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More evacuees go home, G7 meets, fire truck relocation, Lennard Taylor moves, women’s football expansion
Plus: read to the end for a tale of stink, stalemate, and (hopefully) sweet relief

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

 

'Happy we’re going home to a house'

Chris Kitching:

‘We thought our community would burn’: Pimicikamak wildfire evacuees start to head home

First Nation’s 7,500 residents warned to stay vigilant as out-of-control fires remain active Read More

 

Maggie Macintosh:

Flin Flon’s school year comes to disappointing end for graduating evacuees

Homesick evacuees from the Flin Flon area were dealt another blow Monday when they learned an out-of-control forest fire had cancelled the rest of the school year in northwestern Manitoba. Read More

 

Scott Billeck:

Graduates far from home ‘grateful’ for honour at school powwow

Grade 12 Tataskweyak Cree Nation student Jonah Wavey was among several wildfire evacuees honoured Monday during a special celebration of Indigenous graduates at the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre. Read More

 
 
 

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'I'm sure we can work something out'

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press:

Trump leaves G7 summit early amid escalations in Middle East

KANANASKIS - Escalating violence in the Middle East overshadowed movement on trade deals within the G7 on Monday, as U.S. President Donald Trump departed the summit in Alberta a day early bec... Read More

 
 

'We’re going in the opposite direction that we need to be'

Malak Abas:

Union warns fire truck shuffle could burn city

Vehicle moved from inner city to core as part of reallocation of resources: deputy fire chief Read More

 
 

'It’s going to be a great fit'

Gabrielle Piché:

New location, revived enthusiasm

Lennard Taylor Design Studio makes move to West Broadway with eye on ‘healthy growth opportunity’ Read More

 
 

'I can’t think of any better spots in Canada'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Winnipeg on the list for potential WFA expansion

Goal of women’s tackle football league to have Canadian team by spring 2026 Read More

 
 

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Local

Joyanne Pursaga: Gillingham talks trash, pledges big bin boost
Scott Billeck: Health minister warns $1.2 billion in annual federal funding set to expire in March
Alex Lambert: Confidence vote was gamble for MLA, Tories: political expert
Maggie Macintosh: Retired guidance counsellor defends explicit 2025 sex-ed presentation to high school football team in disciplinary hearing
Scott Billeck: Sisters relieved hospital takes accountability after mother’s death
Dean Pritchard: Man accused of killing five family members fires second legal team, but murder trial won’t be delayed, judge warns
Chris Kitching: Province has provided $20M in flood relief so far, infrastructure minister says
Nicole Buffie: Dynacare workers provide essential services that must be maintained during strike, labour board rules
Chris Kitching and Maggie Macintosh: J’accuse!: Kinew uses French to fry interim Tory leader over alleged caucus subterfuge
Erik Pindera: Man who killed two Indigenous women, was accused of killing third, back in prison less than year after statutory release
 

Opinion

Editorial: Time for AI guardrails is right now
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 2
Brian Ramsay: Who protects collegiate athletes?
Erna Buffie: Transit, roads and city council’s priorities
Robin Bezte: Small businesses outline election priorities
Adam Johnston: Winnipeg’s challenge: preparing for weather extremes
Tom Brodbeck: PUB should set Winnipeg water, sewer rates; that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be lower
Editorial: Legislation needed on vacant buildings
Editorial: As political jockeying begins, don’t forget job No. 1
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 1
 

Arts & Life

Alison Gillmor: Thriller has steam to spare, but story slogs
Ben Waldman: Virgo Rising’s debut LP is visceral, vulnerable
Kelly Taylor: There’s fast and then there’s this
Maureen Scurfield: You’re a solid, loyal sister, so worry not
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Conrad Sweatman: Robot study gives seniors say in era of AI
Ben Waldman: Work aims to share Jordan River Anderson’s heroic legacy with young audiences
Free Press: What’s up
Ben Sigurdson: Winnipeg Book Festival starts a new chapter
James Pollard, The Associated Press: A 21-year-old Fortnite pro gives out computers to young gamers and plans for more through a new fund
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers turn to other passions away from the field
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Silano’s spectacular strike; Rapid treading water; Post-season posturing
Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Storylines aplenty as Jets’ regular season set to begin
Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Jets bench boss Arniel talks rebuilding from last season’s struggles
Mike McIntyre: Jets land state-of-the-art dressing room after off-season of renovations
Ken Wiebe: Netminder no stranger to heavy workload as Jets new No. 1 readies for regular-season start
Mike McIntyre: Ferraro gets call-up to the Jets
Mike McIntyre: Jets new backup Stevenson ‘stoked’ to be in tandem with Skinner
Taylor Allen: Bombers look to lock in to post-season chase after dropping game to Argos
Joshua Frey-Sam: Winnipeg Rifles can still secure post-season berth despite starting season 0-4
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Critical mineral development: Grid Metals promotes southeast Manitoba cesium deposit
Aaron Epp: Wawanesa rebrands newest branch WSI
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada’s key rate ‘too blunt’ to fix housing unaffordability: official
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Rogers becomes sole owner of MLSE after completing purchase of remaining 25% stake
The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite finishes in negative territory, U.S. markets gain ground
The Canadian Press: Minimum wage hikes set to begin across five provinces
Hau Dinh And Aniruddha Ghosal, The Associated Press: Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Warmest welcome’ at Manitoba, U.K. defence partnership summit
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Union calls Stelco layoff rationale ‘disingenuous and contradictory’
Gabrielle Piché: Expert urges food, drink makers to look to foreign markets
 

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: European Union leaders say Canada will sign a defence procurement pact this month
The Canadian Press: CF-18 jets intercept plane violating restricted air space above G7 site in Alberta
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: Activists rally in Calgary during G7 summit to protest India PM Modi
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: May calls Carney’s decision to limit debate on major projects bill a ‘new low’
The Canadian Press: Free summer admission to national parks and historic sites begins Friday
The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press: Former MP Han Dong says he can move on after settling lawsuit against Global News
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Quebec police searching for three-year-old girl who went missing in Montreal area
David Friend, The Canadian Press: Former NDP leader Jagmeet Singh apologizes for attending Kendrick Lamar show
 
 

World

Kareem Chehayeb And Qassim Abdul-zahra, The Associated Press: Airports close across the Mideast as the Israel-Iran conflict shutters the region’s airspace
Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: 34 killed in deadliest day of shootings near Gaza’s new food distribution centers, authorities say
Stephanie Liechtenstein, The Associated Press: UN nuclear agency warns of possible contamination inside Iran’s Natanz site after Israeli strikes
Steve Karnowski, Alanna Durkin Richer And John Seewer, The Associated Press: Suspect in shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers targeted 2 others that night, prosecutors say
Patrick Aftoora-orsagos, The Associated Press: ‘Mother Nature at its worst’: Flash flood death toll climbs to 6 in West Virginia
Bernard Condon, The Associated Press: The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
Heather Hollingsworth And John Hanna, The Associated Press: ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
Shonal Ganguly, Aijaz Hussain And Piyush Nagpal, The Associated Press: When an Air India flight crashed into a medical campus, surviving doctors rushed to save lives
Evens Sanon And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: Haiti’s president was killed 4 years ago. The questions around his death remain unanswered
Terry Tang, The Associated Press: A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it
 

One last thing...

Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press:

Rotting fish-sauce plant whose stench torments Newfoundland town will be cleaned up

St. Mary's is a quiet, picturesque town on a sparkling ocean inlet, just minutes away from a whale-watching beach popular with tourists and locals. It would be a perfect spot for a few B&Bs... except for the fetid stench wafting from an abandoned fish-sauce factory. Read More

 
 

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