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Remembrance Day, city hall security, RCMP suicides, Jennifer Botterill, video game orchestra
Plus: Read to the end to see how Manitoba students are paying tribute to war victims in Europe

Good evening. Tuesday is Remembrance Day.

For details on what’s open and closed around Winnipeg — as well as where to find events marking the day — check our website here.

The Free Press does not publish a print edition Tuesday, but we’ll be covering the day’s events and any other breaking news online.

The Wrap will next land in your inbox Wednesday evening.

Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on:

 

Lest we forget

Kevin Rollason:

Expressions of remembrance

Our monuments, statues and memorials give form to honouring, grieving lives lost in war Read More

 

Melissa Martin:

Undaunted defiance amid raw remembrance

Memorials to the fallen are not often like this. It’s too close for comfort, too literal, too graphic. Read More

 

Ian Stewart:

A complicated campaign

After 140 years, volunteers of 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles largely forgotten Read More

 

Kevin Rollason:

Cookies honour veterans, support seniors at Deer Lodge Centre

For a limited time, the High Tea Bakery, at 2103 Portage Ave., is baking Remembrance Day-themed sugar cookies as a fundraiser. Read More

 

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press:

‘They took out 4 innocent people’: National Silver Cross mom reflects on son’s life

After Cpl. Randy Joseph Payne was killed in Afghanistan in 2006, his superior told his mother that he should never have been there in the first place. Read More

 

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press:

Chief justice to stand in for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Remembrance Day due to illness

OTTAWA – Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is recovering in hospital from a respiratory virus, leaving her unable to preside over the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday, Rideau Hall said... Read More

 
 
 

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'It’s for the safety of everyone'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Metal detector, security upgrades coming to city hall

Contractor sought; ‘very sad that our world has got to be like this,’ councillor says Read More

 
 

'Our folks are hurting because of that'

Nicole Buffie:

Two Manitoba Mounties die by suicide on duty in September, October

Staffing shortages, trauma impacting RCMP officers’ mental health Read More

 
 

'Beyond what I dreamed about as a kid'

Ken Wiebe:

Botterill takes her place among hockey legends

First Manitoba woman inducted into hockey’s hallowed hall after a career defined by family, dedication and love of the game Read More

 
 

'It connects in the brain in a different way'

Eva Wasney:

High score

Winnipeg Video Game Orchestra goes from joysticks to drumsticks, with classical takes on familiar themes Read More

 
 

News Quiz

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The Week that Was: Nov. 2 to Nov. 8

This week's news quiz topics include: Controversial comments, a fall donation drive, Neil Young and more. Take the quiz

 
 
 

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Local

Kevin Rollason: Searching for a hero: Faces to Graves project hunts for photo of Winnipeg soldier who died in the Netherlands
Scott Billeck: Bulking up: Costco members prepare for Thursday’s opening of Portage Avenue warehouse
Dean Pritchard: Crown wants woman who poisoned son with salt-water injections, raw beef, chicken juice to serve seven years
Erik Pindera: St. Boniface MLA, family sue insurance company, broker after losing cottage in spring wildfire
Free Press staff: Sioux Valley chief accused of sexually assaulting girl under 16 in 1984
Free Press: More Manitobans eligible to put veterans plates on their vehicles
Erik Pindera: Crown won’t appeal judge’s decision to stay Nygard’s Winnipeg sex assault charges
Katie May: Nurses union files complaint over Shared Health lack of transparency on hospital safety
Aaron Epp: Local group providing vital social connections for senior men
The Canadian Press: Manitoba makes changes to individuals eligible for specialized veteran licence plate
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: Forget defection, Poilievre should fear resignations
Maureen Scurfield: Cheating mate’s cold lack of concern shocking
John R. Wiens: Ruling without limits
Jace Kettner: Rent control loopholes must be dealt with
Editorial: Changed names, the law and sex offenders
Gwynne Dyer: Sudan: another partition?
Tory McNally: Making peace at work: finding calm after conflict
Jen Zoratti: Artificial art a threat to human creativity
Editorial: Other encampment options possible
Jacqueline Keena: Agriculture both Canada’s past and future
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Emily Baron Cadloff, The Canadian Press: ‘Trailer Park Boys’ actor Mike Smith arraigned on sexual assault charge
AV Kitching: Art of friendship: A pinhole camera image of bells rings from one Hannah to another
Conrad Sweatman: ‘Our culture is our power’: Tania Willard wins Sobey Art Award
Holly Harris: Concert showcases WSO the way it’s meant to be heard
Reviewed by Morley Walker: Pinker ruminates on common knowledge, human interaction and more in brain-busting new tome
David Sanderson: Hurrying hard for Jamaican flavours infusing West St. Paul Curling Club
John Longhurst: Religions offer principles to guide leaders on public spending
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: The story behind the photo: Winnipeg Blue Bombers alumnus Joe Poplawski
The Canadian Press: Calgary, Winnipeg, Hamilton and Halifax join PWHL’s Takeover Tour for 2025-26 season
The Canadian Press: CFL to allow its players to participate in flag football at 2028 Summer Games
Ken Wiebe: Jets fall 4-1 to Ducks, leave California empty-handed
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ scoring woes continue in 2-1 loss to Sharks
 

Business

The Canadian Press: PayPal brings its buy now pay later service to Canada
Aaron Epp: With roots in Winnipeg, Canada Goose has become outerwear icon on strength of employee pride, innovation
Gabrielle Piché: Trio to be inducted into Manitoba Business Hall of Fame
Aaron Epp: Puppy Sphere yoga chain rolls out ‘mood-boosting’ first classes in Winnipeg
Free Press: Sobr Market in Walmart space
Gabrielle Piché: Café 360 recharges Manitoba Hydro Place
 

Canada

Hannah Alberga and Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Canada loses measles elimination status, causing entire region to lose designation
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Next batch of national interest major projects to be released Thursday, Carney says
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided ’51st state’ chatter as G7 meeting looms
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Next batch of national interest major projects to be released Thursday, Carney says
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Indigenous Services minister says community shouldn’t worry about zeros in budget
Maan Alhmidi and Fatima Raza, The Canadian Press: Record-breaking early season snowfall leads to hundreds of crashes in Toronto area
The Canadian Press: B.C. police investigate vandalism at CFIA office, drone footage over ostrich pen
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: ‘No hope of rehabilitation’ for Quebecer who killed 10-year-old in 1994, judge says
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Competition Bureau says algorithmic rent pricing a concern, but not widespread
 
 

World

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Zelenskyy seeks Patriot systems from US to counter Russia’s power grid attacks
Jim Gomez, The Associated Press: Storm approaches Taiwan after causing 18 deaths and destruction in the Philippines
Wafaa Shurafa And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: Netanyahu and Kushner meet as Gaza ceasefire’s first phase winds down
Didi Tang, The Associated Press: China announces restrictions on chemicals after deal with Trump on fentanyl tariffs
Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press: Furor over editing of Trump speech sparks ‘existential crisis’ at the BBC
Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro And Kevin Freking, The Associated Press: Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
Rio Yamat And Josh Funk, The Associated Press: While Trump threatens controllers, US flight cancellations will drag on even after shutdown ends
Nicolas Vaux-montagny And Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press: Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case
Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press: Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
Safiyah Riddle And Mike Schneider, The Associated Press: Arctic air hits much of the US, bringing snow to some areas and very chilly temperatures to Florida
 

One last thing...

Maggie Macintosh:

Manitoba teenagers honour war victims during trip to Europe

A group of Manitoba teens are honouring veterans and victims of the world wars overseas as part of a new provincial program that pays for them to visit historic and commemorative sites in Europe. Read More

 
 

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