Health-care staffing, pharmacist fined, arborist trade, new Costco, new Exchange District resto + bar
Plus: Canada just bagged a pretty major piping prize

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

'This is good news for Manitobans'

Chris Kitching:

Close to 5,000 net new health-care workers added since 2023 election, province says

Staffing, wait-time issues remain: union leaders Read More

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'Extremely troubling'

Scott Billeck:

Pharmacist who failed to disclose addiction, couldn’t account for ‘staggering’ amount of drugs fined $100K by disciplinary panel

A June 9 disciplinary decision found more than 39,000 doses went unaccounted for while Glen Pauch, who worked at a Portage la Prairie pharmacy, was consuming drugs and improperly dispensing controlled substances — including opioids oxycodone and hydromorphone, and Concerta, a stimulant prescribed for ADHD — to 11 patients. Read More

'The industry was quite fragmented'

Nicole Buffie:

Province officially recognizes arboriculture as a trade

Arboriculture has officially been recognized as a trade in Manitoba, which industry experts say will help address the increased demand for tree experts across the province. Read More

'West St. Paul is continuing to grow'

Gabrielle Piché:

Costco breaks ground on new West St. Paul store

Construction has begun on the American retailer's newest Manitoba location which developers expect will open in August 2027. Read More

'There’s a lot at stake'

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press:

Carney touts ‘substantial progress’ after Trump delays tariffs for three days

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday a last-minute deal to delay new tariffs from slamming an array of Canadian products for three days. Prime Minister Mark Carney said i... Read More

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press:

Most Canadians oppose concessions in Canada-U.S. trade negotiations: poll

OTTAWA - With a new round of punishing new tariffs on Canada about to drop, a new Leger poll suggests Canadians want the federal government to be tougher in trade negotiations with the United... Read More

The Canadian Press:

Here’s the (long) list of items facing possible tariffs from the United States

Here's a broad look at what's in the Trump administration's sights as negotiations enter the eleventh hour. Read More

'It tastes like home'

Eva Wasney:

Nothing like ma’s cooking

New Bannatyne eatery brings feast of Asian flavours Read More

'Certainly a guy you want to have around'

Taylor Allen:

Rookie defensive lineman’s history hits just as hard

Bombers’ Fletcher used sports as an escape growing up during water crisis Read More

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Local

Scott Billeck: Health minister warns $1.2 billion in annual federal funding set to expire in March

Alex Lambert: Confidence vote was gamble for MLA, Tories: political expert

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

Scott Billeck: Sisters relieved hospital takes accountability after mother’s death

Dean Pritchard: Man accused of killing five family members fires second legal team, but murder trial won’t be delayed, judge warns

Chris Kitching: Province has provided $20M in flood relief so far, infrastructure minister says

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

Chris Kitching and Maggie Macintosh: J’accuse!: Kinew uses French to fry interim Tory leader over alleged caucus subterfuge

Erik Pindera: Man who killed two Indigenous women, was accused of killing third, back in prison less than year after statutory release

Kelly-Anne Riess: Ottawa commits $8.1 million for downtown Y redevelopment

Opinion

Adam Johnston: Winnipeg’s challenge: preparing for weather extremes

Tom Brodbeck: PUB should set Winnipeg water, sewer rates; that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be lower

Editorial: Legislation needed on vacant buildings

Editorial: As political jockeying begins, don’t forget job No. 1

Free Press: Letters, Oct. 1

Stephen Borys: Who has been invited to the table?

Ben Sigurdson: Prost! Raise a glass to Oktoberfest

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

Arts & Life

Conrad Sweatman: Robot study gives seniors say in era of AI

Ben Waldman: Work aims to share Jordan River Anderson’s heroic legacy with young audiences

Free Press: What’s up

Ben Sigurdson: Winnipeg Book Festival starts a new chapter

James Pollard, The Associated Press: A 21-year-old Fortnite pro gives out computers to young gamers and plans for more through a new fund

Sheldon Birnie: In a smart-device world, some families keep phone jacked into the wall

Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press: Sexual assault case against ‘Trailer Park Boys’ actor Mike Smith dismissed

Maureen Scurfield: Face up to fact you blew it with ex-wife

Ben Waldman: Psychological drama pairs parables to ask big questions

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Critical mineral development: Grid Metals promotes southeast Manitoba cesium deposit

Aaron Epp: Wawanesa rebrands newest branch WSI

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada’s key rate ‘too blunt’ to fix housing unaffordability: official

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Rogers becomes sole owner of MLSE after completing purchase of remaining 25% stake

The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite finishes in negative territory, U.S. markets gain ground

The Canadian Press: Minimum wage hikes set to begin across five provinces

Hau Dinh And Aniruddha Ghosal, The Associated Press: Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Warmest welcome’ at Manitoba, U.K. defence partnership summit

Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Union calls Stelco layoff rationale ‘disingenuous and contradictory’

Gabrielle Piché: Expert urges food, drink makers to look to foreign markets

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers turn to other passions away from the field

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Silano’s spectacular strike; Rapid treading water; Post-season posturing

Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Storylines aplenty as Jets’ regular season set to begin

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Jets bench boss Arniel talks rebuilding from last season’s struggles

Mike McIntyre: Jets land state-of-the-art dressing room after off-season of renovations

Ken Wiebe: Netminder no stranger to heavy workload as Jets new No. 1 readies for regular-season start

Mike McIntyre: Ferraro gets call-up to the Jets

Mike McIntyre: Jets new backup Stevenson ‘stoked’ to be in tandem with Skinner

Taylor Allen: Bombers look to lock in to post-season chase after dropping game to Argos

Joshua Frey-Sam: Winnipeg Rifles can still secure post-season berth despite starting season 0-4

Canada

Erika Morris, The Canadian Press: Parti Québécois says it won’t hold referendum on sovereignty while Trump is president

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Palestinian envoy says Canada ‘pivotal’ in Mideast peace, urges more action

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Competition Bureau should investigate government for ‘greenwashing’: NDP

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Wildfire season tracking to be 4th worst on record; fire risk remains elevated

Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman granted full parole: Indigenous group

Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Crown appeals mistrial in Frank Stronach sex assault conviction

Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press: Sikh activists in B.C., Ontario warned by police of threat against life

The Canadian Press: Third set of human remains uncovered at property in Smiths Falls, Ont.: police

The Canadian Press: Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry dance in Montreal Home Hardware to Xav Trudeau’s song

World

Hanna Arhirova And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press: The Moscow region is hit by a drone blitz as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village

Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he’s unhappy with country’s deal with Iran, officials say

The Associated Press: Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle East

Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press: South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises

Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press: Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

Mark Mengonfia, The Associated Press: Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the US

Jean Fernand Koena, The Associated Press: Gold mine collapses in Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners

The Associated Press: Putin hosts Myanmar’s leader for talks on deepening their relationship

Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, The Associated Press: 1 death linked to Tropical Storm Lala as more than 100,000 remain without power in Hawaii

Konstantin Toropin, The Associated Press: US Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for four days in the Pacific

One last thing...

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press:

Canada’s Simon Fraser University wins world pipe band championship in Scotland

Simon Fraser University has another championship to pipe up about. Read More

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