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Prairie Green remains, police HQ review, gang violence, Chief Peguis cost
Plus: Jets' Morrissey to the rescue

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

 

'A painful but significant moment'

Adam Treusch and Scott Billeck:

Potential human remains found in search at Prairie Green Landfill

The search for a serial killer’s victims in a Winnipeg-area landfill has uncovered potential human remains, in what Indigenous leaders say is a “painful but significant moment” in their quest for just... Read More

 
 
 

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'No reasonable likelihood of conviction'

Dan Lett:

No charges laid after second review into Winnipeg police headquarters scandal

An independent prosecutor hired by Manitoba Justice to review an RCMP investigation into the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters construction contract has recommended no criminal charges be laid against any of the individuals involved. Read More

 
 

'There’s going to be a gang war'

Chris Kitching:

‘We may have a gang situation brewing’

Police increasing North End patrols after recent shootings, gun-related arrests Read More

 
 

'It’s a lot of money'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Mayor says skyrocketing cost of extending Chief Peguis Trail worth it

The cost to extend Chief Peguis Trail in north Winnipeg has risen by hundreds of millions of dollars but city officials predict its benefits would still outweigh its price. Read More

 
 

'Just be a good person'

Mike McIntyre:

Morrissey’s calm assist earns grateful mom’s first-star award

Jets D-man a bit player in icy three-car crash, but guides upset collision rookie through traumatic aftermath Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Nicole Buffie: Billions of dollars spent on health, but scattershot financial reporting leaves decision-makers, Manitobans in the dark, auditor general says
Carol Sanders: Manitoba PCs choose Narth as interim leader; Khan blasts former caucus colleagues
Erik Pindera: Completely separating inmates unrealistic, inquest judge says in report on three Stony Mountain slayings
Matthew Frank: Eliminating short-term sick notes ‘big step forward’: Doctors Manitoba
Carol Sanders: Khan cites infighting, quits as Tory leader
Free Press staff: Accused grandparent scammer charged with sex crimes involving minor
Maggie Macintosh: Orange Shirt Day project fits students to a tee
Melissa Martin: ‘We belong… and we are giving back”: Sikh celebration enlivens downtown Winnipeg
Gabrielle Piché: Perfumer battling city hall to keep his shop open
Morgan Modjeski: Province to acquire campground near former residential school
 

Opinion

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
Jordan Laidlaw: AI, animals and us
Niigaan Sinclair: Canada resorting to its tried and true playbook
 

Arts & Life

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
Associated Press, The Associated Press: Turner’s masterpiece of Rome returns to city ahead of UK sale that could set a record
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
AV Kitching: Winnipegger’s attic boutique bucks fast-fashion habits
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
 

Sports

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
Taylor Allen: Bombers look to lock in to post-season chase after dropping game to Argos
Ken Wiebe: Jets defenceman spent whole summer working on getting to the next level
Ken Wiebe: Is another goalie on Jets’ wish list?
Joshua Frey-Sam: East St. Paul product’s next wheelchair basketball chapter in Spain’s best men’s division
Joshua Frey-Sam: Crusaders football celebrates 95th anniversary
Ken Wiebe: Special teams woes hurt Bombers in loss to Argos
Taylor Allen: Bombers let another one slip away and face pivotal issue
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Expert urges food, drink makers to look to foreign markets
Aaron Epp: Port of Churchill signs agreement with Dutch port
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
Free Press staff: First Manitoba-U.K. Defence Summit begins
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: White House says tariffs moving forward but there’s still room for negotiation
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Polls suggest a close race as federal election approaches
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: More LGBTQ+ Americans are looking to come to Canada since Trump was elected
Kyle Duggan and Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Conservatives launch attacks on Mark Carney over his firm’s relocation to the U.S.
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Alberta man spearheads parliamentary petition to keep Trump out of Canada
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Canadian privacy commissioner to investigate X’s use of personal data to train AI
The Canadian Press: Court of Appeal upholds ruling that CP Rail was not liable for Lac-Mégantic disaster
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: Premier Moe says pipelines that would cross Saskatchewan considered ‘pre-approved’
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Chiefs in Ontario vote in favour of federal child welfare reform deal
Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press: Stabbing of child in Halifax reflects lack of mental health care access
 
 

World

Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy And Josef Federman, The Associated Press: Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison
Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press: Israelis bid farewell to Shiri Bibas and her 2 young sons killed in captivity in Gaza
Aamer Madhani, Hanna Arhirova And Justin Spike, The Associated Press: Trump says Zelenskyy is coming to the White House to sign US-Ukraine critical minerals deal
Alexa St. John, The Associated Press: Why the Trump administration may want Ukraine’s minerals
Stephanie Liechtenstein, The Associated Press: Iran accelerates production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with US ratchet up
Devi Shastri And Amanda Seitz, The Associated Press: A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
Fatma Khaled And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Sudan’s military is making advances to retake the capital. What’s changing in the nearly 2-year war?
Chinedu Asadu And Jean-yves Kamale, The Associated Press: What we know about the illnesses that have sickened over 400 people and killed more than 50 in Congo
Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking And Leah Askarinam, The Associated Press: What’s next for Trump agenda after House GOP approves tax breaks and slashed spending in budget
Josh Funk, The Associated Press: Recent aviation disasters and close calls stoke fears about the safety of flying
 

One last thing...

Brian Melley, The Associated Press:

Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in ‘audacious raid’

LONDON (AP) — It was not your typical smash-and-grab burglary and the booty was precious: a toilet worth more than its weight in gold. The one-of-a-kind 18-carat gold toilet was swiped in under fiv... Read More

 
 

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