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Mayoral campaign, assault sentencing, bathhouse pipe bomb, Jets history returned
Plus: Monarch butterflies get an upgrade – now with Bluetooth!

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

 

'I will not ask taxpayers for a blank cheque'

Malak Abas:

Klein wants city-run, maintained ‘bridge’ space for homeless people

Mayoral candidate wants city to set up a 24-hour community space pilot project for homeless Winnipeggers Read More

 
 
 

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'No escape in sleep or company or solitude'

Dean Pritchard:

‘I am a shell… I know no peace’

Woman tells court about pain, trauma after boyfriend shot her in the face Read More

 
 

'It just feels like somebody is trying to kill me'

Morgan Modjeski:

Husband of rival sex club owner accused in attempted bathhouse bombing

Owner of AQ Sauna worries for staff, patrons; Adonis Men’s Spa owner says partner is innocent Read More

 
 

'It’s the way it should be'

Ken Wiebe:

‘Chasing him down was always on my mind’

Jets great Hawerchuk retakes franchise-record throne as 1.0 and 2.0 eras merge Read More

 
 

'A love-hate relationship with concrete'

Ben Waldman:

Concrete doc befits brutalist Winnipeg

Moviegoers across North America are pounding the pavement and lining up around the block to see The History of Concrete, small-screen documentarian John Wilson’s feature-length debut. Read More

 

Alison Gillmor:

Hard and soft

Concrete documentary aided by filmmaker’s tender, affecting manner Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Carol Sanders: Manitoba PCs choose Narth as interim leader; ‘deeply hurt’ Khan blasts former caucus colleagues
Connor McDowell and Morgan Modjeski: Acquisition of former residential school grounds will help educate future generations: premier
Scott Billeck: Hydro reports $446-M loss in 2025-26, points to fourth drought year in past five
Matthew Frank: Eliminating short-term sick notes ‘big step forward’: Doctors Manitoba
Chris Kitching: Now-independent ex-Tory leader skips legislature’s first question period in four months
Erik Pindera: Obsessed stalker who shot, killed young woman at bus stop in 1993 dies behind bars at age 74
Morgan Modjeski: Province to acquire campground near former residential school
Joyanne Pursaga: Klein vows to freeze water, sewer rate for next two years
Nicole Buffie: Billions of dollars spent on health, but scattershot financial reporting leaves decision-makers, Manitobans in the dark, auditor general says
Erik Pindera: Completely separating inmates unrealistic, inquest judge says in report on three Stony Mountain slayings
 

Opinion

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
Ben Wickstrom: Dealing now with increasing judicial dangers
Editorial: Legislation needed on vacant buildings
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 29
Gwynne Dyer: The Brazilian election
Jordan Laidlaw: AI, animals and us
Niigaan Sinclair: Canada resorting to its tried and true playbook
Editorial: Discrediting independent media is the game plan
 

Arts & Life

Sheldon Birnie: In a smart-device world, some families keep phone jacked into the wall
The Associated Press: Dennis Haskins, who played the hapless principal on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75
Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press: ‘Truth is made visible’: Digital book explores art and the residential school legacy
Associated Press, The Associated Press: Turner’s masterpiece of Rome returns to city ahead of UK sale that could set a record
Hillel Italie, The Associated Press: Stallone at 80 reflects on ‘Rocky’ 50 years later: ‘I am a lucky dog’
Sheldon Birnie: Museum warehouse holds the history of electrical power in Manitoba
Maureen Scurfield: Chalk surprise gift up to lust, not love
AV Kitching: Winnipegger’s attic boutique bucks fast-fashion habits
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Conrad Sweatman: For the LARPers of Misthaven, adventuring is serious business
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Expert urges food, drink makers to look to foreign markets
Aaron Epp: Port of Churchill signs agreement with Dutch port
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Diesel prices surge to historic highs, hitting consumers harder than ever
The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite finishes slightly lower, U.S. stock markets also negative
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Bed Bath & Beyond Canada relaunches online, hopes to open first store next year
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Loblaw’s PC Health launches chatbot as more people turn to AI for health info. Here’s what to know
Gabrielle Piché: State of the Nations event to highlight Indigenous mining plans
Aaron Epp: New tour firm seeks to display ‘hidden gem’
Free Press staff: First Manitoba-U.K. Defence Summit begins
Gabrielle Piché: Global prediction markets, local presence
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers coach happy to be back at work after backbreaking loss to Argos
Will Graves, The Associated Press: Sidney Crosby knows he won’t play hockey forever. On the eve of his 22nd season, it’s hard to tell
Patrick Nolan: Shoal Lake Lodge a manifestation of reconciliation in action
Mike McIntyre: Jets pick up netminder as relatively new 23-man roster announced
Taylor Allen: Bombers look to lock in to post-season chase after dropping game to Argos
Ken Wiebe: Jets defenceman spent whole summer working on getting to the next level
Ken Wiebe: Is another goalie on Jets’ wish list?
Joshua Frey-Sam: East St. Paul product’s next wheelchair basketball chapter in Spain’s best men’s division
Joshua Frey-Sam: Crusaders football celebrates 95th anniversary
Ken Wiebe: Special teams woes hurt Bombers in loss to Argos
 

Canada

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Belleville attack should be ‘wake-up call’ on rising antisemitism, Jewish group says
The Canadian Press: Canadian astronaut ready for NASA mission to International Space Station
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: More than two in three Canadians back EU associate membership: poll
Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press: Ottawa orders Appeal Court to review murder convictions of two Saskatchewan sisters
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Poll finds some support for private airport operators, but more than a quarter unsure
The Canadian Press: Five takeaways from final debate of Quebec election campaign
The Canadian Press: Netanyahu crosses Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect
The Canadian Press: Defence minister downplays PM’s comments on prospect of U.S. military action
The Canadian Press: Carney, Poilievre pay tribute to Canada Revenue Agency employee killed in Montreal
 
 

World

Jean-yves Kamale, The Associated Press: Boat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika capsizes, leaving at least 41 dead
The Associated Press: Fire up the grills! Thousands of South Africans try to set a record for the biggest cookout
The Associated Press: Kenya destroys $63 million meth haul intercepted at sea
Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press: Trump administration turns to Supreme Court as third-country deportations are thrown into question
Will Weissert, The Associated Press: Trump’s state dinner for Xi features sea bass and a long list of tech titans
Débora Rey, The Associated Press: Argentina’s poverty rate rises above 30% under President Milei, reversing recent decline
Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press: More than 160,000 pounds of meat bearing false USDA inspection labels recalled
John Raby, The Associated Press: It’s been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there’s still a long way to go
Gene Johnson And Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press: Man who was shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died
 

One last thing...

Tori Fitzpatrick, The Canadian Press:

Researchers attach Bluetooth tags on monarch butterflies in N.B. to track migration

FREDERICTON - Researchers in New Brunswick say they are using new Bluetooth tags to track monarch butterflies on their long journey from Canada to Mexico. Employees and volunteers fro... Read More

 
 

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