Canadian premiers in Washington, Kinew offers ‘hearty handshake,’ flags, patriotism, manufacturing moves
Plus: New report finds HSC Canada’s worst-performing hospital

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

'The president knows we are here'

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press:

Premiers to meet with Trump’s senior advisers at White House to talk tariffs

Canada's premiers were headed to the White House Wednesday afternoon for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior advisers, as Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Canada will not strike first in a tariff battle with the United States. Read More

Carol Sanders:

Canadian leaders invade Washington on ‘charm offensive’ ahead of Trump tariffs

‘The purpose of the trip here is diplomacy,’ Kinew says ahead of meetings with White House advisers, U.S. politicians Read More

Maggie Macintosh:

Politics, trade tensions behind city school division’s decision to pull plug on students’ trip to U.S.

A school division in northwest Winnipeg is barring students from travelling to the United States for education-related excursions amid heightened political tensions south of the border and an impending trade war. “We have put a pause on trips to the U.S. for this year and next,” Tony Kreml, superintendent of the Seven Oaks School Division, told the Free Press Wednesday. Read More

Scott Billeck:

‘We have to stand together’

Canada-themed goods all the rage in face of Trump’s threats, insults Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

Manufacturing dismay

Manitoba firms make cuts, mull moves, cast uneasy eye on future under heavy U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs Read More

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'A wake-up call'

Tyler Searle:

HSC Canada’s worst-performing hospital, some Manitoba health care no better under NDP: nurses union report

Grace, St. B, Brandon General among bottom eight facilities, according to national agency’s data Read More

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Local

Chris Kitching and Maggie Macintosh: J’accuse!: Kinew uses French to fry interim Tory leader over alleged caucus subterfuge

Nicole Buffie: Dynacare workers provide essential services that must be maintained during strike, labour board rules

Maggie Macintosh: Retired guidance counsellor defends explicit 2025 sex-ed presentation to high school football team in disciplinary hearing

Dean Pritchard: Man accused of killing five family members fires second legal team, but murder trial won’t be delayed, judge warns

Joyanne Pursaga: Gillingham talks trash, pledges big bin boost

Scott Billeck: Health minister warns $1.2 billion in annual federal funding set to expire in March

Alex Lambert: Confidence vote was gamble for MLA, Tories: political expert

Scott Billeck: Sisters relieved hospital takes accountability after mother’s death

Chris Kitching: Province has provided $20M in flood relief so far, infrastructure minister says

Gabrielle Piché: Nearly four in 10 Manitobans hope Canada restarts trade talks after U.S. midterm elections, poll reveals

Opinion

Robin Bezte: Small businesses outline election priorities

Free Press: Letters, Oct. 2

Erna Buffie: Transit, roads and city council’s priorities

Niigaan Sinclair: Hero fought to remember children lost at residential school

Editorial: Time for AI guardrails is right now

Brian Ramsay: Who protects collegiate athletes?

Adam Johnston: Winnipeg’s challenge: preparing for weather extremes

Tom Brodbeck: PUB should set Winnipeg water, sewer rates; that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be lower

Editorial: Legislation needed on vacant buildings

Editorial: As political jockeying begins, don’t forget job No. 1

Arts & Life

Maureen Scurfield: You’re a solid, loyal sister, so worry not

Alison Gillmor: Thriller has steam to spare, but story slogs

Ben Sigurdson: Winnipeg Book Festival starts a new chapter

Ben Waldman: Psychological drama pairs parables to ask big questions

Ben Waldman: Virgo Rising’s debut LP is visceral, vulnerable

Kelly Taylor: There’s fast and then there’s this

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Conrad Sweatman: Robot study gives seniors say in era of AI

Ben Waldman: Work aims to share Jordan River Anderson’s heroic legacy with young audiences

Free Press: What’s up

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Ferraro gets call-up to the Jets

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Jets bench boss Arniel talks rebuilding from last season’s struggles

Taylor Allen: Bombers turn to other passions away from the field

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Silano’s spectacular strike; Rapid treading water; Post-season posturing

Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Storylines aplenty as Jets’ regular season set to begin

Mike McIntyre: Jets land state-of-the-art dressing room after off-season of renovations

Ken Wiebe: Netminder no stranger to heavy workload as Jets new No. 1 readies for regular-season start

Mike McIntyre: Jets new backup Stevenson ‘stoked’ to be in tandem with Skinner

Taylor Allen: Bombers look to lock in to post-season chase after dropping game to Argos

Joshua Frey-Sam: Winnipeg Rifles can still secure post-season berth despite starting season 0-4

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Critical mineral development: Grid Metals promotes southeast Manitoba cesium deposit

Aaron Epp: Wawanesa rebrands newest branch WSI

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada’s key rate ‘too blunt’ to fix housing unaffordability: official

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Rogers becomes sole owner of MLSE after completing purchase of remaining 25% stake

The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite finishes in negative territory, U.S. markets gain ground

The Canadian Press: Minimum wage hikes set to begin across five provinces

Hau Dinh And Aniruddha Ghosal, The Associated Press: Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Warmest welcome’ at Manitoba, U.K. defence partnership summit

Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Union calls Stelco layoff rationale ‘disingenuous and contradictory’

Gabrielle Piché: Expert urges food, drink makers to look to foreign markets

Canada

Dylan Robertson and Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Trudeau says Ukraine decides how war with Russia ends, praises buy-Canadian movement

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Canada’s new fentanyl czar says eliminating drug’s ‘scourge’ is his primary goal

The Canadian Press: Defence Minister Bill Blair says Trump’s annexation talk is not a ‘real threat’

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Former intelligence adviser fears Trump may leverage intel sharing against Canada

Matthew Scace, The Canadian Press: Seven months after wildfire, temporary housing arrives in Jasper

Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Massive winter storm prompts weather warnings across several provinces

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: As number of auto thefts drops nationally, Alberta logs highest per-capita theft rate

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: Peavey Mart warns of fake websites, accounts imitating brand as stores close

Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press: NHL, NHLPA announce World Cup of Hockey tournament for 2028

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: Teammates for the first time, Tkachuk brothers ready to rock at 4 Nations Face-Off

World

Matthew Lee, Will Weissert And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press: Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war

Tia Goldenberg And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Israel threatens ‘all hell will break loose’ on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis

David Bauder, The Associated Press: White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute

Lee Keath, The Associated Press: Trump doubles down on plan to empty Gaza. This is what he has said and what’s at stake

The Associated Press: Belarus releases 3 people, including an American and a jailed journalist

Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press: A joke petition seeks to help Denmark buy California as Trump eyes Greenland

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Ukraine looks to entice younger men into the military by offering special rewards

Danica Kirka, The Associated Press: New report says Russia is better able to withstand heavy battlefield losses than Ukraine

Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press: Dismissed EEOC commissioner warns that Trump plans to ‘erase the existence of trans people’

Ruth Alonga, The Associated Press: Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace

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