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Mountie shortage, online seller robbed, sewage-treatment funding, Graham businesses suffering, Nic Demski injury
Plus: The world's first mushroom-powered toilet

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

 

'Manitoba has been lagging'

Chris Kitching:

Mounties prioritize Manitoba officer applications in effort to reduce high vacancy rate in province

The RCMP has started prioritizing front-line officer applicants from Manitoba in a new bid to chip away at the national police service’s highest vacancy rate outside the territories. Read More

 
 
 

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'This is serious stuff'

Erik Pindera:

Man shot, robbed at online sale meetup on Maryland Street

Public advised to stay safe by conducting transactions outside city police stations Read More

 
 

'The worst of these spikes, I think, is done'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Province, Ottawa expected to pony up more cash for sewage mega-project

‘It is good news’: Deal would take pressure off City of Winnipeg, ratepayers Read More

 
 

'It’s like the city’s pulled the plug'

Gabrielle Piché:

Transit shuffle has Graham Avenue ‘circling the drain,’ area businesses say

Downtown Winnipeg business owners are sounding alarm bells: some shops along Graham Avenue, near the former Hudson’s Bay Co. flagship store and further east, risk closure. Read More

 
 

'When he’s not out there, it can make stuff difficult'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Don’t count Demski out just yet

O’Shea offers optimism ahead of rumble against Riders Read More

 
 

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The week that was: Oct. 6 to Oct. 11

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Local

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Former members of Manitoba legislature received more than $400K in severance
Carol Sanders: Vacancies at Manitoba Housing seniors complex decried
Nicole Buffie: Homeless man charged after allegedly throwing bottle at child playing near encampment
Kevin Rollason: Feds give $72M as part of agreement with province to grow francophone education
Maggie Macintosh: MLAs reject private member’s bill to extend municipal voting rights to permanent residents, teens 16 and older
Marsha McLeod: WRHA launches annual COVID, flu vaccination campaign as respiratory virus season nears
Erik Pindera: Poilievre helps out at city food bank, slams Liberals on inflation
Nicole Buffie: Manitoba rental homes get $10M for renovations
John Longhurst: Concerts aim to raise funds for suffering Ukrainians
Erik Pindera: Province denies responsibility in Brandon jail beating death
 

Opinion

Tom Brodbeck: Transparency the only option for NDP on proposed detox centre
Charlene Hamel Hampton: It’s time to stop people from falling through the gaps
Deveryn Ross: A cynical debate over babies’ citizenship
Gwynne Dyer: Chimps, us and war as inheritance
David McLaughlin: Politics and pride: an oft-interesting mix
Daniel Lett: Clock is ticking on Poilievre to reevaluate his approach
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 14
Editorial: Just how far will Donald Trump go?
Maureen Scurfield: Oversharing not the key to losing loneliness
Niigaan Sinclair: Proposed status legislation an ambitious attempt to right Indian Act’s historical wrongs
 

Arts & Life

Jen Zoratti: Winnipeggers encouraged to share civic thoughts through interactive poetry project
Colleen Zacharias: Manitoban's new book 'Gather Together' has a cornucopia of ideas for entertaining
Ben Sigurdson: MacIntyre blows dust off Tudor’s role in war
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Reviewed by Laurence Broadhurst: Narrative’s notebooks navigate love, longing and a quest for a lost child
John Longhurst: Faith leaders must acknowledge spiritual trauma is real, author says
Mitch Calvert: Get out of the ‘try box’ and commit to getting fit
Reviewed by Matt Henderson: Authors ruminate on urban life, offering radical responses about their potential
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: The Herd look to dig in hooves in home finale
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ Toews already making an impact
Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Jets mailbag: Injuries, prospects and salary cap on fans’ minds
Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: New Winnipeg Jets season brings new game-day attire choices, goal songs
Josh Dubow, The Associated Press: NFL uses AI to predict injuries, aiming to keep players healthier
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: Hostile Territory: Bieber gets Game 3 start for Blue Jays as ALCS moves to Seattle
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: Mariners beat Blue Jays 10-3 to take 2-0 lead in AL Championship Series
George Williams: Assiniboia Downs bettors put their money where their mount is
Mike McIntyre: Former Moose trying to make an impact with Kings
Ken Wiebe: Jets get goals up and down the lineup to defeat Isles
 

Business

Free Press staff: Bass Pro Shops cuts second round of Winnipeg workers in 5 months
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX soars on gains in basic materials stocks as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Canadian Tire says recent breach of e-commerce database involved customer info
Gabrielle Piché: ‘It’s a win-win’: Winnipeg restaurant siblings to share new Corydon Avenue site
Aaron Epp: Winnipeg-based Engagify’s trade show engagement services network gets employer’s message out, brings in leads
 

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Anand ties India trade talks with restoring Canada’s full cohort of diplomats
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: CSIS lacked proper policies, procedures to manage new secret technology: spy watchdog
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: ‘We need to get them out’: Beluga trainer fired by Marineland speaks out
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: CSIS lacked proper policies, procedures to manage new secret technology: spy watchdog
Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press: Canadian flotilla activists released from Israeli detention share their experiences
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: ‘Razor’s edge of survival’: Eby calls for attention on softwood amid tariff hike
Coralie Laplante, The Canadian Press: Following healthy food guidelines in Canada comes at a high cost, study finds
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Death row, detainment and dire geopolitics cause onslaught of Canadian consular cases
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Details on housing development charges expected in budget: Robertson
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: ‘We’ll be moving’: Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes
 
 

World

Sam Mednick And Giovanna Dell'orto, The Associated Press: Israel says it has received the remains of 4 more deceased hostages as cuts to aid for Gaza loom
Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: NATO seeks more arms for Ukraine as Western support fades and allied airspace concerns mount
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Russian aerial attack hits a Ukrainian hospital, days before Zelenskyy meets Trump
Michelle L. Price And Konstantin Toropin, The Associated Press: US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says
Jason Dearen, Jim Mustian And Dorany Pineda, The Associated Press: ICE’s use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment
Mark Sherman, The Associated Press: Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting
Michelle Gumede, The Associated Press: South Africa’s health minister hails new HIV prevention jab but warns of limited supply
Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press: French prime minister will suspend a pension reform to avoid government collapse
Nqobile Ntshangase, Brian Inganga, Sarah Tetaud And Gerald Imray, The Associated Press: Madagascar’s president is ousted in a military coup after weeks of youth-led protests
David Bauder, The Associated Press: News organizations, including Hegseth’s former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules
 

One last thing...

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press:

University of B.C. launches mushroom-powered toilet, turning waste into fertilizer

A "beautiful experience" isn't a term often used for a trip to an outhouse, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say the description fits for their mushroom-powered waterless toilet Read More

 
 

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