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City’s new rules for encampments, U.S. border crossings, media literacy, Manitoba golf pro, horror books
Plus: read to the end for a "Rex-cue" story with a happy ending

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

 

'We can no longer allow encampments to set up just anywhere'

Joyanne Pursaga:

City rolls out plan to remove camps from public spaces starting mid-November

Co-ordinated approach called reasonable, compassionate Read More

 

Scott Billeck:

New to Winnipeg, longtime homeless man calls for tent city

Spent nine and a half years living on the streets of Toronto, but came west because it became too unsafe Read More

 
 
 

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'More Americans were coming up than Canadians were going down'

Chris Kitching:

The road not taken: lowest number of Manitobans in three decades cross border at Pembina in July, August

Many Manitobans appeared to skip U.S. road trips over the summer as the number of southbound travellers hit at least a 30-year low — excluding COVID-19 pandemic years — at a major border crossing south of Winnipeg. Read More

 
 

'This is a very exciting day'

Melissa Martin:

Students write next chapter in Free Press media literacy project

Manitoba educators and students have a new toolkit to help prepare youth to navigate the tumultuous media world. Read More

 
 

'Such is golf. Such is life'

Mike McIntyre:

Putting enemy No. 1 for Cockerill this season

But Stony Mountain’s own likes his chances to get back to full-time status Read More

 
 

Terrific terror tomes will have you sleeping with the light on

Fearful fictions

A selection of horror, dread and other terrifically creepy tales Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Dean Pritchard: Adult sentence for teen who killed three strangers at random
Carol Sanders: Youth need addiction, mental health strategies: advocate
Free Press Staff: Gains made on physician shortage, but warning signs loom: Doctors Manitoba
Maggie Macintosh: Hundreds of teachers hired since NDP took office; ‘we need more,’ education minister says
Conrad Sweatman: FortWhyte’s visitor centre recognized with award for sustainable construction
Kevin Rollason: Developer scuttles plan to build apartment tower, puts Portage and Furby lot up for sale
Erik Pindera: Festival du Voyageur denies responsibility for caterer’s losses after Fort Gibraltar platform collapse
Free Press: Seven youths arrested in Garden City-area robbery spree
Tyler Searle: Jamaicans in Winnipeg keep eye on homeland; fear for loved ones
Dean Pritchard: Teen sentenced to three years custody in 2024 gang shooting
 

Opinion

Maureen Scurfield: A few special touches can conjure connection
Stephen Borys: The art of neighbourhood life
Editorial: B.C. puts the brakes on power exploiters
Dan Lett: NDP trying to solve the problem, Tories just want it to go away
Leah Kosokowsky and Anik Bossé: Why the rule of law matters
Bella Luna Zuniga: Advocacy in the age of Wi-Fi
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 30
Maureen Scurfield: Work through new mate’s hot Halloween hopes
Editorial: Time to limit the notwithstanding clause
Gwynne Dyer: Trump’s misguided moves in Venezuela
 

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Counting on fans for countdown to 60th Festival du Voyageur
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Holly Harris: Galaxy of cello stars galvanize revived festival
Free Press: What’s up: Celebrating Halloween
 

Sports

Free Press staff: High school football player who suffered neck injury dies
Laurie Nealin: Canadian pairs best bet to win Skate Canada Grand Prix
Taylor Allen: A tale of two quarterbacks
Mike McIntyre: Kartusch, Nachtigall named province’s Golfers of the Year
Ken Wiebe: Toews looking forward to early-season matchup against former club
Ken Wiebe: ‘We still haven’t come close to playing our complete game yet’: Arniel
Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: Take it from the top: Toronto’s Trey Yesavage uses unusually high arm angle to his advantage
Joshua Frey-Sam: Workhorse guard’s time to shine for University of Winnipeg Wesmen
Jeff Hamilton: End of season spells end for Dyce, Ford
Ken Wiebe: Connor caps comeback after Jets blow early lead
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Spooky season spending stays strong
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Zellers is set for another relaunch. Here’s what the new owners have in store
Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg-based Envol 91 FM seeks to dial up mandate pressure on broadcast tower owner CBC
Gabrielle Piché: Construction associations call for return to 2-1 apprenticeship ratio
Free Press staff: Province inks deal with Port of Vancouver
 

Canada

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Carney, Trump attend dinner hosted by South Korean president
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada lowers key interest rate but signals cuts may be done
The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press: Former senator Don Meredith found not guilty of sexual assault, criminal harassment
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Ford government to limit debate, skip public hearings on bill to scrap speed cameras
Bill Graveland and Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press: Alberta students back in class after teachers strike, threatened mass walkout fizzles
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Ambassador says Canada’s team still talks to U.S. officials during trade talk pause
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: U.S. ambassador should apologize to Ontario rep over reported tirade: Ford
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: No Canadians reported dead from Hurricane Melissa, Ottawa offers to help region
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Melissa partly to blame for wet, windy Halloween in Maritimes, Quebec and Ontario
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: ‘Call 1-800-Doug-Ford’: Ontario, N.B. courting Quebec doctors unhappy with pay law
 
 

World

Ariel Fernández, Andrea Rodríguez, John Myers Jr. And Evens Sanon, The Associated Press: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
Lorne Cook And Stephen Mcgrath, The Associated Press: The US draws down troops on NATO’s eastern flank as Europe frets about a security vacuum
Jack Dura, The Associated Press: Judge says Greenpeace must pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half
Christine Fernando, The Associated Press: Appeals court blocks order requiring Bovino to brief judge on Chicago immigration sweeps
Kevin Freking And Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press: Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate
Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press: Iran isn’t actively enriching uranium but movement detected near nuclear sites, UN official tells AP
Mike Corder And Molly Quell, The Associated Press: Exit poll suggests Dutch election result too close to call, with center-left party slightly ahead
Eléonore Hughes And Diarlei Rodrigues, The Associated Press: Protests erupt after police raid in Brazil leaves 119 dead and draws accusations of excessive force
Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: US determined to prevent the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire after overnight airstrikes
Thomas Adamson And Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press: Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist acknowledge their involvement
 

One last thing...

Audrey Mcavoy, The Associated Press:

A San Francisco dog wags its tail and kisses rescuers after it’s plucked from the side of a cliff

A pet dog fell off an oceanside bluff in San Francisco and spent more than 20 minutes clinging to a narrow ledge until firefighters came to its rescue, officials said. Read More

 
 

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