Dynacare ruling, teacher’s disciplinary hearing, critical incident review, Scott Arniel interview
Plus: Springtime blooms in one of the driest places on earth

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

'At the end of the day, it’s a government problem'

Nicole Buffie:

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

The Manitoba Labour Board has ruled Dynacare workers are essential employees and their services must be maintained during a labour dispute. Read More

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'I was trying to make them uncomfortable'

Maggie Macintosh:

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

Gus Watanabe, a former employee of Oak Park High School in Winnipeg, was the subject of a public disciplinary hearing on Thursday. Read More

'It could have been prevented'

Scott Billeck:

Sisters relieved hospital takes accountability after mother’s death

Family told mistakes made in case of 68-year-old woman with internal bleeding Read More

'What could I have done better?'

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe:

‘Every year you have to start again’

Jets bench boss Arniel talks rebuilding from last season’s struggles Read More

Theatre can still save the world

Ben Waldman:

The power of principle

Work at Manitoba Theatre for Young People aims to share Jordan River Anderson’s heroic legacy with young audiences Read More

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Local

Kelly-Anne Riess: Piece of Winnipeg’s magic history disappears

Morgan Modjeski: Person killed in workplace accident at Fairmont construction site

Eva Wasney: Orphaned polar bear cub has new home at Winnipeg zoo

Kelly-Anne Riess: Chopped trees will leave a ‘blight’ on Windsor Park

Carol Sanders: Landlords will face fines for breaching confidentiality

Morgan Modjeski: Late philanthropist, family fill Harvest’s Empty Bowls with record-setting $5-M donation

Free Press: Brandon school expansion unveiled

Erik Pindera: Klein insists premier has police HQ inquiry report, accuses mayor of trying to suppress it

Joyanne Pursaga: Klein promises revamped system for mental health, wellness calls

Dean Pritchard: Judge sentences serial indecent harasser to seven years in prison

Opinion

Ben Sigurdson: Four-star wine options from around the world

Jerrad Peters: Consequences of verdict on City Football Group satellites primed to be even more damaging

Jen Zoratti: Phoneless concert a beautiful chance to bask in moment

Tory McNally: Heated hiring debate over iced coffee

Laura Rance-Unger: Protein crests current appetite wave

Devon Clunis and James Taylor Christie: Time to shift perspective on policing Winnipeg

Niigaan Sinclair: Indigenous offenders need a new path to justice

Russell Wangersky: Nature doesn’t waste its time

Editorial: Musk’s meddlesome trolling

David McLaughlin: Is this the season of secession?

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Ben Waldman: Stellar year for Manitoba artists at Western Canadian Music Awards

Sheldon Birnie: Ito in the house: Writer, translator takes new post as library’s writer-in-residence

AV Kitching: Careful work goes into preserving vintage threads at costume museum

Ariel Gordon: In Conversation: Canisia Lubrin

Holly Harris: Moving drama at MTYP gives voice to boy who changed law

Holly Harris: Powerful allegory, magic wonder as ballet takes on Stravinsky

Jen Zoratti: Royal Winnipeg Ballet workers unionize with MGEU

Colleen Zacharias: Getting a boost from berries: Canadian scientists on the cutting edge of food crop research

John Longhurst: Mayoral candidates answer questions about working with city’s religious communities

Business

Free Press staff: Business in brief: Kinew, Canadian ambassador to U.S. discuss trade

Aaron Epp: Building new addition to bouldering community

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba last province requiring physical stakes on mineral claims

Gabrielle Piché: Fraser Institute report places Manitoba near bottom of all provinces, states in productivity, income advancement

Aaron Epp: Green growth focus of hydroponic gathering

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises more than 500 points to finish a volatile week, U.S. markets hit new highs

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: September job losses pour cold water on Bank of Canada rate hike chatter

The Canadian Press: Shell buying 30 per cent stake in Bay du Nord oil project off Newfoundland

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Restaurateur MTY ends strategic review without buyer, may divest some brands

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Necessary active role’: corporate declaration of action adds initial signees

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers ride Collaros’s arm to win over Stamps

Taylor Allen: Bombers, Stamps rumble a can’t-miss must-win

Mike McIntyre: Jets encouraged by play through first five games

Joshua Frey-Sam: Sky is the limit for multi-sport talent Quinn Lavoie

Joshua Frey-Sam: Wesmen women’s volleyball vets set on leading team to new heights

David Sanderson: Longtime voice of the Blue and Gold marks major milestone

Joshua Frey-Sam: Herd of rookie and sophomore talent ushers in new era of University of Manitoba women’s volleyball team

George Williams: A dozen straight titles for Indigenous trainers at Assiniboia Downs

Mike McIntyre: Jets’ game flies south against Ducks

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Stuart-Stevenson tandem gives Jets time for best Hellebuyck trade deal

Canada

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press: Carney gives Alberta pipeline special interest designation, to be called Pacific Link

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Indigenous groups given just two months to consult on pipeline project designation

The Canadian Press: AI agent attempted to hack Library and Archives Canada, says U.S. research group

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Canadian astronaut reaches International Space Station for six-month mission

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: U.S. Trade Rep. Greer says there are ‘difficult’ issues to resolve with Canada

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Health ministers say Ottawa needs to renew mental health, home care funding

Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Toronto hospital to greatly expand permanent housing program that reduces ER visits

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Ottawa is shifting its stance on ‘anti-Zionism’ — and the reactions so far are mixed

Kaitlyn McGrath, The Canadian Press: Canadian TV show ‘Mayday’ cited by passenger who thwarted Flydubai attack

The Canadian Press: Lawyers challenge Montreal bylaw banning insults against city employees

World

The Associated Press: Putin says Russia will use ‘all weapons’ in its arsenal if any of its territory is attacked

Susie Blann And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press: A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine

Tim Sullivan, Kathy Mccormack And Mark Vancleave, The Associated Press: Renee Good’s family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis

Konstantin Toropin, Michelle L. Price And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes

Ryan J. Foley, The Associated Press: New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows

Leah Willingham, The Associated Press: New York’s governor removes DA in Cornell rape allegations, appoints AG Letitia James to take over

John Myers Jr., The Associated Press: Jamaica struggles to recover a year after Hurricane Melissa hit as peak tourism season looms

Kim Chandler And Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press: Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers say

Nicolas Garriga And John Leicester, The Associated Press: France gripped by spreading student protests as PM calls crisis meeting

Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press: Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet

One last thing...

Nayara Batschke, The Associated Press:

Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now

THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile (AP) — Spring has finally arrived in the Southern Hemisphere and, in Chile, even the desert is blossoming. Known as the driest nonpolar desert on Earth, a massive portion ... Read More

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