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End of the ride: Demolition work began last week on Skinner’s Wet ’n Wild water park, a dozen years after the Lockport site closed. The local fire chief and council have criticized the deteriorating slides, calling them a potentially dangerous eyesore. Santa Fe Developments is planning to build housing on the site. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: It will be sunny this morning, with a high of 18 C and a mix of sun and cloud in the afternoon.
In case you missed it
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSManly Cheung, the founder of Za Pizza Bistro, is outside the new flagship location at 1573 Regent Ave. West., set to open in the first week of October.
Pizza-place proliferation: Za Pizza Bistro is opening four restaurants this year in Winnipeg and expects to open six or seven more franchised outlets over the next 18 to 24 months. Two new franchised outlets are scheduled to open in the next few weeks on Main Street and Regent Avenue West. Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
Minding the gap: First Nations authorities in Manitoba have been meeting with the federal and provincial governments to tackle funding gaps for children. Last year, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled Ottawa was discriminating against Indigenous children by giving on-reserve Child and Family Services agencies less funding than provinces give off-reserve agencies. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Montessori milestone: The city’s first Montessori school is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. Children’s House Montessori on Pacific Avenue is holding an open house and street party next Sunday to celebrate. Since it opened in 1967, about 20 more Montessori schools have opened in the city. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Up next
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Goldeyes’ Wes Darvill (10) misses the out at second against Wichita Wingnuts’ Christian Stringer (5) in game three of the championship series Sunday in Winnipeg.
Do or die: The Winnipeg Goldeyes blew a 3-0 lead against the Wichita Wingnuts on Sunday and trail 2-1 in the championship series. The Goldeyes must win tonight at Shaw Park to force a deciding Game 5 that would be played here Tuesday. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSKinew has repeatedly apologized for his past, which include convictions for assault and impaired driving when he was in his early 20s.
Triumph tarnished: Wab Kinew is taking the helm of the Manitoba NDP, but political observers say accusations of domestic violence by a former common-law partner might prevent the New Democrats from enjoying the increase in support parties usually get after choosing a leader. “It makes it more difficult for Wab Kinew to create a new, untarnished image for the New Democratic Party,” said Paul Thomas, professor emeritus of political studies at the University of Manitoba. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Eager for Uber: More than 30,000 people in Winnipeg opened Uber’s app from January to July even though the ride-sharing service isn’t available here. In April, the Opposition NDP stalled Tory legislation that would dissolve the taxicab board and let municipalities set the rules for vehicle-for-hire services until November. Scott Emmerson reports. READ MORE
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George Kraychyk / Hulu / The Associated PressElisabeth Moss as Offred in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’
#Emmys: Politics was in the air as a TV series adapted from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, was one of the big winners at the Emmy awards Sunday evening, as were shows such as Veep and Saturday Night Live. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 18, 1911: The Manitoba Free Press reported that British statesmen deprecated the reciprocity agreement governing trade between Canada and the United States as being disloyal to Britain, but the mood in Canada was that Canada must look out for its own interests. Local public meetings on the reciprocity matter were being held in Winnipeg and many other places. In other news, the 1910 wheat crop in western Canada yielded 112,778,535 bushels. READ MORE
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