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Manitoba gains doctors, seniors advocate, Kyle Connor’s contract, ‘adult playground’ opens
Plus: Read to the bottom to find out more about Fat Bear Week

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

 

'A step in the right direction'

Tyler Searle:

Rise in international trainees helps Manitoba add 164 net new doctors

Doctors Manitoba applauds numbers amid shortage but worries more graduates leaving province than ever Read More

 
 
 

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'We don’t want a toothless seniors advocate'

Carol Sanders:

Groups irked by lack of consultation over seniors advocate role

The NDP is being accused of failing to live up to its commitment to consult organizations that lobby on behalf of seniors about the role and powers of the incoming seniors advocate, whose office is expected to open Nov. 1. Read More

 
 

'You’d like to have it done yesterday'

Mike McIntyre:

‘Excited to build on what we’ve been doing’

Jets’ Connor focused on season ahead, mum on extending contract Read More

 
 

'It’s a heck of a lot of fun'

Aaron Epp:

‘We’ve basically built our own adult playground’

Smash n Axe Arcade Disco opens in former Nor Villa Hotel banquet room on blueprint of nostalgia Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Nicole Buffie: More than two dozen scheduling clerks hired in effort to repair home-care system
Joyanne Pursaga: Emergency-vehicle traffic technology pilot a success and city should expand it, WFPS says
Scott Billeck: ‘They can’t break me’: Resident defiant after encampment burns
Chris Kitching: Ottawa orders unprecedented posthumous appeal of fourth Indigenous man’s conviction in 1973 slaying
Erik Pindera: Judge sends scammer who repeatedly victimized seniors to prison for three years
Malak Abas: Province gives organizations $4M for ‘culturally appropriate day programming’
Scott Billeck: Black-led non-profit developer gets federal funds for affordable housing units in north part of city
Tyler Searle: Sacred fire at police HQ brings ‘healing reflection and spiritual connection’
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Revised numbers show Manitoba’s touted interprovincial migration win didn’t happen
Free Press staff: Ex-Blue Bomber Reaves becomes leader of Manitoba’s Liberals
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: When righting a wrong, even posthumously, has to come before legal tradition
Kyle Hiebert: North Korea comes in from the cold
Gwynne Dyer: Same crime, different fate
Editorial: Message to the U.S. ambassador: we’re disappointed, too
Scott Forbes: Why EV mandates are necessary
Editorial: The devilish details that make no sense
Brent Bellamy: 2025: a summer of interesting urban changes
Melissa Martin: Most refused to listen then, more understand now
Niigaan Sinclair: New truths emerge among sea of orange
Lorraine Daniels: This is what I want you to know
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Eva Wasney and Ben Sigurdson: Hot sauce taste test: Locally made condiments a scorching feast of fiery flavour
John Longhurst: ‘Sign of our welcome’: mural transforms plain-looking church into inviting space
John Longhurst: ‘It’s our mission’: Inner-city church driven to help refugees
Free Press staff: Local music industry players win WCMAs
Eva Wasney: Simpsons scene inspires film treatments on YouTube
Holly Harris: Russian pianist holds keys to audience’s heart
Reviewed by Julie Kentner: Female primatologists prove pivotal to progress in their field
Conrad Sweatman: WSO’s opening weekend features Russian pianist no stranger to musical marathons
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Jets’ Hellebuyck misses practice, Samberg out 6-8 weeks
Taylor Allen: Bombers win a statement game
Mike McIntyre: Tough decisions to come as Jets roster taking shape
Taylor Allen: ‘That was fun’: Bombers lay beating on Tiger-Cats
Ken Wiebe: Jets drop Flames as auditions wind down
Joshua Frey-Sam: Rugby clubs ready to rumble in super Saturday clashes
Mike McIntyre: Jets ticket sales continue to improve
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ Di Giuseppe jumped at opportunity to sign with team
George Williams: Trainer puts his money where his horses are — and a couple of longshots
Taylor Allen: Playoff implications top of mind in Bombers-Ticats clash
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Custom metal fabrication firm NJ Industries Inc. builds reputation on customer loyalty
David Sanderson: Analogue audio format the latest to undergo a digital-age revival
Kevin Rollason: Manitoba Hydro posts $63M loss after another dry year, expects more red ink in spring
Free Press staff: 7 Winnipeg-based businesses among ‘top growing companies’
Free Press staff: CDEM co-holder of WTC Winnipeg licence
Scott Billeck: 5-year agreement key investment in Manitoba Indigenous tourism sector
Aaron Epp: Music Go Round gears up for Canadian grand opening
Gabrielle Piché: Mix & match: Winnipeg first in Canada to boast Applebee’s-IHOPs dual-brand restaurant
Gabrielle Piché: St. Vital Centre shuffles space for yet-unnamed new tenant
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Yes, we are real’: Winnipeg airport lands genome sequencing testing outpost
 

Canada

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on its three transgender laws: memo
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Republican alleges FBI has names of Epstein clients, including ‘billionaire’ Canadian
Anja Karadeglija and Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Conservatives push for a ‘three-strikes’ law, tougher sanctions for domestic violence
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Carney, Sheinbaum sign deal to deepen economic, security ties
The Canadian Press: RCMP say a $56-million cryptocurrency seizure is biggest in Canadian history
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Canada Post sending new offers to union with aim of moving talks forward
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Canadian banks’ fossil fuel funding nearly double compared with renewables: report
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Canada’s 2030 emissions target is out of reach after progress stalled in 2024: report
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Champagne defends budget investments as he sets out to deepen European ties
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Sale of Claire’s global business could include up to 77 Canadian stores: court docs
 
 

World

Chris Megerian, The Associated Press: Kimmel’s suspension is the latest display of Trump’s growing power over the US media landscape
Jill Colvin And Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press: Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point taps his widow as its next leader. Questions about its future remain
Asim Tanveer And Babar Dogar, The Associated Press: Pakistanis displaced by flooding in Punjab return to find homes and crops destroyed
Mark Sherman, The Associated Press: Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board
Aamer Madhani And Linley Sanders, The Associated Press: More Americans say Israel has gone too far in the Gaza conflict
Mark Scolforo, Tassanee Vejpongsa And Marc Levy, The Associated Press: Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3
Aamer Madhani And Konstantin Toropin, The Associated Press: Trump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China
Audrey Mcavoy And Hallie Golden, The Associated Press: Late-night shows address Jimmy Kimmel suspension with humor and solidarity
The Associated Press: Powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake shakes Russia’s far east Kamchatka region
Dee-ann Durbin, The Associated Press: FTC sues Ticketmaster, saying it forces fans to pay more for concerts and events
 

One last thing...

Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press:

What to know about Fat Bear Week, and the brawny bruins ready to battle for the title

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this year’s fattest bear title in the wildly popular annual online voting contest kno... Read More

 
 

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