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Bail reform, emergency room capacity, WAG staycation, Jets inconsistency
Plus: The colonel behind the home plate hopes to inspire your plate

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

 

'Bail reform makes it almost a presumption of guilt'

Dean Pritchard:

Provincial court judge takes aim at misinformed, ‘insulting’ bail reform debate

The ongoing debate over bail reform is “insulting” to judges and chips away at a cornerstone principle of Canadian justice — the presumption of innocence, a Winnipeg judge said last week. Read More

 

Dan Lett:

Frequent delays in tech-deficient court system contribute to bail concerns

Last week, the federal government (once again) delivered a bail reform package that it promised would make Canada safer. It is unlikely to work, but not for the reasons you think. Read More

 

Tyler Searle:

‘Significantly high failure rate’

Majority wearing ankle monitors rearrested for breaching conditions or committing additional crimes, data show Read More

 
 
 

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'The whole week was horrible'

Carol Sanders:

Overcapacity HSC emergency department forced to declare ‘surge’

Nurse reports worst shifts in 10-plus years at hospital; young adults moved to Children’s Hospital ER Read More

 
 

The art of being here

Jen Zoratti:

Home is where the art is

WAG-Qaumajuq exhibit explores Canadians’ penchant for staycations Read More

 
 

'Keep hammering it home'

Ken Wiebe:

Tightening rivets key for Jets to flourish

Inconsistency has plagued the club over season-opening stretch Read More

 
 

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The week that was: Oct. 20 to Oct. 25

This week's news quiz topics include: Scattered Seeds market, American booze, the local music scene and more. Take the quiz

 
 
 

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Local

Tyler Searle: Métis federation opens Louis Riel College campus
Malak Abas: South Osborne residents fail in bid to prevent construction of 131-unit apartment tower
Erik Pindera: Province, MPI want court to toss Tesla bid for review of exclusion from EV rebate program
Chris Kitching: IIU clears WPS officers who fired shots at stolen truck in 2025 West End incident
Dean Pritchard: Crown wants 20-year sentence for man who sexually abused young girls
Erik Pindera: Hydro, governments could face class action suit over lengthy power outage
Zoe Pierce: Running for others’ lives from coast to coast in oppressive heat, smoke-filled air
By Tiago Resko: Rare white buffalo gets dignified sendoff
Chris Kitching: Preserving past, pondering future of 142-year-old downtown church
Morgan Modjeski: Province urged to lead effort to prevent dog maulings
 

Opinion

Conrad Sweatman: Singing the praises of fringe shows that dare to take risks
Paul G. Thomas: Understanding the police HQ inquiry
Tory McNally: Great workplace shorts debate: time to free knees
Judith Dueck: No museum can tell the whole story
Stuart Williams: The alternative to natural gas-powered turbines is in the ground
Editorial: Critical analysis of Manitoba Hydro plans may be frustrating, but it’s necessary
Pam Frampton: Saying goodbye to a friend I never met
Gage Haubrich: Bracket creep: A stealthy tax increase
Tom Brodbeck: Police crackdown made news, but did it make a difference?
Free Press: Letters, July 29
 

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Living the strongman life means special training for special strength
Mike McIntyre: Cross Lake pro blueliner walks away from sport he loves to live and work in northern community he loves even more
Conrad Sweatman: In an apartment above the Sherbie, famous local artists line the walls
David Sanderson: For unique Menno-centric take on Free Press, satirist mines her jibes between the lines
Jen Zoratti: Cultural consultation gives Indigenous stories strength in Netflix’s new Little House on the Prairie
Tiago Resko: Arjun Lal exhibition explores how society remains shaped by colonialism
Eva Wasney: Sottobraccio brings Harth’s Italian flavours to new location in Osborne Village
Tiago Resko: WAG wraps exhibition showcasing fine art of a sweet bike
Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press: Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that’s often a waste
 

Sports

Grace Penner: Soccer facility gets $750K from province for upgrades
Grace Penner: Trailblazer Kati Tabin brings PWHL championship trophy home to share success, inspire next generation
Ken Wiebe: Bombers receiver’s lateral recovery still talk of the town
Free Press: Sweet sendoff for apprentice jockey
Grace Penner: Winnipegger Bairos-Novak medals at wheel gymnastics worlds
Cassidy Dankochik: Carillon baseball team takes third straight MJBL title
Mike McIntyre: Fanning captures second straight senior’s title, while Martens’ provincial victory 27 years in the taking
Taylor Allen: Clean game a must for Bombers to pull out win at home
The Canadian Press: Canada’s Sarah Mitton repeats as women’s shot put champion at Commonwealth Games
Josh Dubow, The Associated Press: Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL’s richest deal ever
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Downtown Winnipeg comedy club Yuk Yuk’s closes
Free Press staff: Manitoba receives top marks for reducing internal trade barriers
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. markets drop as oil prices rise amid continued Middle East fighting
Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press: KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction
Gabrielle Piché: Pilot project targets defence contract tracking
The Canadian Press: Bell rolling out new tool to detect and flag spoofed phone calls using AI
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘Drive day and night’: TFI plans to roll out driverless trucks in U.S.
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba Innovates seeks to pump up in-person networking as artificial intelligence-created resumés become norm
Leah Willingham, The Associated Press: eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask
Aaron Epp: Qualico celebrating 75 years of growth, success since its first development of 13 bungalows in River Heights
 

Canada

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Ford says he won’t apologize for anti-tariff ads that scuttled trade talks with U.S.
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Prime Minister Carney says he plans to meet with Chinese President Xi at APEC
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Conservatives press Liberals on cost of living as reports show food bank use soaring
David Baxter and Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Ottawa hopes Canadian labour will support building agenda, Hajdu says
Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Alberta government passes bill to use notwithstanding clause to end teacher strike
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Canada’s status as a country without endemic measles can now be revoked
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Ontario to scrap fixed election dates, raise donation limit to $5,000 under new bill
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Bloc Québécois candidate who lost by one vote loses bid to have election cancelled
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: ‘Shocking’ data shows more treatment needed for youth with opioid use disorder: doctors
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press: ‘Courageous and strong’ B.C. man dies three weeks after fighting off grizzly bear
 
 

World

John Myers Jr. And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island’s strongest recorded storm
The Associated Press: Putin brandishes a new nuclear-powered missile as he digs in over Russia’s demands on Ukraine
Samy Magdy And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press: Hamas expands search for the remains of hostages in Gaza
Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press: Conflicting accounts emerge after UN peacekeepers shoot down Israeli drone
Samuel Petrequin And Nicolas Garriga, The Associated Press: Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum
Nalova Akua And Ngala Killian Chimtom, The Associated Press: World’s oldest president, Paul Biya, wins Cameroon election at 92
Nicolas Vaux-montagny And Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press: Ten people face trial accused of cyberbullying French president’s wife Brigitte Macron
Isabel Debre, The Associated Press: Big win in midterm vote for Argentina’s President Milei boosts markets and vindicates Trump
Steven Grattan, The Associated Press: Uncontacted Indigenous groups could vanish within a decade without stronger protections, experts say
Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press: Here’s what happens to your body when clocks ‘fall back’ an hour
 

One last thing...

Fatima Raza, The Canadian Press:

Was that Colonel Sanders behind home plate at the Blue Jays game?

A man sitting behind home plate looking very much like founder of KFC — right down the white suit, hair, mustache and Van Dyke beard — became a viral sensation during Saturday night's Game 2 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Read More

 
 

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