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Khan steps down, new ministers, pipe bomb case, TRC in schools, Jets’ Bauer, LARP
Plus: Free bouquets on Butterfly Lane build community in Arizona neighbourhood hit by fires, flooding

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

 

Progressive Conservative leader steps down

Carol Sanders:

Khan cites infighting, quits as Tory leader

‘Internal conflict has begun to overshadow the work people have elected us to do’

 

Carol Sanders:

Manitoba PC leader Khan survives confidence vote

Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan survived a confidence vote last week.

 
 
 

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'We’re hopeful that we’ll see more continued support for first responders'

Carol Sanders and Nicole Buffie:

Kinew adds cabinet portfolio to focus on first responders

Premier Wab Kinew shuffled his cabinet Monday and created a new ministerial position that will oversee first responders in the province.

 
 

'I don’t think he should have got out'

Dean Pritchard and Morgan Modjeski:

Bathhouse owner upset after judge grants bail to man accused in foiled bombing

Incident may have been sparked by long-simmering feud

 
 

'Doing the thing that has to be done … not just wearing a shirt one day'

Maggie Macintosh:

Orange Shirt Day project fits students to a tee

Truth and reconciliation message meant to resonate throughout the year

 
 

'I’ve always been a rough and tumble kid'

Ken Wiebe:

Bauer ‘better and better every year’

Jets defenceman spent whole summer working on getting to the next level

 
 

'When was the last time you went outside and played?’

Conrad Sweatman:

Imagine nation

For the LARPers of Misthaven, adventuring is serious business

 
 

News Quiz

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The Week That Was: Sept. 20 to Sept. 26

This week's news quiz topics include: NHL, MPI claims, Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame and more.

 
 
 

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Local

Morgan Modjeski: Builder beefs up security after string of blazes
Gabrielle Piché: Reynolds exerts ‘maximum effort’ to boost Winnipeg after quick meet with mayor
Kelly-Anne Riess: Frustration on menu as construction drags on
Dean Pritchard: ‘He sounded scared for his life:’ Witness to brutal beating death testifies
Scott Billeck: Premier praises office’s work to woo physicians to Manitoba
Chris Kitching: Chief medical officer quits, cites work environment ‘challenges’
Gabrielle Piché: Hutterite colonies embrace the manufacturing business – while staying faithful to their way of life
Joyanne Pursaga: Klein eyes tax breaks for developers in ‘under-serviced’ neighbourhoods
Erik Pindera: Masked, armed robbers terrorize elderly residents inside Crestview home
Free Press: Woman arrested for sporting goods theft spree
 

Opinion

Editorial: Alberta sees its way through the fog
Tim Sale: Hydro is getting ahead of itself
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 23
Alan Menkis: Don’t let good health reforms fade or fossilize
Gwynne Dyer: Bibi, the ‘anti-Bibi’ and the ‘wanna-Bibis’
Mel Marginet: Is Osborne a street or a road? ‘Stroad’ status fails everyone
Tom Brodbeck: Mayoral candidates’ promises worthless without price tags, payment plans
Tom Brodbeck: A bigger police force won’t guarantee less crime
Shannon D. M. Moore and Melanie Janzen: A vote for public education
Pam Frampton: Katie Zacharia and the telling of lies
 

Arts & Life

Ben Sigurdson: Family history, solo sojourns paved path for celebrated author’s latest novel
Conrad Sweatman: Rocky Horror star prepared for a rude reception in all the best ways
Maureen Scurfield: Persistent ex much more than just a pest
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Jen Zoratti: WAG-Qaumajuq names first Indigenous director, CEO
Free Press: What’s up: Improv, PettyFest, Hawksley Workman, Spooktacular hike, High Tea with Shakespeare
Maureen Scurfield: Living a lie takes a toll on whole family
Randall King: Movie preview: Winnipeg-shot biopic on Arthur Rimbaud as daring as its subject
Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press: Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93
Josiah Neufeld: Church members join synagogue congregation for interfaith exchange
 

Business

Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: With lockout looming, the World Series could be Major League Baseball’s last games for a while
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Big win’ kept ag tariffs off table: trade rep
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Ottawa gives Stelco owner 15 days to address alleged violations or face legal action
Aaron Epp: Thompson terminal ‘will help unlock’ North
Free Press staff: Winnipeg business closure scare leads Hydro to reschedule planned outage
Gabrielle Piché: Hydro eyes EV charging mitigation amid electricity shortfall forecast
Giada Zampano, The Associated Press: Millions in cheese revenue lost as protest torpedoes Italy’s buffalo mozzarella output
Sophie Austin And Wyatte Grantham-philips, The Associated Press: Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay billionaire tax if it passes
Rio Yamat, The Associated Press: Airbnb guests no longer have to wash the dishes or strip the beds at checkout
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Soaring diesel prices squeeze already tight agriculture margins: Farm Credit Canada
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Another strong outing from Skinner, but Jets unable to lock down lead
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Everything comes down to the final week of the regular season
Taylor Allen: Bombers must win against Lions in potential playoff preview
Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: World Series preview: Surprising Brewers-Rays matchup will open with Jacob Misiorowski’s record heat
Mike McIntyre: Puck set to drop on Heritage Classic festivities
Joshua Frey-Sam: Ottawa earmarks additional $60M for national sport organizations
The Canadian Press: World juniors pre-tournament schedule set with six Alberta cities to host 12 games
Steve Megargee, The Associated Press: Christian Yelich’s simple World Series message for title-less Brewers: Expect to be here
Rob Maaddi, The Associated Press: Rays’ World Series lineup is a mixture of star power and role players who do whatever it takes to win
Taylor Allen: Oliveira, Holm among Bombers’ most outstanding players
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump’s import bans on Canadian liquor, whey, motorcycles take effect
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Canada extends travel restrictions linked to Ebola outbreak for 60 days
The Canadian Press: Advocates ask Ottawa to call inquiry into Alberta, Saskatchewan transgender laws
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: RCMP boss Duheme says it’s still too soon to release details on Tumbler Ridge guns
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Minister won’t commit to criminalizing residential school denialism
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Competition Bureau investigates minimum advertised pricing policies in grocery sector
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: CBC’s ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ to return this season with PWHL games
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Ukrainian survivors describe Russian captivity, praise Canada’s efforts
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Health ministers to hold emergency meeting to discuss federal funding ahead of budget
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press: Party leaders make economic, budget promises in Week 2 of B.C. election campaign
 
 

World

Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: Denmark, at UN, says Greenland pact benefits all parties involved
Giada Zampano, The Associated Press: Rome court sentences 3 Egyptian security officials to 10 years over Giulio Regeni’s abduction
Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: US revokes visas from Latin American officials, including Bolivia’s top prosecutor
Ted Anthony, The Associated Press: In a relatively mild speech, North Korea uses UN platform to lament ‘mutual distrust’ and tension
Jintamas Saksornchai, The Associated Press: Bangkok floodwaters begin to ease after torrential rains affect 700,000 people
Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press: Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not ‘fake news’
Marc Levy, The Associated Press: Trump can’t force election changes by blocking counterterrorism funds to states, judge says
Amanuel Gebremedhin And Samuel Getachew, The Associated Press: Ethiopia’s army chief accuses Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting Tigray rebels
Manuel Rueda, The Associated Press: Colombia issues lengthy sentences against ELN rebel leaders for recruiting children
Isabel Debre, The Associated Press: Argentina’s President Milei threatens international legal action over Falklands oilfield
 

One last thing...

Cheyanne Mumphrey, The Associated Press:

Pick a free bouquet, stay for the community at a flower garden on Butterfly Lane

DONEY PARK, Ariz.

 
 

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