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Circuit-court cuts, Dynacare, new doctors, new Jets, child-free meetup
Plus: The only known pelt of an extinct woolly dog is returned to Canada

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

 

'People ... stop having confidence in the justice system'

Dean Pritchard:

‘Huge resource gaps’: judge shortage leads to circuit court cuts

Sittings slashed; judges, lawyers worry confidence in justice system will be eroded Read More

 
 
 

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'They’ve made an absolute mess of this situation'

Carol Sanders:

‘Dynacare sucks’: premier muses about bringing lab services back into public system

Union for workers whose strike was halted says Kinew engaging in ‘damage control’ Read More

 
 

'Good news for patients'

Scott Billeck:

Manitoba gains doctors for third straight year, but loses at pandemic-level rate: report

Manitoba is adding doctors at a record clip — but it’s also losing them at a rate not seen since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, a physicians advocacy organization cautioned Wednesday. Read More

 
 

'Permission to not want motherhood'

AV Kitching:

Free as can be

Childfree Winnipeg group gives women without kids a place to gather Read More

 
 

'You just want to come in early and dive right in'

Mike McIntyre:

The new Jets in town

Ferraro, Skinner getting lay of the land before training camp starts Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Chris Kitching: Man, 21, killed in animal attack on Manitoba First Nation
Maggie Macintosh: Students to learn the ABCs of IDK, OMG
Carol Sanders: Premier touts Port of Churchill opportunities at Canadian investment summit
Carol Sanders: MMF walks away from bid to buy Fort Garry Hotel
Scott Billeck: ‘Didn’t realize how close I was’ to getting hit, pedestrian says
Joyanne Pursaga: Feds chip in $27M for Winnipeg sewage project
Nicole Buffie: Port of Churchill expansion could chase belugas away, U of M researcher says
Marsha McLeod: Fathers united by loss share warning about dangers of fentanyl
AV Kitching: Finding fulfilment as canines’ companion
Morgan Modjeski: Mayoral candidate denounced for online comments
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: Nothing wrong with planting trees, but it won’t get province very far on path to net zero
Rafiq Andani: Treating the disease we simply won’t insure
Robert Milan and Miriam Cooley: 50 years ago, we thought we could change the world
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 14
Jen Zoratti: Goodness alive, well in N.L.-set musical
Editorial: Staying away to keep the heat on
Joel Schlesinger: Bond yields are rising, reflecting fear, loathing about state of world
Laura Rance-Unger: Multiple factors add up to difficult harvest
Niigaan Sinclair: AI poses threat to Indigenous culture, knowledge, creativity
Laura Reimer: What do we elect a school trustee to do?
 

Arts & Life

AV Kitching: Northern style: WAG-Qaumajuq, CBC series partner for runway show
Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press: Bob Mackie, designer to the stars who dressed Cher and Marilyn and defined ’70s glamour, dies at 87
Free Press: What's Up: Brew at the Zoo, Neighbour x Neighbour fest, Fiver, Exploration of Contentment, Mangofest
Ben Sigurdson: Book awards back Sept. 19 with six prizes
Ben Waldman: Stage tells only half the story in marvellously meta ‘R+J: Closing Night’
Sheldon Birnie: Winnipeg venues saying no to AI-made advertisements
John Longhurst: Media centre brings faith coverage to global audience
Reviewed by Sheilla Jones: Residental school denialism tackled head on in valuable new collection of essays
Jen Zoratti: Exhibition examines the bonds we make with humanoid objects
David Sanderson: What it means to be green… in a city beholden to the blue and gold
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Everlayer seeks to add new chapter to textile growth story
Aaron Epp: Winnipeg-produced podcast Careers Under Construction keeps rolling for Pederson Group
Aaron Epp: Long-running creative endeavour: Paper Gallery marks 50th year in business
The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite closes higher as oil prices rise, U.S. markets end lower
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Flair Airlines secures $76-million bailout from Ottawa as fuel costs soar
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Inflation holds at 3% in August as high oil prices not spilling over: economists
Gabrielle Piché: Mining, mineral exploration projects ramp up, First Nations training lags
Aaron Epp: Denim-focused firm Duer sets up Winnipeg shop
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Stellantis signs MOU on Brampton, Ont., plant as talks with union break down
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises on tech strength, U.S. stock markets also climb
 

Sports

Laurie Nealin: Summer success sends Brezden to the Black Sea
Taylor Allen: Bombers exact revenge in Banjo Bowl, lose Collaros to injury
Mike McIntyre: Blown save sees Goldeyes season slip away
Taylor Allen: Bombers bring A-game in avenging Labour Day loss
Ken Wiebe: Defenceman Morrissey focused on season ahead
James Ellingworth, The Associated Press: Germany’s hockey league is upset at the NHL’s plan to play games there
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: High-performance director, author, TV analyst: Gushue busy since hanging up broom
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: Stretch Drive: Blue Jays in battle for playoff spot over final fortnight of season
Bill Beacon and Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press: Canadian boxing icon George Chuvalo, known for his two Ali fights, dies at 89
Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press: Tennis players seeking more prize money say they won’t go public with their protests anymore
 

Canada

The Canadian Press staff, The Canadian Press: U.S. moves to ban imports of some Canadian products, exempt others from tariffs
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trade tensions with Canada not top of mind for Republicans at convention
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: As the trade war dominates Canadian politics, Conservatives fight among themselves
Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press: Winter to wait on the sidelines as El Nino extends fall: The Weather Network outlook
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Canadian pump prices creep higher as Mideast fighting escalates
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: EU envoy says a ‘unique’ new partnership with Canada forming ahead of Carney’s speech
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Calgary ahead of Carney meeting
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Feds drop plans to skirt Species At Risk Act for major projects
The Canadian Press: B.C. court certifies wheelchair users’ class-action lawsuit against Air Canada
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Former MP Mike Morrice the only candidate left in Green Party leadership race
 
 

World

Mae Anderson, The Associated Press: Alcohol, whey and motorcycles are in the crosshairs of the US import ban on Canada products
Wyatte Grantham-philips And Cathy Bussewitz, The Associated Press: Oil surges above $100 a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks, while gasoline prices also jump
The Associated Press: Yemen’s Houthi rebels say Saudi-backed forces launched airstrikes, and other key Mideast news
Samya Kullab And Srdjan Nedeljkovic, The Associated Press: Zelenskyy urges more international pressure on Russia for civilian deaths
Stephanie Liechtenstein, The Associated Press: UN nuclear watchdog board reports Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years
David Rising, The Associated Press: War of words between China and Philippines over South China Sea claims
Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: The psychological toll of Cuba’s multiple crises is pushing many islanders to the breaking point
Ivana Bzganovic And Jovana Gec, The Associated Press: Serbia’s Vucic calls snap parliamentary election for October after months of protests
Jill Colvin, Thomas Beaumont And Will Weissert, The Associated Press: Trump defends Iran war, slams Democrats and promises cash at Republicans’ midterm convention
Bill Barrow And Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press: Democrats say Trump’s ‘bizarre’ convention is a distraction from his faltering presidency
 

One last thing...

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press:

Only known woolly dog pelt returns to B.C. after more than 160 years

The pelt belonged to Mutton, a canine companion of American naturalist George Gibbs, and had been in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., since Mutton died in 1859. Read More

 
 

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