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Kinew on sentencing, doctor assault, water bill woes, O’Shea on Bombers, Keystone politics
Plus: The legacy of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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

 

'One of the worst things anyone can do'

Carol Sanders:

‘They should bury you under the prison’: Kinew blasts Supreme Court rejection of minimum sentence for child pornography

Premier Wab Kinew condemned a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that rejected mandatory minimum sentences for possessing child pornography, saying not only should pedophiles serve jail time, “they should bury you under the prison.” Read More

 
 
 

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'Any incident of violence is unacceptable'

Nicole Buffie:

Doctor assaulted at HSC on first weekend with around-the-clock police presence

More action needed to improve safety, Doctors Manitoba says; woman, 30, faces charges Read More

 
 

'How many people is the city overbilling like this?'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Customers shocked by water and sewer bills face ‘unacceptable’ call wait times to speak with city staff

When her water and sewer bill suddenly tripled, Faye Tardiff says she was quick to report the apparent error. Read More

 
 

'We’ll be just fine'

Taylor Allen:

O’Shea preaches continuity; ‘The sky isn’t falling,’ head coach says

Bombers’ roller-coaster season crashes to an end in Montreal Read More

 
 

'Entered Confederation to the sound of gunshots'

Conrad Sweatman:

Born under fire

As the only province to enter Confederation to the sound of gunshots, Manitoba’s political history is anything but boring Read More

 
 

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The Week That Was: Oct. 28-Nov. 3

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Local

Chris Kitching: Rural homeowner not facing charges after taking down threatening yard display
Maggie Macintosh: Trustee suspended for third time in three years
Erik Pindera: Judge admonishes agency for ‘overbearing’ attempt to have innocent man placed on child abuse registry
Carol Sanders: Kinew threatens to extend legislative session over detox bill
Erik Pindera: Court compels former Sikh leader to explain fortune
Chris Kitching: ‘We have to call it out’: Souris responds to anti-LGBTTQ+ vandalism
Aaron Epp: Seeds of hope: Morden biz, charity team up to help Greece refugees
Carol Sanders: Province hires teens to ensure merchants check IDs
Maggie Macintosh: Probe flags troubles in literacy education
Chris Kitching: First Nation calls for ferry service to resume
 

Opinion

Judy Waytiuk: Poilievre’s maple MAGA methodology
Editorial: Keeping forward momentum to slow drug deaths
Gwynne Dyer: Trump makes us look — again
Maureen Scurfield: Row over wedding pics calls for technical fix
Melanie Janzen and Xiaoxiao Du: A classroom for all students and cultures
Dan Lett: Departing ethics commissioner takes pride, but no pleasure in historic consequences of Stefanson probe
Niigaan Sinclair: World Series anthem outcry ignores truth of lyric change
Joel Schlesinger: Investment regulator funds program to help Indigenous youth manage settlement money
Free Press: Letters, Nov. 4
Tory McNally: ‘Friendly’ teasing at work: is it possible?
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Waldman: With few words, play captures isolation, ethnic cleansing behind residential schools
Holly Harris: Cello Festival wraps up with drama, romance and quixotic quest
Denise Duguay: What to watch: Cathartic raging, outside-the-box thinking, virtuous sleuthing and safe-vacation practices
The Canadian Press: Rogers: Average audience of 10.9 million tuned in for Game 7 of World Series
AV Kitching: No dog? No problem: Local program offers offices pup for a day
John Longhurst: Returning Ten Commandments to park ‘an odyssey,’ Asper says
Patty Wiens: It’s never too brisk to bike — once you get in gear with winter
AV Kitching: Travelling sign painter finds his groove on the move
Ben Waldman: ‘Embodied storytelling’ conveys life of residential school residents in young-adult play
 

Sports

Laurie Nealin: Skate Canada gold has extra meaning for Stellato-Dudek
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ captain cleared to make season debut against Kings
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: What’s next for the Toronto Blue Jays after heartbreaking World Series loss?
Taylor Allen: Bombers’ costly miscues, wild comeback all part of season-ending loss
Jeff Hamilton: Collaros sees more for Bombers core
Joshua Frey-Sam: Overtime heartbreak for Bisons in Canada West semifinal
Mike McIntyre: Jets prospects: first look into future after start of new season
Ken Wiebe: Lambert’s first NHL goal lifts confidence
Taylor Allen: Second-half rally falls short as Bombers’ season ends in Montreal
Mike McIntyre: Jets cool off high-flying Penguins
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Unique Bunny jumps to 10 stores, with eye on future expansion
Aaron Epp: Record numbers expected for Central Canada Mineral Exploration Convention
Aaron Epp: Invention of combine part reaps recognition in Time
Aaron Epp: Winnipeg-based Stone HR Strategies celebrates decade of helping lift small-, medium-sized businesses across continent
The Canadian Press: Interest rates at low end of ideal balance between growth and inflation: Macklem
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Corus announces recapitalization deal as it seeks relief from its debt burden
Free Press staff: In brief: Real estate board changes, economic forum in Winnipeg
 

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Finance minister says budget will offer no surprises, make ‘generational investments’
Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Carney asked Ford ‘a couple of times’ to pull anti-tariff ad, premier says
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Eby says B.C. won’t run anti-tariff ads alone as it had planned
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Government expects fewer questions on foreign aid from weakened NDP: briefing note
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Ottawa urged to keep Canadian weapons out of Sudan’s civil war
The Canadian Press: Former Bloc MP who lost by single vote says she will appeal to Supreme Court
The Canadian Press: Leader Currie Dixon says voters wanted change as Yukon Party wins majority government
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Feds will unveil proposed changes to EV sales mandate this winter, officials say
 
 

World

Melanie Lidman And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer resigns, goes missing, is found and thrown into jail
Wafaa Shurafa And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians after Hamas returns the remains of 3 soldiers
Abdul Qahar Afghan And Siddiqullah Alizai, The Associated Press: Powerful 6.3 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing 20 and damaging historic Blue Mosque
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press: UK police charge man with attempted murder over train stabbing that wounded 11 people
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Ukraine gets more Patriot air defense systems to counter deadly Russian attacks
Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Famine is gripping two regions of war-torn Sudan, a global hunger authority says
David Biller And Trisha Thomas, The Associated Press: Worker dies after 11 hours trapped within partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome
Binaj Gurubacharya, The Associated Press: Avalanche on Nepal mountain Yalung Ri kills 7 including foreign climbers
Michelle Chapman, The Associated Press: Tylenol, Kleenex, Band-Aid and more put under one roof in $48.7 billion consumer brands deal
Michelle L. Price And Manuel Balce Ceneta, The Associated Press: Trump declines to clarify if the US will conduct tests of its nuclear weapons
 

One last thing...

Scott Bauer, The Associated Press:

‘The legend lives on’: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest and most famous of the estimated 6,500 ships that have gone down in the Great Lakes. But the Fitzgerald is remembered while the others are forgotten, thanks in large part to Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting 1976 folk ballad that became a surprise hit. Read More

 
 

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