the junior ranks as the 2026 world pair champions, are among those rising stars. Their senior-level Grand Prix debut will mark the official start to their four-year build towards the 2030 Olympic Winter Games.

Kemp, who turns 18 on Wednesday, and Elizarov, 22, will open at Skate Canada International in Kelowna, B.C., at the end of October, the second of six events on the circuit. Their teammates, world bronze medallists and Canadian champions Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud, are the top seeds in that event.

Two weeks later, the Winnipeg duo is slated to compete at Skate America in Washington state alongside Germany’s world champions and Olympic bronze medallists Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin.

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Monday, Jun. 22, 2026

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