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Coun. Wyatt staying, cross-border travel, security staff charged, lawn bowling, Persian/Prairie art
Plus: Thieves make off with more than 200 mini Mozarts

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

 

'I’m here for a public hearing'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Wyatt vows to ‘absolutely’ continue serving as city councillor despite latest sex-crime charges

Mayor urges city, province to strengthen council’s limited powers when elected officials face charges Read More

 

Joyanne Pursaga:

‘Disrespectful’: residents frustrated after Wyatt arrives hour late to committee meeting

Several Winnipeggers attending a city development hearing on Thursday expressed frustration that one councillor arrived about an hour late, delaying the matter from being heard. Coun. Russ Wyatt, w... Read More

 
 
 

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'Canadians are always welcome here'

Nicole Buffie:

Icy relationship with U.S. beginning to thaw at border, data shows; American visits to Manitoba hit five-year high

As Canadians begin to lower their elbows and start to cross the U.S. border again, Americans are coming to Manitoba in numbers not seen in years. Read More

 
 

'I’m hoping to be back at it later in the fall'

Nicole Buffie:

Three security guards charged with assault after Sea Bears star injured outside nightclub

Three security guards are facing assault charges, accused of injuring a Winnipeg Sea Bears player at a nightclub earlier this month. Read More

 

Joshua Frey-Sam:

CEBL Finals opener put on ice

Unsafe conditions force Sea Bears, Honey Badgers into winner-take-all game here Saturday Read More

 
 

'A game for all ages and abilities'

Grace Penner:

Ready to roll

Bowls Manitoba looking to grow the game Read More

 

Grace Penner:

The scoop on lawn bowling

A beginner's guide to the game, from the jack to the skip Read More

 
 

'How I can make a bridge between these two lands?'

Jen Zoratti:

The art of snow and script

Iranian-born artist connects wintry Manitoba, Persian creative tradition Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Joyanne Pursaga: Klein launches mayoral campaign with pledge to make Winnipeg safest city in Canada
Free Press staff: Police officer faces charges of domestic assault
Dean Pritchard: ‘She was looking to destroy me’: convicted harasser faces new charges
Scott Billeck: United Way, other charities fight for dollars as donor base shrinks
Scott Billeck: Safety review calls for improved security at Siloam Mission
Scott Billeck: Siloam Mission, WFPS discussing on-site paramedic to reduce staggering number of emergency calls
Maggie Macintosh: Fiddling and a jig mark ceremony to rename Wolseley-area school
Maggie Macintosh: ‘Parental rights’ issue resurfaces
Carol Sanders: Manitoba abandoning spring, fall clock changes
Erik Pindera: Ottawa funds sentencing program for northern Manitoba offenders
 

Opinion

Tom Brodbeck: Desperate Poilievre wants Canadians to believe the sky is falling when it’s just cloudy outside
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 18
Dan Lett: Kinew delivered what most of us wanted; now we’ll have to deal with the consequences
Gwynne Dyer: Space war and other distractions
Editorial: Finding the balance on short-term rentals
Tom Brodbeck: NDP should explain Shared Health’s value to Manitobans waiting for promised ‘fix’
Morris Beardy: Building Northern Manitoba right
Jessica Scott-Reid: We used to love a good thunderstorm
Al Vigier: Winnipeg, economic diversity and risks from AI
Tom Brodbeck: Canada-U.S. trade relationship is broken, but the damage can — and will — be repaired
 

Arts & Life

Sheldon Birnie: Winnipeg author relies on typewriter collection to punch out manuscripts
Maureen Scurfield: His blissful kiss is well worth the risk
Ben Waldman: Stage tells only half the story in marvellously meta ‘R+J: Closing Night’
Sheldon Birnie: Sean Burns and company head to Sidestage to celebrate album
Free Press: What’s up: Carleton/Sinclair launch, Mitchell Fenton, country music, Esteban Seunarine, art of the sacred
By Sheldon Birnie: Lauded Manitoba author chronicled life in the Interlake
Conrad Sweatman: Educating youth major priority for artist Peatr Thomas
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Conrad Sweatman: Quilt tradition from Underground Railroad period big part of new exhibition
Ben Waldman: Hurdy-gurdy show coming to St. Norbert Arts Centre
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Gerdau recycling workers on strike
Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg chamber chair seeks to get creative
Gabrielle Piché: Opaskwayak Cree Nation tabs up to $20 million to get into aerospace, defence manufacturing
Aaron Epp: Winnipeg’s failing grade starting point, not final word: CFIB
Alex Lambert: Province pitches soybean crushing plant to potential investors
Zoe Pierce: Tundra Inn renovations highlight Churchill’s ‘growth potential’
Aaron Epp: Canadian manufacturers look to North
Chan Ho-him And E. Eduardo Castillo, The Associated Press: As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the US
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: AI finance is here, but scaling hurdles abound: fintech execs
The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite down more than 100 points, U.S. markets also edge lower
 

Sports

Ryan Desjarlais: Pars a plenty in The Pas
Taylor Allen: Former Bombers linebacker Gauthier enjoying career as electrician
Mike McIntyre: Jets vets weigh in on franchise goalie Hellebuyck not reporting to training camp
Ken Wiebe: Day 1 of Jets training camp in the books with pairings essentially cemented
Mike McIntyre: Jets GM insists club’s not working under any deadline in netminder’s trade request
Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press: US Olympic gold medal-winners asking for trades shakes up the NHL landscape
Noah Trister, The Associated Press: NHL star Alex Ovechkin says he’s ‘for peace and love’ after appearing in ad for Putin-aligned party
Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press: WNBA returns after a 3-week World Cup break, with 4 games left and seeding at stake
Jordan Stoopler, The Canadian Press: Felix Auger-Aliassime leads Canada into Davis Cup tie vs. France in Quebec City
Cassidy Dankochik: Big off-season trade bolsters Pistons
 

Canada

The Canadian Press staff, The Canadian Press: LeBlanc meets with U.S. trade rep in Washington as tariff deadline nears
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Cultural sector urges Carney not to scrap streamers’ Cancon financial contributions
The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press: Court documents reveal confusion around number of shooters in Tumbler Ridge killings
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Highway reopening shows parts of Summerland, B.C., unscathed in fire evacuation zone
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press: ‘Iconic’ wildlife living near evacuated B.C. community ‘thought to have escaped fire’
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Conservatives, Bloc push for probe into Canadian NATO intern’s espionage case
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: 10 kids died last year from e-scooter and e-bike injuries, data shows
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Elections Canada says 40% of people in Indigenous communities voted federally in 2025
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Preston Manning co-chairing virtual educational assembly ahead of Alberta referendum
Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press: New data centres will pay all energy costs, get no cash incentives under Ontario plan
 
 

World

The Associated Press: Israel says Gaza drone strike targeted a Hamas commander, and other developments in the Mideast
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Ukrainian drones strike a major refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze
Sam Metz And Aref Tufaha, The Associated Press: Israeli settlers’ siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke
Astrid Suárez, Marko Álvarez And Nayara Batschke, The Associated Press: Rescuers call for silence around earthquake rubble as window for survival narrows in Colombia
Pan Pylas, The Associated Press: Nigel Farage faces off against Count Binface in special election that’s been denounced as a stunt
Pan Pylas And Angela Charlton, The Associated Press: UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year
Claudia Ciobanu And Emma Burrows, The Associated Press: Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw
Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press: Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case in UnitedHealthcare killing, AP source says
Josh Funk And Rio Yamat, The Associated Press: Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a man’s head got sucked into: NTSB
Matthew Daly, The Associated Press: In the Reflecting Pool saga, the National Park Service’s mission is tested by Trump’s demands
 

One last thing...

The Associated Press:

Mini-Mozart heist blights anniversary tribute as thieves make off with 210 statuettes

More than 200 gold statuettes of Austria's most famous composer disappeared from his hometown of Salzburg, officials said Wednesday, leaving a tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on his 270th birthday considerably less crowded. Read More

 
 

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