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Grade inflation, Osborne Village crime, railway weeds, bus GPS havoc, junior hockey verdict
Plus: Read to the bottom for the world's cutest cat burglar

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

 

'I’ve given out a lot more Cs, Ds and Fs'

Maggie Macintosh:

Not making the grades

University professors question spike in honour students Read More

 
 
 

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'Every day we come to work, we get scared'

Erik Pindera:

Police increasing presence, operations to battle violence, property crime in Osborne Village

Osborne Village business owners and residents are optimistic the neighbourhood will see a reduction in violence after Winnipeg Police Service announced it’s going to beef up its presence in the area Read More

 
 

'The rules should be the same for all of us'

Malak Abas and Matthew Frank:

Residents riled over neighbourhood’s overgrown, neglected railway tracks

Raymond Godoski looks across the street at train tracks surrounded by knee-high weeds — a scruffy patch that’s a blight on his neighbourhood. He needs to keep his yard and the boulevard trimmed, so... Read More

 
 

'It’s just terrible timing'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Transit scrambles to mitigate confusion, chaos for riders caused by GPS failure

Winnipeg Transit says about 18 to 24 per cent of bus location reports were incorrect at the peak of a GPS failure earlier this month, with no firm timeline for when a more permanent fix will be in place Read More

 
 

'It was not enough'

Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press:

All five former junior hockey players acquitted in high-profile sexual assault trial

LONDON - The high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team ended Thursday with their acquittals, hailed by the defence as vindication after yea... Read More

 

Grace Anne Paizen:

Hockey Canada sexual assault trial latest story spotlighting dark side of sport

Countless times throughout the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, the question has come up: is this a story for the sports section at the Free Press? The resounding answer is: yes. Yes, this is a ... Read More

 
 

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Local

Carol Sanders: Manitoba PCs choose Narth as interim leader; ‘deeply hurt’ Khan blasts former caucus colleagues
Connor McDowell and Morgan Modjeski: Acquisition of former residential school grounds will help educate future generations: premier
Scott Billeck: Hydro reports $446-M loss in 2025-26, points to fourth drought year in past five
Matthew Frank: Eliminating short-term sick notes ‘big step forward’: Doctors Manitoba
Chris Kitching: Now-independent ex-Tory leader skips legislature’s first question period in four months
Erik Pindera: Obsessed stalker who shot, killed young woman at bus stop in 1993 dies behind bars at age 74
Morgan Modjeski: Province to acquire campground near former residential school
Joyanne Pursaga: Klein vows to freeze water, sewer rate for next two years
Nicole Buffie: Billions of dollars spent on health, but scattershot financial reporting leaves decision-makers, Manitobans in the dark, auditor general says
Erik Pindera: Completely separating inmates unrealistic, inquest judge says in report on three Stony Mountain slayings
 

Opinion

Niigaan Sinclair: Hero fought to remember children lost at residential school
Tom Brodbeck: What does the PC stand for in party’s name? Seems to be Pretty Confused
Dan Lett: How confusing; seems there’s more than one candidate in Hanover named Shayne Barkman
Deborah Schnitzer: Picking berries, sharing wonders in a muted woodland
Emily McMillan and Akaash Maharaj: Canadians do not want to sacrifice nature for development
Ben Wickstrom: Dealing now with increasing judicial dangers
Editorial: Legislation needed on vacant buildings
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 29
Gwynne Dyer: The Brazilian election
Jordan Laidlaw: AI, animals and us
 

Arts & Life

Associated Press, The Associated Press: Turner’s masterpiece of Rome returns to city ahead of UK sale that could set a record
Sheldon Birnie: In a smart-device world, some families keep phone jacked into the wall
The Associated Press: Dennis Haskins, who played the hapless principal on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75
Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press: ‘Truth is made visible’: Digital book explores art and the residential school legacy
Hillel Italie, The Associated Press: Stallone at 80 reflects on ‘Rocky’ 50 years later: ‘I am a lucky dog’
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: SOCAN sues Suno, alleges AI company copies Canadian music without paying creators
Sheldon Birnie: Museum warehouse holds the history of electrical power in Manitoba
Maureen Scurfield: Chalk surprise gift up to lust, not love
AV Kitching: Winnipegger’s attic boutique bucks fast-fashion habits
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers coach happy to be back at work after backbreaking loss to Argos
Will Graves, The Associated Press: Sidney Crosby knows he won’t play hockey forever. On the eve of his 22nd season, it’s hard to tell
Patrick Nolan: Shoal Lake Lodge a manifestation of reconciliation in action
Mike McIntyre: Jets pick up netminder as relatively new 23-man roster announced
Taylor Allen: Bombers look to lock in to post-season chase after dropping game to Argos
Ken Wiebe: Jets defenceman spent whole summer working on getting to the next level
Ken Wiebe: Is another goalie on Jets’ wish list?
Joshua Frey-Sam: East St. Paul product’s next wheelchair basketball chapter in Spain’s best men’s division
Joshua Frey-Sam: Crusaders football celebrates 95th anniversary
Ken Wiebe: Special teams woes hurt Bombers in loss to Argos
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Expert urges food, drink makers to look to foreign markets
Aaron Epp: Port of Churchill signs agreement with Dutch port
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Diesel prices surge to historic highs, hitting consumers harder than ever
The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite finishes slightly lower, U.S. stock markets also negative
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Bed Bath & Beyond Canada relaunches online, hopes to open first store next year
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Loblaw’s PC Health launches chatbot as more people turn to AI for health info. Here’s what to know
Gabrielle Piché: State of the Nations event to highlight Indigenous mining plans
Aaron Epp: New tour firm seeks to display ‘hidden gem’
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba association pitches CentrePort for national food terminal
Free Press staff: First Manitoba-U.K. Defence Summit begins
 

Canada

Ashley Joannou and Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: Company identifies three workers — one Manitoban — trapped in B.C. mine
The Canadian Press: Saskatchewan RCMP say suspect captured after Mountie shot while at call on house
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: LeBlanc ‘encouraged’ after meeting with Lutnick, lawmakers ahead of tariff deadline
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts
Curtis Withers, The Canadian Press: Hulk Hogan’s storied wrestling career included iconic made-in-Canada matches
The Canadian Press: Killer of a 22-year-old woman convicted of manslaughter, homicide team says
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Sentencing for ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Lich, Barber scheduled for Oct. 7
Matthew Scace, The Canadian Press: ‘Fragile’: An emotional day for Jasper residents one year after devastating wildfire
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Manitoba’s governing NDP announces candidate for Spruce Woods byelection
Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press: NHLPA pushes back after NHL says five players acquitted of sexual assault ineligible
 
 

World

Curt Anderson And Ed White, The Associated Press: Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: Nigeria faces hunger crisis as food needs rise across west and central Africa, UN says
Kevin Freking, The Associated Press: Trump signs bill to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid, public broadcasting funding
Illia Novikov And Hanna Arhirova, The Associated Press: Zelenskyy moves to restore independence of Ukraine anti-graft agencies after protests, EU criticism
Raúl Mendoza And Isabel Mateos, The Associated Press: Ranchers in southern Mexico are struggling against a flesh-eating parasite infecting livestock
Margery A. Beck, The Associated Press: Most premature baby celebrates his 1st birthday with a Guinness World Record
Michael Hill, The Associated Press: A bull moose is blocking a New York mountain trail. Wildlife researchers don’t know why
The Associated Press: Flash flooding prompts rescues in New Mexico mountain village
Josh Boak, The Associated Press: Fed chair tells Trump he has his facts wrong on central bank’s renovation costs
 

One last thing...

Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press:

A cat named Leonardo da Pinchy doesn’t want your affection. He wants to steal your underwear

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Most cat owners dread their pets bringing home mice or birds. But for the owners of one felonious feline in Auckland, New Zealand, there’s a worse shame — being... Read More

 
 

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