The Wrap: High-rise fire displaces dozens, liquor-union vote underway, and Yesterday, Once More…

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'There are now 200 people looking for the same apartment I’m looking for'

Everyone who lived in The Spot at East Village, an 18-storey highrise apartment that caught fire a week ago, has been told they have to find somewhere new to live. Building owners have informed tenants the structure was so extensively damaged that they’re not able to reopen.

Kevin Rollason:

Downtown highrise uninhabitable after fire, 200 residents forced to find new homes

About 200 tenants forced out of a two-year-old downtown highrise apartment by a fire last week will have to find somewhere else to live after the building was found to be so extensively damaged it is ... Read More

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'It happened pretty quick'

A tentative agreement between Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries and its 1,400 striking workers offers wage increases of about 12 per cent over four years. Voting on the proposed deal will take place between noon Thursday and noon Sunday.

Meanwhile, MPI offered to move to voluntary arbitration on general wage increases for its 1,700 employees in a bid to avert a strike that could start Monday. A strike would affect MPI’s call centres, claim processing, damage estimates and driver and vehicle licensing.

Malak Abas:

MGEU recommends liquor workers accept tentative four-year deal

Striking Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries workers will receive wage increases of approximately 12 per cent over four years if they accept a tentative agreement reached this week. The proposed deal off... Read More

Malak Abas and Chris Kitching:

MPI details contract offer for 1,700 employees preparing to strike next week

As Manitoba Public Insurance and its union appear headed to a strike next week, the repair industry — already hobbled by parts shortages — is bracing for “devastating” collateral damage. All Star C... Read More

'I chose living'

To say Nadia Douglas’s career path has been unique is putting it mildly. She’s been a server, a paramedic, and actor, a broadcaster and now a singer, and she’ll be portraying Karen Carpenter, the late lead vocalist of beloved ’70s pop duo the Carpenters in a Winnipeg show next Thursday.

David Sanderson:

Self-styled superstar

Boldly channelling the Downey, Calif. sound of Karen Carpenter — via Transcona Read More

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Local

Carol Sanders: Minister tight-lipped about prosecutors’ grievance, but chatty about who’s to blame

Chris Kitching: QDoc patients in tight spot over billing dispute

Carol Sanders: More residential units subject to rent control: minister

Maggie Macintosh: Class delayed a day after mould found in Tyndall Park school

Nicole Buffie: MPI restricts loan program to winter tires only

Joyanne Pursaga: History of pedestrian injuries prompts Osborne Street safety review

Morgan Modjeski and Erik Pindera: Westwood standoff ends with two arrested

Joyanne Pursaga: City Hall in brief: Electric transit buses, Louise Bridge repairs, Arlington Bridge funding

Malak Abas: Klein put on defensive as mayoral run made official

Erik Pindera: Former Gilbert Plains CAO forged doc’s note to get out of court: RCMP

Opinion

Tom Brodbeck: No more playing around, make 30 km/h school zones permanent

Jim Silver: Reimagining education in Manitoba

Noah Schulz: Long-term care best when public

Free Press: Letters, Sept. 3

Stephen Borys: A way of seeing, a vision for living

Editorial: Ending special duty helps staff cruisers

Ralph Pirozzo: It’s like renaming the Great Barrier Reef

Russell Wangersky: The silent stalker overtaking our sidewalks

Tim Sale: Manitoba Hydro’s strategy: Deny, deny, deny

Jen Zoratti: Kusama embraced dots which crowded her vision

Arts & Life

The Associated Press: Maria Bartiromo out at Fox News after more than a decade; no reason specified

Aaron Epp: Canada’s first drive-thru-only McDonald’s opens in Winnipeg

Free Press: What's Up: Smiley Face, Shari Lapena book launch, Winnipeg Comedy Showcase, Ximbombo Dance Party, Mending with Tradition

Sheldon Birnie: Deep Dark Woods brings haunted sound back to city

The Canadian Press: Amazon Prime Video unveils 27-game ‘Wednesday Night Hockey’ schedule

Eva Wasney: Chefs gather in St. Boniface to see whose version of jollof is best

Maureen Scurfield: Reach out after communication breakdown

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

The Associated Press: Dollywood theme park will add new features, including a waterfall, to honor Dolly Parton

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Clinical trial patient says ketamine treatment for bipolar depression changed his life

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Work ethic pays off for Bombers special teams demon

Mike McIntyre: Goldeyes back in playoffs and attendance on the rise

The Associated Press: Hugh Jackman aims to buy into soccer club Norwich that’s a division rival of Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham

The Canadian Press: Curling Canada adopts World Curling rulebook, including new double-touch rule

Joe Reedy, The Associated Press: Blue Jays beat Guardians 6-3 to close within a half-game of the final AL wild-card spot

The Canadian Press: Canada’s Erin Brooks captures second straight WCL Championship Tour victory

The Canadian Press: NBA waiting for Raptors, Clippers to submit Kawhi Leonard trade for approval

Grace Penner: Love of the rink blossomed differently for mother-daughter figure skaters

Grace Penner: Tweed a historic figure in Winnipeg’s women’s soccer scene

Daniel Kozin, The Associated Press: Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Feds direct funds from Regional Tariff Response Initiative to Manitoba companies grappling with shifting supply chains

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Do you need a tariff emergency fund? Here’s how experts advise to plan for the worst

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba association pitches CentrePort for national food terminal

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Part of the neighbourhood’s history’: Minto staple B.C. Grocery shutters

David Mchugh, The Associated Press: Volkswagen board approves cutting 50,000 more jobs and ending production at 4 plants

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises 1.5% amid basic materials gains, U.S. stock markets also higher

Joyanne Pursaga: Canada’s first drive-thru-only McDonald’s proposed for Winnipeg

Gabrielle Piché: ‘One-stop powwow shop’: Trail Creations opens doors to traditional, ceremonial clothing

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: SOCAN sues Suno, alleges AI company copies Canadian music without paying creators

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada holds key rate as it prioritizes ‘multiple risks in play’

Canada and World

Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: Gunshots ring out at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead

Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press: Canada reports fastest population growth in history in third quarter of 2023

The Canadian Press: Canadian judokas Gauthier-Drapeau, Reyes win bronze at Tokyo Grand Slam

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Sweeping tariffs could be 3% hit to Canadian economy, even with carve-outs: report

Charlotte Kramon And Jeff Martin, The Associated Press: Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines

Matthew Scace, The Canadian Press: Canadian ice climbers bring thriving, nascent sport to world championship in Edmonton

The Canadian Press: Woman faces more charges in Taylor Swift ticket scam, 2nd person charged: police

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Heightened security for Manitoba politicians appears to be a sign of the times

Giada Zampano And Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press: Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nears

The Canadian Press: Emir of Qatar to visit Ottawa on what will be his first official trip to Canada

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