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Police blitz resumes, rural ERs, Polo Park supermarket, Winnipeg Quakers, golf course closes, bookstore opens
Plus: Toronto welcomes its own Moo Deng

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

 

'We can be compassionate… yet still not tolerate open, illegal drug use'

Chris Kitching:

Police resuming drug-enforcement crackdown, working with outreach community

Winnipeg police are relaunching a drug enforcement campaign in some neighbourhoods Friday after they say a 10-day sweep led to more than 100 arrests and a drop in reported crime earlier this summer. ... Read More

 
 
 

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'Wait times in Winnipeg are really driving people out'

Nicole Buffie:

‘They’re desperate to see someone’

Winnipeggers hoping for shorter waits in rural ERs delay care for all, Selkirk nurse says Read More

 
 

'It’s great to have a grocery store attached to a shopping centre'

Gabrielle Piché:

Asian supermarket T&T to open at Polo Park

Live seafood, more than 150 varieties of baked bread and rows of Asian produce are being promised for CF Polo Park — in two years time. Read More

 
 

'Prisons can’t be reformed, and must be abolished'

Josiah Neufeld:

Abolitionist to the core

Quaker movement fuelled by a fierce sense of social justice Read More

 
 

'The power of water, I just can’t believe it'

Ken Wiebe:

‘We were fishing golf carts out of the river’

Gilbert Plains Country Club closes for remainder of season due to flood damage Read More

 
 

'There’s an open niche here, and it’s my niche'

Ben Sigurdson:

Out of this world

New sci-fi/fantasy bookstore a welcome addition Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Maggie Macintosh: Post-secondary leaders to discuss cross-campus collaborations
Morgan Modjeski: Councillor facing sex charges running for re-election
Morgan Modjeski and Scott Billeck: Police investigate Winnipeg mosque incident
Scott Billeck: Thief steals almost $70K in Pokémon cards from flea-market owner
Carol Sanders: Audited public accounts show Manitoba's deficit last year half of predicted $1.67 billion
Scott Billeck: Driver of stolen vehicle facing impairment, other charges after fatal high-speed crash in West Kildonan Sunday
Nicole Buffie: Westman businesses race to clean up from deluge
Kelly-Anne Riess: Flight school students who died in crash were from India
Chris Kitching: Kinew, NDP rise to new heights in Free Press-Abacus Data poll; support for Khan, Tories falls further
Joyanne Pursaga: Gillingham pledges growth office to speed up projects
 

Opinion

Editorial: Who will win? Most voters haven’t decided yet
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 22
Wally Daudrich: North and east to Hudson Bay: Port Nelson
Barry E. Prentice: Railways, costs and benefits — the long view
Erna Buffie: Who will vote for trees?
Editorial: Finding new markets — across an ocean
Christopher J. Schneider and Stacey Hannem: Who does Manitoba’s police watchdog represent?
Stewart Fay: Airport sales pose risks
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 21
Tory McNally: Back to routine, sharp as a new pencil
 

Arts & Life

Maureen Scurfield: Accept the fact you’re a sensitive soul
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Jen Zoratti: Winnipeg artist’s solo exhibition invites viewers on a disorienting, rewarding journey
Josiah Neufeld: CMU instructor uses camper audio studio to capture stories of human connection in a time of isolation, alienation
Rob Williams: AC/DC leaves Winnipeg crowd thunderstruck
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: Taylor Swift will become the most awarded artist in MTV VMAs history: A guide to the 2026 show
Maureen Scurfield: Break spell before it hexes your marriage
Grace Anne Paizen: Botterill’s memoir Why Not You is sure to inspire future rosters in women’s sports
Conrad Sweatman: Permanent exhibition at human rights museum looks at Black experience in Canada
 

Business

The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite gains more than 200 points; U.S. markets also rise
Aaron Epp: ‘We’re small, but we’re strong and mighty’: Lögberg-Heimskringla newspaper celebrates 140 years in Manitoba
Aaron Epp: Sod turned on new apartment complex for Old Kildonan
Scott Billeck: Steinbach Credit Union member warns others after scammer steals $10K
Gabrielle Piché: Province applauds apprenticeship numbers
Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg chamber chair seeks to connect local biz with arts industry, prioritize ‘high-quality public space’
Gabrielle Piché: Gerdau recycling workers on strike
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Dollar breakfasts, used Billy bookcases: Ikea’s latest affordability pitch
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX edges lower on broad losses to finish the week, U.S. stocks post mixed results
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Corus must ‘take some risks’ after recapitalization approval grants lifeline: expert
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Jets goaltender collects victory in first start for new team
Taylor Allen: Hard-hitting Hansen working his way back into Bombers lineup
Taylor Allen: Bombers backup Brown takes reps at practice as Collaros recovers from head injury
Ken Wiebe: Jets St. Ivany looking to solidify himself as a regular on defence
Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press: Mike Babcock is back in the NHL as the Oilers and four other teams make coaching changes
Mike McIntyre: Jets up against the clock
Mike McIntyre: New Jets show promise despite loss to experienced Oilers
Taylor Allen: Former Winnipeg Jet doing his part for future of funded deaf athletes
Taylor Allen: Former Bombers linebacker Gauthier enjoying career as electrician
GEORGE WILLIAMS: Gunnn comes out blazing to claim Gold Cup
 

Canada

The Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: PM says Ottawa is ‘loyal’ to supply management system protecting dairy sector
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: WestJet flight attendants win 18% wage hike, new perks after strike
Devin Stevens, The Canadian Press: Nova Scotian children under 14 will soon be banned from e-bikes
Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press: Internal DFO memo warns Trump-backed bill threatens right whale survival
The Canadian Press: Supreme Court to hear case on constitutionality of requiring oath to the Crown
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
The Canadian Press: Vigil held for Calgary boy, 11, found dead in pipe system after disappearance
Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press: Clinics, technicians unsure of Alberta’s new self-referral method for health tests
The Canadian Press: Suspects arrested in Salsa on St. Clair shooting: Toronto police chief
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Federal Liberals choose new national director
 
 

World

Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press: Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says
The Associated Press: Possible Strait of Hormuz deal, a large attack in Yemen and other Mideast news
Stephen Mcgrath And Vadim Ghirda, The Associated Press: Romania rushes to sink 4 barges in the Danube to keep a nuclear power plant’s second reactor running
Dyepkazah Shibayan, The Associated Press: Nigerian president hails ‘largest ever’ single-day rescue as 308 abductees freed in country’s north
Eric Tucker, The Associated Press: Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions
Munir Ahmed And Riaz Khan, The Associated Press: Pakistan army helicopters airlift bodies of famed climber Purja and 4 others killed in avalanche
Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press: Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root
Rodney Muhumuza, The Associated Press: Uganda approves sending troops for international force in Gaza
Alexander Joe, The Associated Press: This African city thought cable cars could fix its traffic gridlock. It was wrong
 

One last thing...

The Canadian Press:

Toronto’s Moo Deng: Zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippo calf

The Toronto Zoo says a female pygmy hippo calf was born Sunday morning to 20-year-old mother Kindia. Read More

 
 

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