The Wrap: Crisis centre concerns, surgical backlog, storm drain saga, Métis clothing line
Plus: 'Snoopy and the Red Baron' comes to Winnipeg

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

'When I needed help, I didn’t have it'

Chris Kitching:

Woman outraged after son able to walk away from HSC crisis response centre, wander for hours in cold

'What has to happen for them to do something?': mother Read More

'Disappointing and frustrating'

Nicole Buffie:

Surgery backlog data shows NDP wrong to kill task force, Tories charge

The NDP government came under fire Thursday for its cancellation of a key health-care program aimed at eliminating Manitoba’s surgery backlog, as a new report reveals Manitoba has the second-longest wait list in the country. Read More

'At every opportunity, the city made... the worst, most expensive decision'

Kevin Rollason:

Taxpayers’ money down the drain

Resident fights city hall for nine years over botched paving job Read More

'My culture is a learning process. It’s a journey'

Gabrielle Piché:

Artist brings Métis culture, design to fashion line

What began as a few paintings expanded into a fashion line for Nicole LeClair Read More

'Curse you, Red Baron!'

Jen Zoratti:

Aces high

Snoopy’s First World War Sopwith Camel-flying persona honoured in exhibit at Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Read More

World

Lori Hinnant, The Associated Press: Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs and radiation

Abed Al Kareem Hana And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press: A Gaza medic realizes he’s carrying his own mother’s body, killed by an Israeli airstrike

Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press: Satellite images show North Korea dug large border trenches after demolishing road, rail links

Beth Harris, The Associated Press: World Series champion Dodgers have eye on back-to-back titles with Ohtani returning to mound in 2025

Biswajeet Banerjee, The Associated Press: Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of clay lamps

Alberto Saiz And Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press: Flood survivors say regional Spanish officials waited too long to warn them of the danger

Patrick Onen, The Associated Press: Uganda struggles to feed more than 1.7 million refugees as international support dwindles

Stephen Smith, The Associated Press: Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology

Amy Taxin, The Associated Press: Southern California county official pleads guilty to bribery charge in COVID funds scheme

Yuri Kageyama And Lisa Leff, The Associated Press: At 50, Hello Kitty is as ‘kawaii’ and lucrative as ever

U.S. Election

Ali Swenson And Gary Fields, The Associated Press:

US voters hear a stark message in the presidential race: The country’s fate is on the line

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Few elections in the nation’s history have provided such a divide as this year’s, with the two major candidates and so many of their supporters saying the ou... Read More

Geir Moulson And Kerstin Sopke, The Associated Press:

America’s European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential election

BERLIN (AP) — The United States' European allies are bracing for an America that's less interested in them no matter who wins the presidential election — and for old traumas and new pro... Read More

David Klepper And Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press:

The US election system has safeguards. But human nature is a vulnerability

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hacking a local election system in the United States wouldn't be easy, and secretly altering votes on a scale massive enough to change the outcome of the presidential ... Read More

Jonathan J. Cooper And Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press:

Donald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign's final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in pla... Read More

Will Weissert And Colleen Long, The Associated Press:

Kamala Harris says Trump’s comment on women ‘is offensive to everybody’

PHOENIX (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not ... Read More

Mariam Fam, The Associated Press:

Some US Muslims struggle to find a candidate they can tolerate supporting for president

ATLANTA (AP) — With the death and destruction in Gaza on her mind, Soraya Burhani agonized over how to cast her vote for president. “For us, Muslims, I see that there’s no... Read More

Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press:

RFK Jr. wants federal health data so he can show vaccines are unsafe, Trump transition co-chair says

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A co-chair of Donald Trump's transition team said Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants access to federal health data so he can show vaccines are unsafe an... Read More

Amy Taxin, The Associated Press:

How immigrants who just became US citizens plan to vote in the 2024 election

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the scenic hills overlooking Los Angeles, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took oaths to become new American c... Read More

The Associated Press:

‘Saturday Night Live’ taps comedian-actor Bill Burr and Charli XCX as hosts for after the election

NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian-actor Bill Burr will host the first post-election “Saturday Night Live” with musical guest guitarist, producer and vocalist Mk.gee. Charli XCX is also coming up... Read More