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Housing the homeless, police-Indigenous relations, shipping alternatives, canning, Goldeyes
Plus: Read to the end for a splash of Dutch courage

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today and over the long weekend.

 

'We are always open to second chances'

Scott Billeck:

Home, compassionate home

Main Street Project’s low-barrier Mainstay transitional housing is helping to get people off the street into a dignified, supportive place to live Read More

 
 
 

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'We have a lot of work to do'

Erik Pindera:

First Indigenous adviser to police ready for monumental challenge

Sheila North knows she has taken on the onerous task of trying to mend the troubled relationship between Winnipeg police and the Indigenous community, but said she’s up for the challenge Read More

 
 

'A lot of our clients, it pretty much saved their business'

Gabrielle Piché:

Winnipeg transport company maps route through low-cost U.S. parcels loophole

Upwards of 30 Canadian businesses using Runnin’ Red to reach their American customers Read More

 
 

'Pickled sunshine'

Eva Wasney:

Yes you can

Preserve your backyard bounty with family-tested canning recipes Read More

 
 

'We just weren’t that good'

Taylor Allen:

One-run game losses added up for Fish

Goldeyes close out regular season with second-worst finish in club history Read More

 
 

News Quiz

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The week that was: Aug. 26 to Sept. 1

This week: Space stuffie, curling club lot, crossword competitor, new transitional home, Winnipeg pride poll Take the quiz

 
 
 

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Local

Joyanne Pursaga: Loading zones for taxis, ride-hailing vehicles eyed
Dean Pritchard: ‘He could come for me again’: stabbing victim fears for her life if court removes hospital attacker’s high-risk designation
Dean Pritchard: Crown calls on defence lawyers to look for possible police misconduct in past convictions involving charged WPS officers
Scott Billeck: Theft and violence across the city take serious toll on business owners
Nicole Buffie: NDP, Tories bicker over breast cancer screening
Tyler Searle: Point Douglas drug detox centre will open before month’s end, premier says
Carol Sanders: Province offers $175M in tax credits to encourage rental housing builds
Erik Pindera: Donation drive back on its feet after downtown theft
Free Press staff: Council to consider plan for extended night hours on 11 bus routes
Adam Treusch: Feedback sought on Wellington Crescent bike lanes
 

Opinion

Tom Brodbeck: Poilievre risks driving more moderate Tory MPs into Carney’s welcoming, majority-seeking arms
Jen Zoratti: Theatrical Louvre heist sparks viral frenzy
Maureen Scurfield: Not all marriages play by the same rules
Free Press: Letters, Nov. 6
Editorial: Many Canadian eyes on America’s top court
Niigaan Sinclair: Premier’s words got people to pay attention; maybe that was the point
Christa Rust: A low-carbon future — with nuclear power
Peter McKenna: It’s time for Canada to play hardball with Trump
Dan Lett: Single budget can’t — or shouldn’t — deliver promised ’generational change’
Leah Kosokowsky and Anik Bossé: Why the rule of law matters
 

Arts & Life

Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press: Tragically Hip fully completely on board for Boi-1da’s World Cup music project
Jen Zoratti: Mistletoe Murders a flirty return of holiday rom-com meets cosy mystery
Free Press: What’s up: Crafted; Late Night Madness; wine festival; film festival; Big Sociable; Pink Panther
Conrad Sweatman: Local artists Fernandes, Maduka attracting wider attention
Eva Wasney: Acclaimed local chef Dustin Pajak returns with Snack Häus to build ‘fun, tongue-in-cheek eatery’
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Conrad Sweatman: U of W prof wins prize for cultural contributions
Conrad Sweatman: New essay collection shows Manitoba’s political history is anything but boring
Ben Waldman: Pulling focus Through, and through a green, green lens
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Jets’ Namestnikov to record 800th career start Friday night
Jeff Hamilton: Will Argos court Bombers head coach O’Shea now that Dinwiddie has signed with Redblacks?
Taylor Allen: Main Street mural honours Winnipeg’s three-time Stanley Cup champions
John Wawrow, The Associated Press: PWHL unveils expansion team nicknames: Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes
The Associated Press: Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland found dead of apparent suicide at 24 after evading officers, police say
Taylor Allen: Bombers’ roller-coaster season crashes to an end in Montreal
Taylor Allen: Oliveira not ruling out change of scenery after Bombers season ends short of Grey Cup
Joshua Frey-Sam: Winnipeg Wesmen seek to recapture last season’s magic on the court
Ken Wiebe: Kings snap Jets’ winning streak
Ken Wiebe: Jets look to capitalize on six-game road trip
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Gates on Roblin sets July date for new retail centre in Headingley
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump has options if the Supreme Court blocks him from imposing ’emergency’ tariffs
Free Press staff: U of M announces Chiu Centre for Business Serving Community
Aaron Epp: Federal budget plan to upgrade Port of Churchill, Hudson Bay Railway opens new economic future
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Very concerning’: provincial associations wary of Ottawa plan to cut immigration
Gabrielle Piché: Travel Manitoba reports record visitor spending in 2024, warns of slower 2025
Free Press staff: Province pitches tax relief for manufacturers
Aaron Epp: Winnipeg Economic Development & Tourism launches 5-year strategy
Aaron Epp: Seeds of hope: Morden biz, charity team up to help Greece refugees
Gabrielle Piché: Unique Bunny jumps to 10 stores, with eye on future expansion
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump says he’s looking for swift Supreme Court ruling on most tariffs
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Prime Minister Mark Carney huddles with cabinet in Toronto ahead of fall sitting
The Canadian Press: Federal NDP launches leadership race
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Ottawa sets 100-day timeline to fix CRA call centre delays
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Doug Ford pours out bottle of Crown Royal over upcoming Ontario plant closure
Jack Farrell and Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Alberta rewriting order banning school library books to protect classics: Smith
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Anand says she has confidence in ICC judge but doesn’t mention U.S. sanctions
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Canada to host U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, other officials from G7 and Ukraine
Natasha Baldin, The Canadian Press: Majority of Canadian youth have been bullied, child poverty on the rise: report
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Ottawa vows to help Afghans hit by deadly earthquake as groups call out aid rest
 
 

World

The Associated Press: Rescuers race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll passes 1,400
Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village in Darfur
Sam Mcneil, The Associated Press: NATO says it is working to counter Russia’s GPS jamming after interference with EU leader’s plane
The Associated Press: Putin says Trump administration is listening to Russia’s arguments on Ukraine war
Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz And Fatma Khaled, The Associated Press: Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive
Aamer Madhani, Konstantin Toropin And Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press: Trump says US strike on vessel in Caribbean targeted Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, killed 11
Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press: Judge rules Trump administration broke law in deploying National Guard soldiers to LA this summer
Sam Mcneil, The Associated Press: Belgium moves toward recognizing a Palestinian state, drawing Israeli rebuke
Eléonore Hughes And Lucas Dumphreys, The Associated Press: Brazil’s top prosecutor says Bolsonaro tried to overthrow democracy, as trial’s final phase opens
Matt O'brien, The Associated Press: OpenAI and Meta say they’re fixing AI chatbots to better respond to teens in distress
 

One last thing...

Aleksandar Furtula, The Associated Press:

‘You get to fly’: Why Dutch athletes pole vault over canals

A split second of flight, then a landing on the sand — or a splashdown in a canal. That's the thrill of the Dutch sport of “fierljeppen” — far leaping — which sees athletes hoist themselves up and over canals on slender carbon poles in the Netherlands countryside. Read More

 
 

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