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Mayoral debate, underground concourse, fatal crash report, interfaith exchange, figure skating, new gallery
Plus: Enlisting beavers in the battle against climate change

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

 

Mayoral candidates take aim at public safety

Joyanne Pursaga:

Mayoral candidates snipe over safety during radio debate

Klein, Gillingham plan to hire more police officers, Vogiatzakis promises to 'get tough on crime'

 
 
 

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'I would like to find a way to keep it open'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Gillingham says Portage and Main underground should stay open

City staff to report on cost in January; previous estimate was $73 million

 
 

'The ability to see each other would have been very limited'

Chris Kitching:

Limited visibility, radio communication among safety issues cited in mid-air collision

One Cessna was flying 30 metres above the other before fatal 2025 crash; Steinbach-area flight school made safety upgrades

 
 

'We want to be in fellowship, sharing what makes us tick'

Josiah Neufeld:

Breaking bread, building bridges

Charleswood United Church members join Shaarey Zedek Synagogue congregation for Friday-night service, Sabbath meal in first half of interfaith exchange

 
 

'We’re really excited, especially for our first Grand Prix to be on home soil'

Laurie Nealin:

Winnipeg pair wins first senior international ahead of Skate Canada debut

Kemp, Elizarov tallied career-best short and long program, total scores to take Tayside Trophy

 
 

'I just feel like I’m meant to be on Albert Street'

Jen Zoratti:

Exchange welcomes new gallery

Co-owned by Laura Porath and Mike Page, Lucent Gallery + Design Studio celebrates its grand opening, Thursday.

 
 
 

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Local

Conrad Sweatman: AI usage is prominent in Winnipeg’s municipal race, and it’s likely here to stay
Maggie Macintosh: Manitobans once rallied to save elected school boards. Now, voter apathy often wins at the polls
Free Press staff: Winnipeg police suspend use of Crime Stoppers after hack
Maggie Macintosh: Manitoba to focus on children — and adults — in revamped autism plan
Tessa Adamski: ‘Savage and brutal’ Erickson home invasion nets 17-year sentence
Jim Timlick: A life's story: From wartorn Poland to Winnipeg’s streets, Kazimierz Patalas worked to help others
Eva Wasney: Churchill expansion debated at University of Manitoba forum
Gabrielle Piché: Businesses scramble over rescheduled Hydro outage
Morgan Modjeski: Security under magnifying glass after suspicious death on Mountain Avenue
Chris Kitching: Mayor Gillingham poised for repeat
 

Opinion

Free Press: Letters, Oct. 24
Editorial: Get out and exercise your franchise
David McLaughlin: Alberta: More federalist than you thought
Kyle Ross: MPI must evolve to ‘best-in-class’
Joel Schlesinger: Building generational equity
Tory McNally: What $4 pumpkin can teach us about workplace culture
Laura Rance-Unger: Processing potential long way from reality
Jason Syvixay: Opening of Portage and Main shows even seemingly insurmountable impasses can be overcome
Russell Wangersky: With AI’s aid, get ready for even slicker scams
Jesse Hajer and Tom Simms: How the city fills its coffers
 

Arts & Life

Holly Harris: Goblin:Macbeth is a monstrously entertaining show
Holly Harris: Winnipegger soprano, Iranian conductor exhibit tremendous talent at WSO show
Jen Zoratti: WAG-Qaumajuq names first Indigenous director, CEO
John Longhurst: Film documents journey of Mennonites who left Manitoba for Paraguay
Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press: Publisher cuts ties with Quebec author after saying it found evidence of AI use
Reviewed by Donald Benham: Regime Change offers a behind-the-scenes look at Trump’s second term
Sharon Chisvin: Decades of support for many local Holocaust survivors
Maureen Scurfield: Nasty ‘tattoo’ sure sign you need moderation
Colleen Zacharias: Garden grandees
Ben Sigurdson: Forest of Reading finalists include Edwards’ debut
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Big win’ kept ag tariffs off table: trade rep
Gabrielle Piché: Hutterite colonies embrace the manufacturing business – while staying faithful to their way of life
The Canadian Press: Loblaw says March data breach affected about two million Canadians
Erik Pindera: Final legal judgment rendered in Canadian Wheat Board saga
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. slide on AI fears, higher oil prices
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Rogers seeks to offset hit from CRTC fee ban as wireless service revenue dips in Q3
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Bank fees can add up, be difficult to see, consumer group says
The Canadian Press: U.S. case alleging price-fixing advances against Canadian frozen potato giants
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Candu attitude: Carney says Canadian bid for Turkish nuclear plant has ‘good chances’
The Canadian Press: Bombardier looks to grow footprint in United States, investing US$270M in first phase
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Dustin Byfuglien back in the Jets’ dressing room for alumni game
Mike McIntyre: Connor Hellebuyck breaks silence after trade from Jets
Mike McIntyre: Winnipeg Jets trade Connor Hellebuyck to New Jersey Devils
Ken Wiebe: Sun sets on Hellebuyck era
Taylor Allen: Bombers top B.C. Lions 34-10 to earn playoff spot
Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: Union head calls MLB’s salary cap proposal ‘nuclear bomb’ ahead of World Series opener
Joshua Frey-Sam: Krahn returns, Boyko primed to lead as University of Manitoba Bisons serves squad depleted of vets
Ken Wiebe: Another strong outing from Skinner, but Jets unable to lock down lead
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Everything comes down to the final week of the regular season
Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: With lockout looming, the World Series could be Major League Baseball’s last games for a while
 

Canada

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Some government websites taken down in response to security risk: AI minister
Sadeen Mohsen, The Canadian Press: Canadian food bank use hits 2.3 million monthly visits due to grocery costs: report
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Federal union announces strike votes for 120,000 federal public servants
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Social media ban for under-16s consistent with Charter, government says
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: RCMP apologizes for ‘grossly inadequate’ investigation into N.S. workplace drowning
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Carney, Ford unveil $9B plan to support industries hit by tariff war
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press: Quebec author Thélyson Orélien admits past plagiarism, denies AI use in novel
The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press: U.S. embassy accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in American elections
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: First Nations say Elections Alberta unprepared for referendum turnout
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Carney heads to Turkey for 1st bilateral visit to deepen ties with NATO ally
 
 

World

The Associated Press: US orders some diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia as fears of escalating Houthi attacks rise
Jill Colvin And Thomas Beaumont, The Associated Press: Trump’s political groups spend nearly $277 million in late midterm blitz on behalf of GOP candidates
The Associated Press: Russia says it has detained a German who faces charges for serving in Ukrainian army
Baraa Anwer, The Associated Press: 1 person killed in attack on eastern Saudi airport, authorities say
The Associated Press: Visitor killed by piece of roof blown off Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home in Arizona
Bernard Condon, The Associated Press: A SpaceX-Tesla megamerger could benefit both companies and Elon Musk’s personal fortune
The Associated Press: Pope Leo’s doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer
Astrid Suárez, The Associated Press: Trump-allied Colombian president removes art exhibits he deems communist, sparking protests
Jennifer Mcdermott And Matthew Daly, The Associated Press: Trump again targets offshore wind, risking deal to speed approvals of new energy projects
Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press: Sister of American Stephen Hubbard says he’s in disbelief following release by Russia
 

One last thing...

Brittany Peterson, The Associated Press:

Bringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say

On Jackson Ramsay's family ranch late in the summer, there were few signs it had just weathered the worst-ever winter snowpack and record-setting heat.

 
 

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