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Nygard evidence, St. Anne’s homicide, Portage + Main, Payworks, locals at Blue Jays showcase
Plus: Read to the end for a toy ride that resulted in a real arrest

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

 

'Lost evidence is always problematic'

Dean Pritchard:

Winnipeg police’s purged evidence prompts Nygard lawyer to seek stay of charges

Woman accuses disgraced fashion mogul of sex assault in 1993 Read More

 
 
 

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'It was bad'

Erik Pindera:

Man charged with killing ex-girlfriend at Manitoba Housing complex before beating nearby stranger

Homicide detectives have charged a man accused of fatally attacking his former girlfriend at her Manitoba Housing complex early Saturday before randomly assaulting a stranger who happened to be in the vicinity. Read More

 
 

'No closure of the underground taking place imminently'

Joyanne Pursaga:

City faces estimated $11-M cost to close Portage and Main underground concourse

The city estimates it would cost about $11 million to fully decommission the Portage and Main underground concourse, though a decision isn’t expected any time soon. Read More

 
 

'A classic David versus Goliath story'

Aaron Epp:

Payworks takes on outside investment

Winnipeg company seeks to ‘accelerate’ growth via strategic partnership with U.K.-based Hg Capital Read More

 
 

'I think it’s going to be huge'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Pitch perfect

Two Manitobans part of top 150 junior players selected for Blue Jays Showcase Read More

 
 

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The week that was: Sept. 2-9

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Local

Carol Sanders: Spruce Woods Tory sworn in as newest MLA
Dan Lett and Carol Sanders: Province to launch 24-hour police presence at HSC
Kevin Rollason: Doctor from U.K. claims Winnipeg MD who paid him to come here breached contract, wrongfully fired him
Kevin Rollason: Company’s former CEO denies embezzlement claims, files counterclaim
Nicole Buffie: Amended motion would expand areas where homeless camps prohibited
Erik Pindera: Investigators say Manitoba man jailed in Indiana drove more than 1,500 km to molest 13-year-old girl he met on internet
Scott Billeck: Restorative justice resolves Manitoba hockey hazing case, teens’ charges stayed
Erik Pindera: Former Blue Bomber Reaves launches Liberal leadership bid
Erik Pindera: Province targets almost $200K in seized cash
Carol Sanders: Province gives businesses loan guarantees amid tariffs
 

Opinion

Maureen Scurfield: Don’t pretend neighbourly crush is nothing
Editorial:
Mac Horsburgh: Someone needs to step up
Erna Buffie: Abandoned buildings and abandoned people
Natalie Riediger: Empire of illiteracy
Editorial: More Crown prosecutors needed — now
Brent Bellamy: Building with beauty in the modern age
Carina Blumgrund: Caring for our communities with even small gestures
Editorial: Great potential in Churchill port project — but…
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 9
 

Arts & Life

Free Press: Mireille Enos, William Jackson Harper join John Hamm show shooting in city
Denise Duguay: Five thrillers for a chiller season
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Waldman: Podcast paints verbal portraits of array of creative careers, disciplines
Itzel Luna, The Associated Press: Star Trek plans packed lineup for the franchise’s 60th anniversary, with Lego sets and YouTube show
AV Kitching: Drawn to their unique grain pattern, carver gravitates to trees’ ungainly outgrowths
Taylor Allen: Holocaust survivor overcame obstacles, lived a good life
John Longhurst: Treaty people tour a chance to pause, ponder
David Sanderson: Decadent hybrid brunch hunch pays off for couple’s croffle venture
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers’ Banjo Bowl defeat ends on low note with loss of Collaros
Taylor Allen: Winnipeg Blue Bombers lose Banjo Bowl to Saskatchewan Roughriders
George Williams: It’s been quite the ride for horse-loving Waywayseecappo chief
 

Business

Free Press staff: North West Company reports rise in Q2 profit
Aaron Epp: West Hawk Marine preps new capital region store
Aaron Epp: 400+ brands in 5+ years: Winnipeg-based digital marketing firm Mad Social Agency continues to evolve
Free Press staff: 2025-26 Canada-Manitoba Job Grant intake opens
Aaron Epp: ‘Streamlined structure’: Palliser Furniture cuts executive leadership team
 

Canada

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Federal government says it has found almost 500 ways to cut red tape
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Carney government noncommittal about Canada meeting 2030 climate goals
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Almost half of Canadians want the Temporary Foreign Worker program eliminated: poll
Vanessa Tiberio, The Canadian Press: ‘Something ain’t right’: Streamer captures WestJet plane hard landing in St. Maarten
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Alberta bans sexual images in school library books under revised order
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: Self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada’ freed on bail in Saskatchewan
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Onslaught of sports betting ads make gambling seem enticing to youth, doctors say
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Joly expects aluminum sector to receive ‘hundreds of millions’ in tariff relief
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Nova Scotia’s Long Lake wildfire ‘being held’ after burning for almost four weeks
The Canadian Press: Quebec mom accused of abandoning her child in rural Ontario to stand trial next week
 
 

World

Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Israel bombs another Gaza City high-rise as US advances a new ceasefire proposal
Melanie Lidman And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: Palestinian gunmen kill 6 people in attack on Jerusalem bus stop
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Ukraine shows diplomats damage after Russia’s largest aerial attack since invasion
Binaj Gurubacharya, The Associated Press: Police open fire on protests of Nepal’s social media policy, killing at least 17
Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press: Trump note to Epstein that he denies writing is released by Congress
Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press: Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3M defamation judgment against Trump
Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press: South Korea will bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia
Janvier Barhahiga And Mark Banchereau, The Associated Press: A rebel-held Congolese city uses damaged banknotes due to a cash shortage
Ramses Mercado Valdes And Fernando Llano, The Associated Press: Freight train slams into a bus outside Mexico City and kills at least 10 people
Asim Tanveer And Babar Dogar, The Associated Press: Pakistan evacuates 25,000 people from eastern city as rivers threaten flooding
 

One last thing...

The Canadian Press:

Man arrested for impaired driving of pink Barbie truck in Prince George, B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE – A British Columbia man has been arrested for allegedly driving a pink toy Barbie truck down a city street while impaired. RCMP in Prince George, B.C., say officers encountered th... Read More

 
 

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