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Teacher cancellation, River Heights tornado, 9/11 remembered, Nomads field
Plus: the Yukon cheetah that wasn't

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

 

'Simply not good enough'

Maggie Macintosh:

Education minister’s reasons for revoking teacher’s licence ‘not good enough,’ judge decides

A Manitoba judge has rejected the education minister’s decision to end a teacher’s career because he repeatedly messaged with a 13-year-old girl on social media. Read More

 
 
 

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'A very, very active summer severe weather season'

Malak Abas:

‘We feel lucky — and a bit traumatized’

Tornado confirmed in River Heights Sunday Read More

 

Eva Wasney:

Taken by storm

Manitoba has recorded 15 tornadoes this year, roughly twice the annual average Read More

 
 

'It’s really important for the people to be honoured'

Melissa Martin:

Shocking darkness, enduring light

Christine Egan’s warmth and spirit made a deep impression on everyone she met in northern health career; 25 years after her death — the lone Manitoba 9/11 victim — her legacy lives on helping Inuit students become nurses Read More

 
 

'It’s the inner-city … that seems to get the short end of the stick'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Closure of Nomads field massive upset for North End

Minor football programs scrambling as facility deemed unsafe for play Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Nicole Buffie: Port of Churchill expansion could chase belugas away, U of M researcher says
Carol Sanders: Tory health critic ‘disappointed’ after being rebuffed by health officials
Morgan Modjeski: Drug recovery centre opens office in ‘heart of the city’
Scott Billeck: Pokemon thieves clear out collectibles shop
Malak Abas: Mayoral contenders focus on recreation funding, 911, littered streets
Joyanne Pursaga: Downtown no place to be after dark, huge majority of Winnipeggers say in survey
Nicole Buffie: Citizen reports help highlight connectivity issues across southwest Manitoba
Aaron Epp: A life's story: ‘Ivor the Driver’ found his calling in the ranching life
Carol Sanders: Transparency paramount after cyberattacks to prevent future breaches: tech expert
Free Press staff: Injuries reported after police pursuit on Broadway
 

Opinion

Joel Schlesinger: Bond yields are rising, reflecting fear, loathing about state of world
Laura Rance-Unger: Multiple factors add up to difficult harvest
Niigaan Sinclair: AI poses threat to Indigenous culture, knowledge, creativity
Laura Reimer: What do we elect a school trustee to do?
Editorial: Is ‘tornado alley’ moving north?
Tory McNally: 9 to 5: workplace wake-up call still has something to say
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 12
Jen Zoratti: Goodness alive, well in N.L.-set musical
Russell Wangersky: Dark money drags democracy toward the abyss
Peter McKenna: Is Trump about to poke Quebec’s political beehive?
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Waldman: Stage tells only half the story in marvellously meta show
Conrad Sweatman: Artist’s inspired work brings Red River Métis story back to Portage and Main
Maureen Scurfield: Nifty neighbours also jonesing for geniality
John Longhurst: Media centre brings faith coverage to global audience
Reviewed by Anita Daher: Debut adult novel proves a twisty, satisfying cozy mystery
Reviewed by Jenna Boholij: Moriarty brings back Pirriwee gang in follow-up to smash hit Big Little Lies
Reviewed by Susan Huebert: Resilience of Afghan women put to the test
Reviewed by Sheilla Jones: Residental school denialism tackled head on in valuable new collection of essays
Free Press: On the Night Table: Sean Burns
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Winnipeg-produced podcast Careers Under Construction keeps rolling for Pederson Group
Gabrielle Piché: Mining, mineral exploration projects ramp up, First Nations training lags
Aaron Epp: Denim-focused firm Duer sets up Winnipeg shop
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Stellantis signs MOU on Brampton, Ont., plant as talks with union break down
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises on tech strength, U.S. stock markets also climb
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Roots reports Q2 loss, sets date for shareholder vote on privatization deal
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba-Canada Defence Alliance unveiled
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba’s economic growth this year dogged by ‘uncertainty’: report
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Canada’s economic growth expected to rebound, but risks remain on the horizon: report
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: CRTC moves forward with changes to make it easier to compare internet plans
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers exact revenge in Banjo Bowl, lose Collaros to injury
Mike McIntyre: Blown save sees Goldeyes season slip away
Ryan Desjarlais: Roblin links a hidden gem
Taylor Allen: DAZN hires former Bombers QB Streveler as CFL, NFL analyst
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: Blue Jays fall to Orioles in opener of critical three-game series
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Record broken; standings rocked; Calgary a wild watch
George Williams: Mechanic Susie helps turn jockey standings around at Assiniboia Downs
Taylor Allen: It all comes down to the Banjo Bowl
Joshua Frey-Sam: American takes men’s senior title, Manitoban Fanning finishes third
David Sanderson: What it means to be green… in a city beholden to the blue and gold
 

Canada

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Canada still studying Trump’s latest trade attack: Carney
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Carney’s cabinet huddles in Banff amid trade war, Alberta separatism push
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Conservative Leader Poilievre in New York to pitch closer Canada-U.S. ties
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump’s Canada-bashing echoed by supporters at Dallas convention
Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: Canadian Army formally changes divisions as military prepares for future of combat
Bill Graveland and Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press: Carney says Canada will need millions of drones, promises closer work with Ukraine
The Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: RCMP sends disaster victim identification specialists to Nepal for flood recovery
Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press: Families of 2006 Dawson College shooting victims ask Carney to do more on gun control
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Alberta’s Smith takes hands-off approach to First Nation’s trans care safe haven
Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press: N.S. mother continues son’s fight for added financial help for people living in tents
 
 

World

Bill Barrow, Lisa Mascaro And Josh Boak, The Associated Press: Trump wants to send $5,000 to every American adult. Congress and economists don't seem thrilled with the idea
The Associated Press: Houthis seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen, and other Mideast developments
Ahmed Al-haj And Fatma Khaled, The Associated Press: Iran-backed Houthi rebels take strategic port city in Yemen, raising threat to Red Sea shipping
Jean-yves Kamale And Mark Banchereau, The Associated Press: Africa’s top health body warns Congo’s Ebola outbreak is rapidly spreading beyond epicenter
Edna Tarigan And Andi Jatmiko, The Associated Press: Japan deploys equipment to Indonesia’s Borneo to help fight wildfires causing toxic haze
Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press: Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons
The Associated Press: Dutch tour bus overturns in Switzerland, leaving several people dead, police say
Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press: South Korea trying to learn if Kim Jong Un has a son but daughter’s status as heir appears solid
Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press: Brazil’s Supreme Court cancels session as political crisis deepens
Leah Willingham And Michael Casey, The Associated Press: Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks the judge to spare her a second trial for killing her children
 

One last thing...

Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press:

Prehistoric Yukon ‘cheetahs’ were fish eaters, not really cheetahs at all: study

Slender, agile cheetahs that roamed the Yukon 30,000 years ago were not technically cheetahs at all, but relatives of the puma that adapted to mostly eat fish instead of antelopes in a harsh northern climate, new research shows.  Read More

 
 

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