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'This news has hit me really hard'

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press:

Trudeau taps LeBlanc as finance minister after Freeland resigns

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped his top fixer in cabinet, Dominic LeBlanc, to replace Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland after she suddenly tendered her resignation from c... Read More

Dan Lett:

Freeland delivers final blow to a fading PM

Freeland’s decision to resign from cabinet but remain and run for re-election is a devastating blow to Trudeau’s leadership. Read More

Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press:

Liberals’ fiscal update focused on Trump overshadowed by Freeland resignation

The Liberals' fiscal update was intended to encourage business investment and beef up border security ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House next month. Read More

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'Potential for a stronger U.S. pipeline'

Maggie Macintosh:

Doctors Manitoba recruiting south of border

New ad campaign hoping to attract some Trump-averse American MDs Read More

'It was senseless, it was vicious'

Dean Pritchard:

Judge sentences teen to seven years for ‘senseless’ killing of girl

Fight spilled out of coffee shop, 14 year old stabbed more than a dozen times Read More

'We’re making progress on our commitments'

Maggie Macintosh:

Provincial deficit increases by $513 million

Manitoba on track to end fiscal year $1.3 billion in the red Read More

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Eva Wasney:

Give the gift of experience

Trinkets collect dust, clothes will wear out… but memories last a lifetime Read More

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Local

Chris Kitching: Province rips Bell over second 911 outage

Maggie Macintosh: Fiddling and a jig mark ceremony to rename Wolseley-area school

Scott Billeck: Siloam Mission, WFPS discussing on-site paramedic to reduce staggering number of emergency calls

Scott Billeck: United Way, other charities fight for dollars as donor base shrinks

Carol Sanders: Manitoba abandoning spring, fall clock changes

Dean Pritchard: ‘She was looking to destroy me’: convicted harasser faces new charges

Nicole Buffie: Manitobans mostly optimistic about time change

Joyanne Pursaga: EPC votes to award $115-M sewage plant upgrade development contract to Canadian arm of U.S.-based company

Free Press staff: Police officer faces charges of domestic assault

Tiago Resko: Researchers tracking Manitoba monarchs migrating to Mexico

Opinion

Free Press: Letters, Sept. 18

Gwynne Dyer: Space war and other distractions

Editorial: Finding the balance on short-term rentals

Jessica Scott-Reid: We used to love a good thunderstorm

Morris Beardy: Building Northern Manitoba right

Dan Lett: Kinew delivered what most of us wanted; now we’ll have to deal with the consequences

Al Vigier: Winnipeg, economic diversity and risks from AI

Tom Brodbeck: Canada-U.S. trade relationship is broken, but the damage can — and will — be repaired

Kate Kehler: Winnipeg and choosing its future direction

Tom Brodbeck: Klein’s entrance adds spark to ho-hum mayoral race

Arts & Life

Maureen Scurfield: His blissful kiss is well worth the risk

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Conrad Sweatman: Quilt tradition from Underground Railroad period big part of new exhibition

Ben Waldman: Hurdy-gurdy show coming to St. Norbert Arts Centre

Sheldon Birnie: Winnipeg author relies on typewriter collection to punch out manuscripts

Tiago Resko: Art gallery ready to play with clay in WAG Studio Pottery Throwdown

Free Press: What’s up: Carleton/Sinclair launch, Mitchell Fenton, country music, Esteban Seunarine, art of the sacred

By Sheldon Birnie: Lauded Manitoba author chronicled life in the Interlake

Free Press: What's Up: Brew at the Zoo, Neighbour x Neighbour fest, Fiver, Exploration of Contentment, Mangofest

AV Kitching: Putting together annual fashion show takes many hard-working hands

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Jets vets weigh in on franchise goalie Hellebuyck not reporting to training camp

Ken Wiebe: Day 1 of Jets training camp in the books with pairings essentially cemented

Mike McIntyre: Jets GM insists club’s not working under any deadline in netminder’s trade request

Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press: US Olympic gold medal-winners asking for trades shakes up the NHL landscape

Noah Trister, The Associated Press: NHL star Alex Ovechkin says he’s ‘for peace and love’ after appearing in ad for Putin-aligned party

Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press: WNBA returns after a 3-week World Cup break, with 4 games left and seeding at stake

Jordan Stoopler, The Canadian Press: Felix Auger-Aliassime leads Canada into Davis Cup tie vs. France in Quebec City

Cassidy Dankochik: Big off-season trade bolsters Pistons

Taylor Allen: Storied photojournalist inducted into Media Roll of Honour

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Jets mailbag: storylines to watch as countdown to 16th season begins

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Gerdau recycling workers on strike

Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg chamber chair seeks to get creative

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Wealth of experience, energy’: Buhse set for Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce board chair role

Gabrielle Piché: Opaskwayak Cree Nation tabs up to $20 million to get into aerospace, defence manufacturing

Aaron Epp: Winnipeg’s failing grade starting point, not final word: CFIB

Alex Lambert: Province pitches soybean crushing plant to potential investors

Zoe Pierce: Tundra Inn renovations highlight Churchill’s ‘growth potential’

Aaron Epp: Canadian manufacturers look to North

Chan Ho-him And E. Eduardo Castillo, The Associated Press: As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the US

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: AI finance is here, but scaling hurdles abound: fintech execs

Canada

Jim Bronskill and David Baxter, The Canadian Press: ‘Only viable path’: Freeland quits cabinet, carves out new role on federal backbench

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for second year in a row

Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Premiers united in fight against threatened tariffs despite ‘chaos’ in Ottawa: Ford

The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada preparing for more uncertain, shock-prone future

The Canadian Press: BlackBerry selling Cylance AI cybersecurity business to Artic Wolf

The Canadian Press: Ottawa increases French language funding for Alberta government services

Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Ottawa police use DNA from 1996 murder to identify Vancouver stabbing suspect

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Canada Post may be in even worse shape after the strike — unless it pivots

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Canadian business leaders say Freeland’s resignation adds uncertainty to trade talks

The Canadian Press: Backhoe used to tear the front off Newfoundland bank, four facing charges: RCMP

World

Scott Bauer, The Associated Press: Teacher and a teenage student killed in a shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin

Mark Sherman, The Associated Press: TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold

Abby Sewell, The Associated Press: Russian presence in Syria remains. But it’s unclear for how long

Dave Collins And Mike Catalini, The Associated Press: Drone detectors in New Jersey have found ‘little or no evidence’ of wrongdoing, governor says

Majdi Mohammed And Aref Tufaha, The Associated Press: Palestinian security forces launch a rare crackdown on militants in the West Bank

Anthony Izaguirre And Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press: Ingrid Lewis-Martin, chief adviser to NYC Mayor Eric Adams, resigns and expects to be indicted

The Associated Press: FIFA apologizes to Ukraine soccer body for Crimea map error at 2026 World Cup draw

Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: EU to suspend visas for Georgian officials over the security crackdown on opposition protestors

Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: UN announces initiative to overcome political deadlock in Libya

Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press: RFK Jr. meets with senators as questions swirl about Trump’s pick to lead health agency

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