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Suspicious fires, Clear Lake tourism, Winnipeg in Arctic politics, Scheifele interview, crossword champ, concert pix
Plus: Read to the end for a vision of the coming apocalypse

Good evening. This weekend is the Labour Day long weekend; the Free Press does not publish a print edition on Sunday or Monday, but you can find all the latest news — including coverage of Sunday’s Labour Day Classic — on our website.

We’ve also got a comprehensive list of what’s open and closed and things to do around the city on Monday.

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

 

'Everybody is really kind of shocked and a little bit confused'

Nicole Buffie:

Latest in recent string of suspected arsons downtown guts part of Exchange Event Centre

Concerns are being raised about businesses being targeted in the Exchange District after a concert venue was fire-bombed early Friday morning. Read More

 
 
 

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'We just don’t know what’s going on'

Gabrielle Piché:

Clear Lake, cloudy future

Second summer of zebra mussel-fuelled motorized boat ban, uncertainty going forward raise longer-term concerns for tourism-driven economy, property values inside Riding Mountain National Park Read More

 
 

'A sleeper issue'

Conrad Sweatman:

The northern front

Manitoba poised to become a hub for increased efforts to assert Canada’s Arctic sovereignty Read More

 
 

'It wasn’t the easiest of days'

Ken Wiebe:

‘What my dad would have wanted’

Scheifele opens up about loss of father, return to hockey at Oly camp Read More

 
 

'I wondered how good I could get'

Ben Waldman:

Crossword aficionado is a five-letter word for victor

Crossword aficionado went ACROSS the border to go DOWN as a champion Read More

 
 

'News deserts include criticism, too'

Jen Zoratti:

Increasing restrictions could silence culture critics

It’s getting harder to see where reviews and other forms of cultural criticism fit in the current media ecosystem. Arts writing positions are being axed at outlets all over North America — but a landscape of all influencers and no critics means all promotion and no journalism. Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Aaron Epp: ‘In Normandy, we remember’
Janine LeGal: An aim to bring everyone together
Conrad Sweatman: Signs of local neo-Nazi recruiting efforts spark concern
Tom Brodbeck, Rebecca Chambers, Niigaan Sinclair and Brent Bellamy: Is a better Winnipeg on the horizon?
Melissa Martin: A calm and compassionate spirit
Carol Sanders: Unhappy Dynacare staff refuse OT shifts; doors could be closed at clinics with Saturday hours
Morgan Modjeski: Province hires 17 psychiatrists to work in Winnipeg, Selkirk
Maggie Macintosh: Gordon Bell students relish — ‘of all things’ — new pickleball courts
Scott Billeck: Tenants slam Alta.-based landlord, protest rent increases
Malak Abas: Flammable gas culprit of 2024 Transcona home explosion: police
 

Opinion

Free Press: Letters, Sept 26
Editorial: Time for the PUB to review Winnipeg water rates
Gwynne Dyer: The never-ending, continuing war in Ethiopia
Kyle Volpi Hiebert: Middle Eastern version of NATO off to rocky start
John R. Wiens: Public versus private schooling
Jen Zoratti: Winnipeg a character all its own onscreen
Ben Sigurdson: Prost! Raise a glass to Oktoberfest
Joel Schlesinger: Perfecting profitability
Tory McNally: Happy email debt forgiveness day
Russell Wangersky: The wheels on the bus burned down, down, down…
 

Arts & Life

Reviewed by Bill Rambo: Massey Lectures author argues housing should be a right — not a commodity
Reviewed by Matt Henderson: Coalescence of dangerous forces requires the rest of us to be our best selves
Holly Harris: New series terrific addition to RWB repertoire
Conrad Sweatman: WSO kicks off season pairing Beethoven, Tchaikovsky
John Longhurst: Whether it’s coffee or tea, think of what’s holy
Ismael Mukhtar: Historic milestone for Muslim community
Ben Sigurdson: New novelists dominate $70K fiction short list
Maureen Scurfield: ‘Scared to Snitch’ could take subtler approach
Free Press: On the Night Table: Colin James
melanie brannagan frederiksen: Lightness of diction contrasts world’s grief
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Special teams woes hurt Bombers in loss to Argos
Taylor Allen: Bombers let another one slip away and face pivotal issue
Ken Wiebe: Four Jets clear waivers to join Moose
Taylor Allen: Blue Bombers whiff on their opportunities to put game away
Mike McIntyre: Jets’ brass warming up to El Nino?
GEORGE WILLIAMS: Longshot triggers massive payout for second straight week
Joshua Frey-Sam: Crusaders football celebrates 95th anniversary
Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: A Canadian team lifting the Cup just one of several storylines to tee up NHL season
Ryan Desjarlais: Flop wedge needed at Phantom Lake Golf Club
Jerrad Peters: Friendlies more of a juggle for Team Canada bench boss than homecoming
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Ledohowski among new entrants to Manitoba Business Hall of Fame
Aaron Epp: Chamber hears about the business of belonging
Gabrielle Piché: Restaurants ‘under pressure’
Free Press staff: Governments fund AI training for aerospace, manufacturing workers
Gabrielle Piché: Global prediction markets, local presence
Aaron Epp: Quintex absorbs Mat Master in family-friendly transaction
Eva Wasney: Manitoba’s small oil, gas sector lists 31 ownerless sites — far cry from thousands in Alberta, Saskatchewan
Aaron Epp: Lake Life Powersports buzzes into expeditious expansion
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: NDP leader says Ottawa breaking labour law as Bank of Canada strike nears 100 days
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Federal government defends closure of seven research facilities
 

Canada

Paul Wiseman And Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press: U.S. appeals court finds Trump's tariffs on Canada, other countries illegal, but leaves them in place for now
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Poilievre wants ‘reasonable’ self-defence defined in Criminal Code
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Former Trans Mountain CEO to head up Carney’s major projects office in Calgary
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Government says it accidentally deleted privacy provision in online streaming bill
The Canadian Press: Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Canadian GDP shrinks in Q2 but economists aren’t fretting a recession — yet
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: ‘Vicious compliance’: Alberta premier questions Edmonton schools’ banned books
Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Contract talks fail between Alberta government and teachers, possible strike looms
Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press: Co-ordinated plan needed to save ‘alarmingly low’ monarch butterfly population: study
Matthew Scace, The Canadian Press: Alberta set to replace flimsy paper health cards with new ‘Alberta Wallet’ app
 
 

World

The Associated Press: US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt
Seung Min Kim And Adriana Gomez Licon, The Associated Press: Trump ends ex-Vice President Harris’ Secret Service protection early after Biden had extended it
Christopher Rugaber And Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press: Fed governor Cook seeks court order blocking her firing by Trump
Steve Karnowski, John Seewer And Mark Vancleave, The Associated Press: Boy wounded in Minnesota church shooting asks doctor: ‘Can you say a prayer with me?’
Martha Bellisle, The Associated Press: Lawyer: Oregon firefighter arrested by Border Patrol during wildfire was on track for legal status
Rio Yamat, The Associated Press: Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy again but vows to keep flying
Rebecca Santana, Amanda Seitz And Valerie Gonzalez, The Associated Press: Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says
Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press: Trump administration tells states to remove references to ‘gender ideology’ from sex ed materials
The Associated Press: Irish missionary among 8 people freed in Haiti after being kidnapped during attack on orphanage
The Associated Press: Putin plans to travel to India in December, the Kremlin says
Rebecca Santana And Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press: Chicago is in the Trump administration’s sights for its next immigration crackdown
 

One last thing...

Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press:

AI Apocalypse? Why language surrounding tech is sounding increasingly religious

A growing number of prominent tech figures speak of AI using language once reserved for the divine. This blending of technology and spirituality reflects the profound impact 'thinking machines' are having in Silicon Valley. But will AI bring condemnation or salvation? Read More

 
 

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