Police shooting, unpaid health bills, Lynn Lake lawsuit, NSL expansion, fringe fest
Plus: How much would you pay for a Tyrannosaurus rex?

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

'It could have ended differently'

Scott Billeck:

‘It didn’t have to end like this’: family of man shot dead by police says he struggled with mental health

Man armed with ‘edged weapon’ dies after dispute in Linden Woods home Read More

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'It’s really important that we look at how we can actually collect this money'

Tyler Searle:

Manitobans on hook for $40M in unpaid medical bills racked up by non-Canadians

Manitoba Nurses Union president calls the amount “shocking.” Read More

'It’s a very odd thing about Canadian law'

Erik Pindera:

Lawsuit ‘extremely puzzling’

Lynn Lake councillor, fire chief surprised to be named in insurance firm’s suit against mining company Read More

'A twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

It’s coming home

Winnipeg’s first pro women’s team will be in the Northern Super League Read More

'Out of the history books, but not a history book'

Ben Waldman:

Louis Riel’s life reimagined as a genre-hopping production

One thing everyone can agree on: Louis Riel contained multitudes. Read More

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Local

Matthew Frank: Volunteer pop-up library axed from Manitoba Youth Centre

Abiola Odutola: Brandonmeat packer thriving on its own

Free Press staff:

Maggie Macintosh: Gordon Bell rings in a century

Ben Waldman: Creative powerhouse Perry Rosemond never lost Winnipeg roots

Maggie Macintosh: U of W Collegiate students thank residential school survivors with the lessons they’ve learned

Carol Sanders: Khan should’ve taken high road: Goertzen

Kelly-Anne Riess: Deadpool drops by Children’s Hospital to say thanks on behalf of Olympian’s family

Joyanne Pursaga: Klein to double down on derelict homes

Malak Abas: Mayoral candidate Vogiatzakis criticized for living outside Winnipeg

Opinion

Editorial: Broadening prediction-market gambling a bad idea

Free Press: Letters, Oct. 3

Tim Kist: What’s luck got to do with it?

Joel Schlesinger: International flavour: Canadian investors may want to make like Ottawa, diversify beyond U.S.

Tory McNally: Manitoba marks end of sending simple workplace problems to doctor’s office

Laura Rance-Unger: Wet weather heats up feed grain availability

David McLaughlin: Learning to win: a real problem for conservatives

Bryn Oliver: Fewer pitchforks, better policy

Steven Fletcher: Every constituent deserves a voice in question period

Jerrad Peters: Premier League would be all too relieved if Blues simply went away for a while

Arts & Life

Maureen Scurfield: May be whiff of truth to ex’s odour ardour

Josiah Neufeld: The idea of Alberta separation viewed through a faith lens shows further fracture lines

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

John Longhurst: A spiritual vision will help anchor a health civic outlook

Reviewed by Keith Cadieux: Aspiring author gets tangled in a suspicious scheme with dazzling duo

Reviewed by Julie Carl: Questions outweigh answers in UFO tome

Ben Sigurdson: Hockey culture, wildfire books vie for policy prize

Colleen Zacharias: Hot new plants for 2027

David Pitt: Decades-old L.A. killing explored in rich detail

Reviewed by Zilla Jones: Exploring race, crime, virtue and more, Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy ends on a high note

Business

Aaron Epp: Board game company charts winning path

Collin Binkley And John Leicester, The Associated Press: G7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises nearly 350 points amid investor focus on economic resilience

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

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Blown lead spoils Jets opener

GEORGE WILLIAMS: From the starting gate to the home stretch: Here’s to you, Bud

Joshua Frey-Sam: Six high school hockey programs ceased operations following new Hockey Manitoba policy

Taylor Allen: Alouettes not short on reasons why they want to beat Bombers

Taylor Allen: Bombers near must-win territory as Als look to punch post-season ticket

Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Influx of young talent gives Jets a noticeable boost

Steve Douglas, The Associated Press: Man City lodges ‘comprehensive’ appeal after guilty verdict in financial rule-breaking scandal

Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press: Igor Shesterkin becomes the 18th NHL goaltender to score a goal and first to do it for the Rangers

Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls in ABS debut as teams learn to time appeals

Taylor Allen: Bombers turn to other passions away from the field

Canada

Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press: Ottawa to create facility for military drone research in Quebec

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Carney replaces New York envoy Tom Clark with oil exec, appoints ex-MP to Los Angeles

Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press: Residents in parts of northern Ontario ordered out because of growing forest fires

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Chiefs tell AFN meeting new federal clean water bill walks back hard-won rights

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘A moving target’: Two Canadian ships anxious to leave Gulf after almost five months

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Turkish gun given to PM would have to undergo review before going in museum

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: U.S. moves to slap more tariffs on fresh Canadian mushrooms

Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press: Hamilton is on the verge of a data centre moratorium vote. Others are taking notice.

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Canada-wide arrest warrant issued for man exposed in Panama Papers

World

Jon Gambrell, Collin Binkley And Konstantin Toropin, The Associated Press: US reimposes its blockade on Iran after Tehran’s attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: It’s ‘Super Tuesday’ for EU enlargement as 4 candidates move forward with negotiations

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses

Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: Caribbean leaders press for slavery reparations, end of islands’ territorial status

Justin Kabumba And Monika Pronczuk, The Associated Press: Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700

Kevin Freking, The Associated Press: House passes bill to ‘ditch the switch’ and make daylight saving time permanent

Alex Turnbull, The Associated Press: 1,000 evacuated from Fontainebleau fires near Paris; Spanish authorities identify some fire victims

Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press: Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term

Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case

Brian Melley, The Associated Press: UK police say former politician and TV personality Ann Widdecombe was killed in ‘targeted attack’

One last thing...

Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press:

Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed ‘Gus’ for a record $50 million

NEW YORK (AP) — A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder. Sotheby's ... Read More

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