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Councillor sex charges, consumption site opens, AI marketing, book festival, Sea Bears
Plus: How to catch a sliver of tomorrow's solar eclipse

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

 

'These new charges are deeply concerning'

Erik Pindera:

Transcona councillor faces new sex assault charge

Mayor urges Wyatt to step down Read More

 
 
 

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'We got clean, safe help'

Malak Abas:

Long-awaited supervised drug consumption site opens quietly after months of loud opposition

After three years of planning, delays and constant controversy, Manitoba’s first supervised drug consumption site quietly opened its doors Tuesday morning. Read More

 
 

'Ultimately, your intended audience is human'

Gabrielle Piché:

A city home with a mountain view?

You won’t find a real one, but AI-generated visual suggests otherwise Read More

 
 

'Ambience, camaraderie and community'

Ben Sigurdson:

A new chapter

Renamed Winnipeg Book Festival takes to The Forks this fall Read More

 
 

'Everybody’s contribution is going to be important'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Sea Bears battle Honey Badgers for CEBL crown

Hometown club top seed in best-of-three franchise first finals Read More

 

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Homegrown hoops talent

Get to know your Canadians in the CEBL Finals Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Connor McDowell: Several mayors bow out of fall’s municipal elections
Maggie Macintosh: U of W marks 10 years of Indigenous education requirement
Scott Billeck: More than 60,000 Manitobans rely on food bank each month, Harvest Manitoba report says
Gabrielle Piché: Positive anticipation is growing about major housing developments underway in Winnipeg’s downtown
Dean Pritchard: Court hears woman’s statement detailing pain, trauma after boyfriend shot her in the face
Morgan Modjeski: Husband of rival sex club owner accused in attempted bathhouse bombing
Joyanne Pursaga: Mayor introduces charter change motion to remove council members charged with crimes
Malak Abas: Klein wants city-run, maintained ‘bridge’ space for homeless people
Joyanne Pursaga: ‘Anti-worker’ status change for Winnipeg Transit Plus drivers voted down
Staff: No charges after man suffers facial fractures in police encounter
 

Opinion

Free Press: Letters, Sept. 25
Editorial: Two U.S. presidents, and America’s decline
Rafiq Andani: Three wait times, one patient: resources matter
Hersh Seth: After 30 years of film policy, what does Manitoba actually own?
Dan Lett: How confusing; seems there’s more than one candidate in Hanover named Shayne Barkman
Tom Brodbeck: Failure to exploit NDP weaknesses leaves PCs in tailspin
Editorial: Ensuring an EU deal is as sweet as it sounds
Gwynne Dyer: Mark Carney’s campaign for middle powers
Scott Forbes: Time for 21st century leadership at MB Hydro
Lucille Bruce and Peggy Barker: Accountability for all utility rates
 

Arts & Life

Jen Zoratti: U of W marks gallery’s anniversary with group alumni exhibition
Randall King: Baruchel soulful in role as frustrated Canuck daredevil
Maureen Scurfield: Sequestered skivvies seem like last straw
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Waldman: Concrete doc befits brutalist Winnipeg
Sheldon Birnie: Seven Oaks tour blends ghastly theatrics and local history
Alison Gillmor: Concrete documentary aided by filmmaker’s tender, affecting manner
Free Press: What’s up: Wine fest, Pulp, Prohibition Party, Teddy Bears’ Picnic, Savant Flâneur, Osani album release
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press: What to know about Taylor Swift’s new music: Her first since her wedding
Holly Harris: Don’t miss these 10 concerts during a jam-packed season
 

Business

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
The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite down nearly 600 points, U.S. stock markets also lower
Gabrielle Piché: ‘One-stop powwow shop’: Trail Creations opens doors to traditional, ceremonial clothing
Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press: Schwartz’s Deli swaps black cherry soda for local alternative as U.S. tariffs bite
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: No more Jets 1.0 or 2.0: League announces all eras of Winnipeg’s club to be merged
Taylor Allen: Bombers still hold playoff fate in their own hands
Joshua Frey-Sam: East St. Paul product’s next wheelchair basketball chapter in Spain’s best men’s division
Mike McIntyre: Jets focus on power play and penalty kill as shortened pre-season winds down
Taylor Allen: No guaranteed spots on team's fantasy football league roster for Bombers vets
Noah Trister, The Associated Press: Toronto Blue Jays eliminated from playoff race after 4-2 loss to Orioles
Ken Wiebe: Potential Jets backup options include two possible netminder reunions
Mike McIntyre: Jets land state-of-the-art dressing room after off-season of renovations
Grace Penner: Love of the rink blossomed differently for mother-daughter figure skaters
Grace Anne Paizen: Decorated business vet Spiring announced as NSL Winnipeg president
 

Canada

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Canada could lose more than 100K jobs if CUSMA dies: report
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Tens of thousands sign petition calling for U.S. ambassador’s removal from Canada
Malak Abas: Environment Canada upgrade expected to improve dangerous weather warnings after June storm alert barrage
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Motorists, exporters eager to test Gordie Howe bridge in July, early data suggests
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press: B.C. fire evacuees find social media comfort amid official void about destruction
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Ontario fire crews making good progress despite large area burned, minister says
Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press: Alberta man planning protests against data centres as province announces town halls
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Retired general Rick Hillier tapped as strategic adviser for National Bank of Canada
 
 

World

Astrid Suárez, Megan Janetsky And Marko Alvarez, The Associated Press: As search for thousands of missing pushes on, Colombia earthquake tests new president
Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: Over 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during the war in Ukraine are still held, UN estimates
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles
Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press: North Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of US-South Korean military drills
The Associated Press: Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast
The Associated Press: 2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says
The Associated Press: Myanmar’s military has escalated airstrikes against civilians, UN investigation finds
Farai Mutsaka, The Associated Press: A ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, leaving at least 15 people dead and 27 missing
Kim Chandler, Travis Loller And Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press: 3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010
Hallie Golden, The Associated Press: Video captures rescue of river tubing group stranded for 3 days, living off bark and flowers
 

One last thing...

Yesterday we gave some tips on spotting tomorrow’s Perseid meteor shower.

If eclipses are more your jam, you’re in luck! There’s one tomorrow.

But if you’ll be in Winnipeg while it’s happening your luck is diminshed somewhat, since we’ll only see a sliver of it.

Find out all the details and watch videos of how the eclipse will move around the globe:

Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:

Looking to see the solar eclipse from Winnipeg? Here’s where and when to catch a sliver

Look skyward Wednesday and, if you’re far enough north in the U.S. and Canada, you might savor a partial eclipse as the moon nibbles away at the sun. Read More

 
 

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