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Mayoral race, addictions centre funding, pool closure, Trail Creations, mom-daughter coaching team
Plus: A mysterious new island is floating around a B.C. lake

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

 

'The future of the city means a lot to me'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Mayoral rematch between Gillingham, Klein gets ugly on Day 1

Incumbent calls formidable opponent ‘toxic’ Read More

 

Tom Brodbeck:

Klein’s entrance adds spark to ho-hum mayoral race

Until this week, Winnipeg’s mayoral race looked less like a democratic contest and more like a coronation. Read More

 
 
 

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'You have to start a new life'

Scott Billeck:

Renewed spirit and life

$21-M revamp expands, modernizes Indigenous treatment centre Read More

 
 

'My hope is to avoid what happened with Happyland'

Malak Abas:

Provencher Park eyed for new aquatic centre

New facility would replace free outdoor pool Read More

 
 

'A resurgence of pride'

Gabrielle Piché:

‘One-stop powwow shop’

Trail Creations opens doors to traditional, ceremonial clothing Read More

 
 

'It’s a long-standing fight'

Eva Wasney:

Jollof joust

Chefs gather in St. Boniface to see whose version of rice dish is best Read More

 
 

'I didn’t ever envision a life without skating'

Grace Penner:

The skate doesn’t fall far from the tree

Love of the rink came differently for mother-daughter figure skaters Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Melissa Martin: ‘We belong… and we are giving back”: Sikh celebration enlivens downtown Winnipeg
Carol Sanders: ‘Quite a journey’: dozens move into transitional housing downtown
Joyanne Pursaga: Mayoral candidate Gillingham vows building boom; Vogiatzakis, Woodstock promise improved safety
Scott Billeck: Councillors want city to revamp homeless camp approach
Erik Pindera: Manitoba doctor denies working to revive Carberry ER in response to recruitment lawsuit
Nicole Buffie: Dynacare labs quickly reach capacity ahead of strike
Tiago Resko: A life's story: translator, poet, radio host, actor loved life to the fullest
Malak Abas: Insurance money spent, family waits for provincial flood aid
Marsha McLeod and Rylee Gerrard: Frequency of private plasma donations called into question
Free Press staff: What’s open, what’s closed, what’s up in Winnipeg on Labour Day
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: NDP minister needs lesson in political civility
Gwynne Dyer: ‘Come September…’
Peter John Manastyrsky: Canada’s first Ukrainian pioneers
Editorial: Smith’s pretzel logic confuses
Niigaan Sinclair: How to make National Day for Truth and Reconciliation personal
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 5
Tom Brodbeck: No more playing around, make 30 km/h school zones permanent
Tory McNally: Discourse we’d rather avoid
Joel Schlesinger: Back to school means increased costs for parents, post-secondary students
Laura Rance-Unger: Agriculture sector wary of ‘strong headwind’ from south
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Allison Gillmor : Art piece connects viewers to broader national landscape
Sheldon Birnie: Comic creator unleashes talent with book bound for festival
John Longhurst: Billboard evangelism may look outdated but group says it’s effective
Ben Sigurdson: Lobster, syrup on Dafoe prize long list menu
Reviewed by Barry Craig: Facing life in U.S. prison for drug trafficking, former inmate found purpose in books
Reviewed by Chris Smith: Minnesota paddler’s many adventures in Boundary Waters, Canadian Shield chronicled
Reviewed by Julie Carl: Socialite dying to die can’t find a killer
Reviewed by Susan Huebert: Serial killers’ kids convene in dark psychological thriller
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Export supports, loans part of Manitoba efforts to back businesses amid U.S. trade war
Gabrielle Piché: Brewers question province’s plan for trade missions to open markets
Aaron Epp: ‘Soapy disco’ for your ride
Gabrielle Piché: Feds direct funds from Regional Tariff Response Initiative to Manitoba companies grappling with shifting supply chains
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Tariffs have some mom-and-pop manufacturers considering move to United States
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: August jobs report ‘disappointing’ but too soon to sound the alarm: economists
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Stock markets slide amid the release of labour data in Canada and the U.S.
Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press: Schwartz’s Deli swaps black cherry soda for local alternative as U.S. tariffs bite
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: SOCAN sues Suno, alleges AI company copies Canadian music without paying creators
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Lululemon shares plunge after profit drop, forecast downgrade
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Slow start but gritty play not enough in Bombers OT loss to Roughriders in Labour Day Classic
Ken Wiebe: (Un)friendly competition
Ken Wiebe: Expect intense back-to-back clash from Bombers, Riders
George Williams: Mighty Mikee returns to Assiniboia Downs in grand fashion with 23-length victory
The Canadian Press: Botched Edmonton Marathon costs 13 runners shot at Boston Marathon
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: Five Things: Kawhi Leonard trade’s potential impact on Clippers and Raptors
Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to retire in December after transformative and tumultuous tenure
Mike McIntyre: Goldeyes back in playoffs and attendance on the rise
Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press: FIFA accuses European body UEFA of ‘smear campaign’ in filing related to World Cup sell-off plan
Ken Wiebe: Blue Bombers already excited about putting a dent in Rider Pride come Labour Day Classic
 

Canada

David Baxter and Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Carney says U.S. wants to wipe out Canadian industries or make them subsidiaries
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Schumer to introduce bill targeting Trump’s latest tariffs on Canada
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Pentagon defends Hegseth’s controversial post about Canadian cadet program
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Champagne says U.S. move to invite Russia to G20 meeting caused ‘a lot of discomfort’
Sarah Ritchie and David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Carney says byelection wins a vote of confidence in his U.S.-Canada trade strategy
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Check vaccinations before heading back to school: chief public health officer
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Elections Alberta begins distributing mail-in ballots for October referendum
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: MP Cathay Wagantall officially becomes 10th MP to resign this year
Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press: Calgary home with pro-Trump flags becomes vandalism target in cross-border trade war
Erika Morris, The Canadian Press: Élections Québec says it will send out voting information in French only
 
 

World

Ben Finley, The Associated Press: US military completes latest strikes against Iran, while Trump vows more for Tehran’s retaliation
Samya Kullab, The Associated Press: Russia pounds Kyiv for more than 12 hours, killing at least a dozen in 6th straight day of attacks
Shristi Kafle And Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press: Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000
Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: Schools reopen across Cuba as fuel, water and power shortages persist
Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press: Social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids
The Associated Press: Venezuela’s main airport partially resumes commercial flights after deadly earthquakes
Stephanie Liechtenstein, The Associated Press: Syria was building a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under Assad, UN reports
Jamie Stengle And Lekan Oyekanmi, The Associated Press: Edouard weakens into a tropical depression after landfall but still dumping rain into Texas
The Associated Press: Cuba’s tourism plummets 62% after US pressure and energy embargo
Mead Gruver And Wufei Yu, The Associated Press: Grand Canyon flooding harms an economy that’s still recovering from a fire
 

One last thing...

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press:

B.C. boaters warned to avoid floating island that has mystified experts

Boaters have been being warned to stay off the island that reappeared on Monday on Williston Lake Read More

 
 

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