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Fall legislative session, MLA returns, Kenaston megaproject, distraction thefts, Jets deadline, Kim McKaw obit
Plus: Read to the bottom to find out the winner of Fat Bear Week

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

 

'If you have an issue, you have an issue with me'

Carol Sanders:

Premier stands by Fontaine amid calls for her resignation by PCs, protesters

Accusations fly from Kinew, Khan as fall session begins Read More

 

Maggie Macintosh:

Speaker reminds MLAs to keep it classy in lengthy address

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba kicked off the fall session Wednesday by issuing a stern warning to MLAs. Tom Lindsey, a third-term MLA, warned colleagues of all political stripes... Read More

 
 
 

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'My caucus colleagues (and bureaucrats) really stepped up to let me heal'

Maggie Macintosh:

‘Really grateful’: cabinet minister returns to legislature after harrowing battle with sepsis

A Manitoba cabinet minister will assume her seat in the legislature months after a near-death experience — or, in her words, “a moment” that made her want to become an outspoken advo... Read More

 
 

'This is a need-to-have project'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Public works report calls for council’s green light on Kenaston megaproject

Initial steps could be taken next year on a massive project to widen Kenaston Boulevard, replace the St. James bridges and upgrade the area’s sewer system. Read More

 
 

'The victims are not even aware that it happened'

Chris Kitching:

Police warn of rise in ‘distraction thefts’

Thieves prey on kindness — wedding rings, family heirlooms stolen after hug or handshake Read More

 
 

'In this game, you never stop'

Ken Wiebe:

Twists and turns for Jets as roster deadline looms

Tight defenceman race stretches into final days of training camp Read More

 
 

'Kim was so instrumental in our growth and development'

Ben Waldman:

Obituary: PTE artistic director Kim McCaw drew from Manitoba mosaic

Kim McCaw, who as artistic director of Prairie Theatre Exchange from 1983 to 1992 helped establish the company’s regional voice, died in Edmonton on Sept. 25 after a brief illness. Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Carol Sanders: Hopes high as province names first seniors advocate
Michele McDougall: Prairie Mountain wines, dines medical students in recruitment effort
Dean Pritchard: Doctor ‘constantly fearful’ after encounter with patient turned into years-long nightmare
Carol Sanders: Fontaine warns of ‘very late’ workday for MLAs on deadline day to vote on ethics breach fines for ex-premier, colleagues
Kevin Rollason: On second anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks and start of Gaza war, officers say rushing to cover painful vandalism reduces odds of arrests
Free Press staff: City considers extension of on-request bus service
Julia-Simone Rutgers: Province unveils long-term blueprint to achieve net-zero emissions
Joyanne Pursaga: Chair of police board makes ‘hard decision’ to step down, citing health issues
Tyler Searle: Judge grants bail to trucker accused of killing Manitoba mother, daughter in fatal crash last fall, fleeing country
Erik Pindera: Family sues city, six police officers after man’s 2024 death
 

Opinion

Jeff Lieberman: The canary in the coal mine of hatred
Editorial: More violence can’t be the solution
Patricia Dawn Robertson: Goodbye Canada Post, hello TikTok
Ania Theuer and Christopher J. Schneider: A feel-good solution to policing challenges
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 7
Maureen Scurfield: Craving intimacy far from a selfish desire
Dan Lett: Lost in the mail: Canada Post’s shrinking future
Tim Kist: Profitable audit: how to increase value intensity of your brand
Editorial: A petition you should consider signing
Allan Levine: The ‘Dollar-A-Year Men” and Canada during the Second World War
 

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Media-savvy entrepreneur Sean Quigley returns to YouTube as producer, podcaster
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Free Press staff:
Denise Duguay: What to watch: Choice TV about good, evil and the in-between
Jen Zoratti: Plug In ICA’s sculptural exhibition ‘Betonwaves’ pieced together brick by brick
Jen Zoratti: Feast for the senses: Hansel & Gretel ballet a sweet treat of candy-coloured delights
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Roasters and cafés grapple with rising coffee bean prices
Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press: Bad Bunny kicks off ‘SNL’ 51st season with a group of new faces and jabs at his Super Bowl critics
Holly Harris: Lost purpose, passion in poetic pandemic play
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Pride on the pebble: Keystone Rainbow Curling League celebrates 20 years
Mike McIntyre: Clearing waivers might be best for defenceman Heinola’s development, club
Mike McIntyre: Jets limping into regular season
Ken Wiebe: Jets rally to earn a 5-4 shootout victory over Flames, but DeMelo and Perfetti leave early
Mike McIntyre: Book closes on Jets training camp
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ strong foundation poises club for an encore
Joshua Frey-Sam: Bisons look to bounce back to winning ways despite injured Tachinski
George Williams: Kindness the key to Danelson’s decades of Assiniboia Downs success
Taylor Allen: A young Team McDonald look to the future with changing of old guard
Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Road to the Stanley Cup set to begin
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Defunct Winnipeg AI company founder faces U.S. fraud charge
Aaron Epp: Maxime’s to shutter after 4 decades of service
Tyler Searle: Theft falls off at city Liquor Marts
Carol Sanders: Manitoba’s hourly minimum wage ticks up 20 cents
Kevin Rollason: Partnership working on shipping Manitoba-mined potash to global markets through Port of Churchill
Aaron Epp: Croft Music plays finale after century-plus in business
Aaron Epp: Organization renamed as Manitoba Queer Chamber of Commerce Inc.
Aaron Epp: Manitoba GDP forecast to rise by 1% in 2025
 

Canada

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Joly says Ottawa will be ‘hawkish’ on competition to restore affordability
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Court challenge may force Online Streaming Act revisit: CRTC chairperson
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Union leader Rob Ashton pitches ‘working class’ candidacy for NDP leadership
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: U.S. approves sale of mobile artillery rocket systems to Canada
The Canadian Press: One dead in Montreal-area Starbucks shooting possibly linked to organized crime
The Canadian Press: Public warning issued for B.C. city after 11 suspected drug deaths in five weeks
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Law professor would be ‘surprised’ if High Court takes case of B.C. ostrich farm
The Canadian Press: Five Canadian provinces boost their minimum wage, Alberta now lowest
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Quebec man sentenced to five years for trying to overthrow Haitian government
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Marineland decries Ottawa decision to bar export of remaining beluga whales to China
 
 

World

Will Weissert And Josh Boak, The Associated Press: Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close
Rio Yamat, The Associated Press: A prolonged US government shutdown could impact your travel plans
Joeal Calupitan And Aaron Favila, The Associated Press: Rescuers desperately search for survivors of earthquake in the Philippines that killed at least 72
Hallie Golden, The Associated Press: Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: Trump signs an executive order vowing to defend Qatar in the wake of Israel’s strike
Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: EU leaders consider using seized Russian assets to fund a loan to Ukraine
Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press: Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be ‘pro-life’
The Associated Press: Canadian FIFA VP pushes back on Trump comments about moving World Cup games from ‘dangerous’ cities
The Associated Press: Investigators to review the 2005 shooting death of Hunter S. Thompson, which was ruled a suicide
Hillel Italie, The Associated Press: Jane Fonda revives Cold War-era activist group to defend free speech
Hillel Italie, The Associated Press: Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says
Wyatte Grantham-philips, The Associated Press: AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era
 

One last thing...

Cedar Attanasio And Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press:

Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after narrowly finishing in second place thr... Read More

 
 

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