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Jail telecom services, bail court, Maxime’s closing, Emily Tuttosi, Kolo Shop
Plus: Read to the bottom about the latest find on Florida's 'Treasure Coast'

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

 

'It feels predatory'

Marsha McLeod and Malak Abas:

Cornering the captive market

Texas-based firm commands 80 per cent market share of telecom services for provincial and territorial inmates after securing non-competitive, highly lucrative contracts Read More

 
 
 

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'We don’t want to make snap judgments'

Erik Pindera:

Bluster on bail boiling over, but jury is out

Seeking pre-trial release reveals a complex, often chaotic court process, but growing calls for change lacks evidence, experts argue Read More

 
 

'We have loved being a part of your many celebrations'

Aaron Epp:

Maxime’s to shutter after 4 decades of service

Neighbouring St. Mary’s Rd. sites to be commingled by purchaser creating new Original Georges Burgers & Subs location, mixed-use development Read More

 
 

'People understand why women’s rugby is a spectacle'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

The Tuttosi train just keeps rolling

Souris product named to 15s Dream Team after World Cup performance Read More

 
 

'Behind us is a huge team of crafters'

David Sanderson:

‘All in this together’

Venture by displaced Ukrainian artisans celebrates national spirit, helps face challenges of building new lives Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Dean Pritchard: Man accused of dangerous driving in couple’s death granted bail
Julia-Simone Rutgers: Province set to build six EV charging stations
Maggie Macintosh: City’s Jews mark sombre milestone as anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks near
Aaron Epp: Grade 2 teacher spends summers running community kitchen at Holy Names House of Peace
Free Press staff: Two charged in Stony Mountain prison killing
Maggie Macintosh: Tour delves into city’s Black history
Kevin Rollason: Friday storm brings hail, more rain on horizon
John Longhurst: Helping seniors simplify through AI
John Longhurst: Institute launched to train Manitoba organizations to identify, combat antisemitism
Joyanne Pursaga: Technology to clear way for emergency vehicles touted as lifesaver
 

Opinion

Allan Levine: The ‘Dollar-A-Year Men” and Canada during the Second World War
Jerry Storie: The case for restarting the Conawapa hydro project
Niigaan Sinclair: Taglines aside, First Nations investment could nearly double Canada’s economy
Maureen Scurfield: Be honest with birthday boy about trust issue
Editorial: A petition you should consider signing
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 6
Deborah Schnitzer: In praise of rituals to mark victories, both real and imagined
Dan Lett: Solution to national bail problem requires information that doesn’t exist
Alison Gillmor: Simulated starlet lacks real appeal
Jerrad Peters: Eagles winning against big teams on big stages
 

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Media-savvy entrepreneur returns to YouTube as producer, podcaster
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Holly Harris: Lost purpose, passion in poetic pandemic play
Ben Waldman: MTYP’s Gather investigates how COVID-type separation affects connection
John Longhurst: Church attendance surges for people born between 1997 and 2012 in Canada, U.S., U.K.
Ben Sigurdson: Sheldon Oberman mentorship seeks emerging writers
Conrad Sweatman: Harvesting conversation and curiosity from BreakOut West
AV Kitching: Designer taps traditional techniques to preserve Métis culture
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Pride on the pebble: Keystone Rainbow Curling League celebrates 20 years
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
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
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Carney to return to Washington to meet Trump on trade talks
The Canadian Press: Senate curbs spending on language training, spousal travel
The Canadian Press: Government says flypast for King’s visit to Ottawa cost more than $800,000
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Expect retaliation after Starbucks shooting of organized crime figure, expert says
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Marineland asks Ottawa for emergency cash to feed whales — or euthanasia imminent
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Anand set to host fellow G7 foreign ministers in November near Niagara Falls
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Canada Post tables new offers to union that include job cut provisions
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Alberta anti-separatist petitioners tout more than two-thirds of required signatures
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Mayors call on Ford to cover municipalities’ speed camera cancellation costs
Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press: Alberta parents, schools brace for impact ahead of provincewide teachers’ strike
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Ostrich farmers awaiting Supreme Court decision get little attention from Ottawa
 
 

World

Claire Rush And Mike Catalini, The Associated Press: Portland braces for federal troops as protests escalate and a conservative influencer is arrested
Giada Zampano, The Associated Press: 2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Konstantin Toropin And Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press: Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs
Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick And Matt Brown, The Associated Press: Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown
Mark Sherman, The Associated Press: Supreme Court lets Trump strip protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants
Valerie Gonzalez, The Associated Press: Trump administration offers migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to home countries
Danica Kirka And Kwiyeon Ha, The Associated Press: Manchester’s Jewish community feels let down by Britain after deadly synagogue attack
Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press: Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan
The Associated Press: Taliban celebrates fourth anniversary of return to power
The Associated Press: The Latest: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison
 

One last thing...

Kate Payne, The Associated Press:

A hurricane sank a Spanish fleet in 1715. This summer, salvagers found $1M in coins

A team of excavators has uncovered a load of long-lost Spanish coins buried for centuries under the surf and sand along a stretch of Florida known as the “Treasure Coast.” This week, shipwreck salvage... Read More

 
 

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