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Retail violence, housing pushback, life advice from seniors, new columnist
Plus: You've heard of an earthquake. How about a marsquake?

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

 

'The level of violence... is just continuing to increase'

Scott Billeck:

Teens caught during armed robbery at Walmart

‘Honestly, I am at a loss for words,’ senior WPS officer says as four charged Read More

 
 
 

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'I just find that very un-neighbourly'

Tyler Searle:

‘Fear-mongering’ plagues efforts on homelessness

Warnings about homeless people and crime — countered by allegations of “un-neighbourly fear-mongering” — are being levelled as the city attempts to build supportive housing units in five Winnipeg neighbourhoods. Read More

 
 

'Hear those lived experiences'

Jen Zoratti:

Dial 9 for the sublime

A lifetime of life experience only a phone call away Read More

 
 

'The arts offer us common ground'

Stephen Borys:

Writing from a life in art and ideas

Every city needs spaces to talk about what matters most — not only politics or the economy, but the creative ideas, values, and forces that shape our lives. For me, those spaces have often been cultur... Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Julia-Simone Rutgers and Malak Abas: Transit overhaul created significant gaps in service, hitting low-income areas and bus-dependent populations hardest: Free Press/Narwhal analysis
Carol Sanders: Hollow Water stabbing victim sought help from cabinet minister’s mother
Chris Kitching: Deadly attack renews calls to fix cellular gaps in, around Hollow Water
Joyanne Pursaga: Extending bus service to outlying areas on the table: Lukes
Scott Billeck: Hollow Water stabbing victim tries to process tragedy as community mourns
Nicole Buffie: Hydro rejects generator option for evacuated community
Joyanne Pursaga: City expands bus fare enforcement to boost revenue, combat violence
Taylor Allen: Holocaust survivor overcame obstacles, lived a good life
Tyler Searle: HSC’s chief medical officer resigns
Dean Pritchard and Erik Pindera: Hollow Water killer out on bail during stabbing attacks
 

Opinion

Editorial: The Alberta government and ‘vicious compliance’
Editorial: Transit analysis shows poorest riders hurt most
Maureen Scurfield: Take mom’s blond-siding comments in stride
Ben Sigurdson: Political issues keep spilling into drinks market
Jen Zoratti: ChatGPT — get away from my em dash
Tory McNally: Sick of sick notes
Tim Kist: Avoid garbage in, garbage out trap of AI business tools
Laura Rance: Farmers face steep harvest climb to profitability
Chris Debicki: Churchill and LNG would mix like oil and water
Joel Schlesinger: Setting aside money for post-secondary education shouldn’t slip through budgeting cracks
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Free Press: Tour Headingley homes
John Longhurst: Providence University College celebrating 100th anniversary
David Pitt: Old friends reconnect after murder accusation
Reviewed by Nick Martin: Richell’s sophomore thriller leaves readers delightfully in the dark
David Sanderson: Decadent hybrid brunch hunch pays off for couple’s croffle venture
Free Press: New in paper
Ben Sigurdson: J.W. Dafoe prize long list includes Sinclair, Friesen
Reviewed by Jordan Ross: Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry ushers in a new generation of men’s tennis greatness
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Winnipeg Blue Bombers lose Banjo Bowl to Saskatchewan Roughriders
George Williams: It’s been quite the ride for horse-loving Waywayseecappo chief
Taylor Allen: Bombers hold edge in annual Prairie clash as club looks for Labour Day redemption
Taylor Allen: Lifelong Riders fan shifts loyalty after joining Bombers
Jerrad Peters: Canada walks the walk after shutting out Romania
Taylor Allen: Schoen’s 2025 campaign ends
Ken Wiebe: Sense of enthusiasm building as Jets roll back into town
David Sanderson: Offhand insult in 2003 gave rise to the Banjo Bowl — one of CFL's most-colourful and enduring rivalries
Ken Wiebe: Jets release prospect showdown roster
Jeff Hamilton: Big Blue leaving points on the field
 

Business

Free Press staff: 2025-26 Canada-Manitoba Job Grant intake opens
Aaron Epp: ‘Streamlined structure’: Palliser Furniture cuts executive leadership team
Aaron Epp: Enneagram Aware founder seeks to build positive workplace culture
Gabrielle Piché: Prairies small-business owners think twice on insurance claims: poll
Gabrielle Piché: Getting word out in face of AI-made messaging
Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg transport company maps route through low-cost U.S. parcels loophole
Gabrielle Piché: Travel Manitoba’s latest tourism campaign focuses on ‘heart’
 

Canada

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Carney says there’s hope for trade deals with U.S. but ‘don’t expect white smoke’
Thomas Laberge, The Canadian Press: Canada will thank U.S. President Donald Trump in 20 years, former Quebec premier says
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Integrity commissioner’s office struggling to keep up with complaints, disclosures
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: RCMP arrest 16, including ‘Queen of Canada,’ at conspiracy compound in Saskatchewan
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: Lytton, B.C., records hottest temperature across Canada this year as province bakes
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Bank CEOs focus on returns as trade uncertainty overhang persists
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: AI chatbots changing online threat landscape as Ottawa reviews legislation
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Parks Canada visits increased by 10 per cent with Canada Strong Pass, Ottawa says
The Canadian Press: WestJet ordering new Boeing aircraft including 737-10 Max and 787-9 Dreamliners
 
 

World

Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel And Sally Abou Aljoud, The Associated Press: With Israeli advance looming, Palestinians in Gaza City ask when to leave and where to go
Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more support
Barry Hatton, The Associated Press: Famed streetcar in Lisbon, Portugal, derails and crashes, killing 15 people
Collin Binkley And Michael Casey, The Associated Press: Judge reverses Trump administration’s cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
Stephanie Liechtenstein, The Associated Press: Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack, UN agency says
David Rising, The Associated Press: China’s military parade reveals new hypersonic missiles, drone submarines and ICBMs
Noah Berger And Sarah Brumfield, The Associated Press: Wildfire devastates historic California gold mining town, homes burn in blaze caused by lightning
Stephen Groves, The Associated Press: Epstein survivors implore Congress to act as push for disclosure builds
Curt Anderson, The Associated Press: Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates
 

One last thing...

Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:

Marsquakes indicate a solid core for the red planet, just like Earth

Previous studies pointed to liquid at the heart of the red planet. But new findings, based on seismic readings from marsquake recordings, indicate Mars' inner core is solid and surrounded by molten metal. Read More

 
 

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