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Manitoba’s finances, NDP popularity, fatal car crash, AC/DC review, Bombers back at work
Plus: The stout task ahead for British police

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

 

'Puts us on track to balance the budget'

Carol Sanders:

‘Moving in the right direction’

Audited public accounts show province's deficit last year half of predicted $1.67 billion Read More

 
 
 

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'Kinew is doing all the right things'

Chris Kitching:

Kinew, NDP rise to new heights in Free Press-Abacus Data poll; support for Khan, Tories falls further

Buoyed by a bump outside Winnipeg, support for Premier Wab Kinew’s NDP climbed to its highest level yet, while the Tories lost some ground. Read More

 
 

'Catastrophic damage'

Scott Billeck:

Driver of stolen vehicle facing impairment, other charges after fatal high-speed crash in West Kildonan Sunday

A 19-year-old man faces impaired driving and other charges after a crash involving a stolen vehicle in north Winnipeg killed a 20-year-old woman and another left another woman with life-threatening injuries. Read More

 
 

Big dumb fun rock ‘n’ roll

Rob Williams:

High voltage

AC/DC leaves Winnipeg crowd thunderstruck Read More

 
 

'Obviously, it’s not what we want'

Taylor Allen:

‘Make sure whoever it is back there is comfortable’

Bombers backup Brown takes reps at practice as Collaros recovers from head injury Read More

 
 

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The Week That Was: Sept. 14 to 19

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Local

Scott Billeck: Thief steals almost $70K in Pokémon cards from flea-market owner
Maggie Macintosh: Post-secondary leaders to discuss cross-campus collaborations
Dean Pritchard: Former private-school teacher jailed nine months for luring after sending messages declaring love for teen
Morgan Modjeski and Scott Billeck: Police investigate Winnipeg mosque incident
Morgan Modjeski: Councillor facing sex charges running for re-election
Nicole Buffie: Westman businesses race to clean up from deluge
Kelly-Anne Riess: Flight school students who died in crash were from India
Joyanne Pursaga: Gillingham pledges growth office to speed up projects
Morgan Modjeski: Portage high school student stabbed, suspect arrested
Abiola Odutola: Severe weather preparedness not one-time exercise for businesses
 

Opinion

Editorial: Finding new markets — across an ocean
Barry E. Prentice: Railways, costs and benefits — the long view
Wally Daudrich: North and east to Hudson Bay: Port Nelson
Editorial: Who will win? Most voters haven’t decided yet
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 22
Erna Buffie: Who will vote for trees?
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

Jen Zoratti: Winnipeg artist’s solo exhibition invites viewers on a disorienting, rewarding journey
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Maureen Scurfield: Accept the fact you’re a sensitive soul
Josiah Neufeld: CMU instructor uses camper audio studio to capture stories of human connection in a time of isolation, alienation
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
Janine LeGal: A life’s story: activist, educator, organizer knew the true meaning of community
 

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
 

Sports

Grace Paizen: Spiring announced as NSL Winnipeg president
Mike McIntyre: Jets goaltender collects victory in first start for new team
Taylor Allen: Hard-hitting Hansen working his way back into Bombers lineup
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
GEORGE WILLIAMS: Gunnn comes out blazing to claim Gold Cup
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Keilty-Dilling’s hot hands; Rise rumble standings; Tides in must-win territory
 

Canada

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Liberals table bill to speed up major project approvals, avert labour disruptions
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Carney says he won’t backtrack on digital services tax, streamers’ CanCon payments
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Carney misses UN event, Lametti steps in to make the case for multilateralism
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: B.C. sues OpenAI, says one call could have prevented Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press: Up to 30 shots fired near Belleville, Ont., synagogue as police faced gunman: SIU
The Canadian Press: Judge rejects federal bid to quash case over greenhouse gas emission targets
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Alberta’s Smith rejects party accusation she’s muting pro-Canada referendum ads
The Canadian Press: Origin of destructive B.C. wildfire remains under investigation: police
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews ‘failed to do our part’ to stop Gaza war
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: Trial begins for Alberta Mountie accused of misusing police database to aid Rwanda
 
 

World

Josh Funk, The Associated Press: Flights disrupted across the US Northeast due to technical problems at a key air traffic center
Rebecca Boone, The Associated Press: Firefighting helicopter crashes near Yosemite, killing both pilots
Steven Grattan, The Associated Press: Colombia declares a public calamity as a wildfire rips toward Villa de Leyva
The Associated Press: Polo has rapidly intensified to a hurricane and is expected to impact Mexico
The Associated Press: The Latest: MS NOW, CNN and Politico file lawsuit against Trump to restore White House access
The Associated Press: Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data
Samya Kullab, The Associated Press: Russia targets Zaporizhzhia after Ukraine launches 1,000-drone weekend barrage
Edith M. Lederer And Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: UN leaders’ meeting convenes with secretary-general calling for ‘world built on interdependence’
Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press: A Brazilian serial killer dressed as a woman, hid in the woods and was nicknamed ‘mosquito’
The Associated Press: Judge won’t block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swap
 

One last thing...

The Associated Press:

British police try to track down theft of 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stout

LONDON (AP) — British police have a stout task ahead: recovering 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness. Two trailer truckloads of the famously creamy dark beer valued at 115,000 pound... Read More

 
 

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