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Paramedic vacancies, retail crime, school social media ban, Grant’s Old Mill closed, RWB season finale
Plus: Read to the bottom for a case of counting sheep that won't put you to sleep

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

 

'Overtime is not a sustainable practice'

Joyanne Pursaga:

‘They’re burning out’

Rise in Winnipeg paramedic vacancies forces workers to do more with less, union says Read More

 
 
 

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'What we’ve heard all day today isn’t actually working'

Malak Abas:

City police to improve response to ‘lower-priority calls’: WPS chief

The Winnipeg Police Service is planning on “realigning” some resources to enhance its community presence, local business owners were told at a safety-focused conference on Monday. Read More

 

Scott Billeck:

West Kildonan 7-Eleven latest to close in city; crime the issue, area councillor says

Crime is again being blamed as another Winnipeg 7-Eleven convenience store has been shut down, adding to a growing list of closures across the city. Read More

 
 

'I think this is a reasonable next step'

Carol Sanders:

Youth social media ban likely to begin in schools, provincial education minister says

The first phase of a provincial social media ban for youth will likely start with Manitoba schools, which already restrict cellphone use, Education Minister Tracy Schmidt said Monday. Read More

 
 

'The mill cannot be repaired'

Kevin Rollason:

MMF, community groups try to save Grant’s Old Mill after closure

Structural issues forced landmark, built in 1973, to shut down Read More

 
 

'I keep waking up every day, pinching myself'

Jen Zoratti:

Spring in her step

Legendary prima ballerina Evelyn Hart returns to RWB for Four Seasons role Read More

 
 

'It’s kind of hard not to fangirl'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

‘I belong here, and I deserve it as much as anyone else’

Track runner Davis sporting Maple Leaf again alongside Canadian greats Read More

 
 

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Local

Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press: Kinew sits with First Nations leaders to honour children at school burial site
Matthew Frank: ‘We’ll stand for the children’: crowds gather for Orange Shirt Day in Winnipeg
Connor McDowell and Morgan Modjeski: Acquisition of former residential school grounds will help educate future generations: premier
Dean Pritchard: Woman took ‘meaningful’ responsibility after disposing of body: lawyer
Carol Sanders: Manitoba PCs choose Narth as interim leader; ‘deeply hurt’ Khan blasts former caucus colleagues
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
 

Opinion

Ben Sigurdson: Prost! Raise a glass to Oktoberfest
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
Deborah Schnitzer: Picking berries, sharing wonders in a muted woodland
Emily McMillan and Akaash Maharaj: Canadians do not want to sacrifice nature for development
Ben Wickstrom: Dealing now with increasing judicial dangers
Editorial: Legislation needed on vacant buildings
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 29
Gwynne Dyer: The Brazilian election
 

Arts & Life

Conrad Sweatman: For the LARPers of Misthaven, adventuring is serious business
Ben Sigurdson: New novelists dominate $70K fiction short list
Associated Press, The Associated Press: Turner’s masterpiece of Rome returns to city ahead of UK sale that could set a record
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
Hillel Italie, The Associated Press: Stallone at 80 reflects on ‘Rocky’ 50 years later: ‘I am a lucky dog’
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: SOCAN sues Suno, alleges AI company copies Canadian music without paying creators
Sheldon Birnie: Museum warehouse holds the history of electrical power in Manitoba
Maureen Scurfield: Chalk surprise gift up to lust, not love
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Warmest welcome’ at Manitoba, U.K. defence partnership summit
Aaron Epp: Port of Churchill signs agreement with Dutch port
Gabrielle Piché: Expert urges food, drink makers to look to foreign markets
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’
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba association pitches CentrePort for national food terminal
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Ferraro gets call-up to the Jets
Mike McIntyre: Jets new backup Stevenson ‘stoked’ to be in tandem with Skinner
Ken Wiebe: Netminder no stranger to heavy workload as Jets new No. 1 readies for regular-season start
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
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
Ken Wiebe: Jets defenceman spent whole summer working on getting to the next level
 

Canada

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Liberals formalize majority, pass motion to restructure committees
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada’s 1st sovereign wealth fund
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Canadian manufacturers call for tariffs on global imports of wood products
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press: ‘Extremely sovereigntist’: Alexandre Boulerice quits federal NDP to join Quebec party
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025, B’nai Brith reports
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate as it grapples with Iran war shock
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Canada mulls observer role in fighter jet program with Italy, U.K., Japan: McGuinty
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Child advocates call for online harms bill covering AI chatbots, gaming
 
 

World

Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press: Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
Sophie Austin, The Associated Press: Billionaire tax proposal in California is on track to qualify for the ballot, backers say
Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press: Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation
Samy Magdy, Jon Gambrell And Elena Becatoros, The Associated Press: Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say
Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press: Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims
Manuel Rueda And Astrid Suárez, The Associated Press: Violence escalates in Colombia with dozens of attacks before presidential vote
Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press: Japan’s prime minister launches a panel to review her country’s defense policies as threats escalate
Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press: National Trust says it won’t drop suit against Trump’s $400M White House ballroom after DOJ request
Isabel Debre, The Associated Press: Argentina’s leader bars journalists from government HQ, raising concerns about press freedom
The Associated Press: Two former Israeli prime ministers join forces against Netanyahu in upcoming elections
 

One last thing...

Amanda Swinhart And Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press:

Farmers in Vermont expected a sheep to have twins. She ended up having rare sextuplets

UNDERHILL, Vt. (AP) — Anne O'Connor just kept counting sheep, and it made her anything but sleepy. A sheep owned by O'Connor, who runs Clover & Bee Farm in Underhill, Vermont, with her husband,... Read More

 
 

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