The Wrap: McKay aftermath, landfill injunction, Nino Niederreiter and a trip to Winnipeg… Missouri

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

Katie May reports on the long-term impact sexual assault had on the lives of victims of then-high school football coach Kesley McKay, who pleaded guilty yesterday to charges in connection with nine victims.

A judge today said protesters can continue to demonstrate at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill, but they cannot block the roadway. The interim injunction came into effect Friday at 6 p.m.

Sports columnist Mike McIntyre caught up with Nino Niederreiter in his native Switzerland for a wide-ranging chat about leadership, life away from the rink, a summer of change for the Jets and his love of Winnipeg.

And: David Sanderson takes us on a trip to southern Missouri, home of the only other Winnipeg on the planet.

Nightmares, guilt, paranoia, suicide

Katie May:

Coach’s victim haunted by depression, alcoholism; took his own life

One of nine victims who went to police to report that their football coach had sexually abused them, died by suicide last year after turning to alcohol to deal with his nightmares, guilt and paranoia.... Read More

Jeff Hamilton:

The Kelsey McKay playbook

Plenty of red flags — in retrospect — over alleged behaviour of high school football coach Kelsey McKay Read More

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'I’m not going anywhere'

Dean Pritchard and Chris Kitching:

Blockade must go: judge

Brady Road protesters set fire to order, call it ‘another act of colonization’ after city workers deliver court injunction Read More

Tom Brodbeck:

Premier’s firm stance against landfill search on shaky ground

Premier Heather Stefanson increasingly finds herself on the wrong side of the landfill search debate. It’s a political problem that will only get worse for the premier, as momentum grows in favour of ... Read More

Niigaan Sinclair:

Legacy-defining moment marked by cruelty

If there’s one thing Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson should have learned from predecessor Brian Pallister, it is to get Indigenous issues right. When she took over leadership of the provincial P... Read More

'I try to be a very positive person'

Mike McIntyre:

El Nino’s best is yet to come

The Free Press catches up with Nino Niederreiter in Switzerland Read More

'There it is — or at least what’s left of it'

David Sanderson:

Staycation with a twist

Founded by a Manitoban in southern Missouri, the world’s only other Winnipeg peaked at a population of several dozen and had disappeared from maps by the 1980s Read More

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Local

Scott Billeck: More than 60,000 Manitobans rely on food bank each month, Harvest Manitoba report says

Maggie Macintosh: U of W marks 10 years of Indigenous education requirement

Conrad Sweatman: Signs of local neo-Nazi recruiting efforts spark concern

Aaron Epp: Students from France visit Winnipeg to learn about soldiers who helped liberate their country

Kelly-Anne Riess: Province invests $3.8M in culinary arts training facility for francophone high school students

Joyanne Pursaga: Mayor introduces charter change motion to remove council members charged with crimes

Free Press staff: Manitoba PC leader survives confidence vote

Carol Sanders: Furby Street residents fed up with inaction on drug houses

Gabrielle Piché: Positive anticipation is growing about major housing developments underway in Winnipeg’s downtown

Tom Brodbeck, Rebecca Chambers, Niigaan Sinclair and Brent Bellamy: Is a better Winnipeg on the horizon?

Opinion

Hersh Seth: After 30 years of film policy, what does Manitoba actually own?

Joel Schlesinger: Back to school means increased costs for parents, post-secondary students

Niigaan Sinclair: How to make National Day for Truth and Reconciliation personal

Tory McNally: Happy email debt forgiveness day

Joel Schlesinger: Perfecting profitability

Jen Zoratti: Winnipeg a character all its own onscreen

Judy Waytiuk: Respectful separation: an obvious oxymoron

Editorial: Discrediting independent media is the game plan

Free Press: Letters, Sept. 28

Paul G. Thomas: Wab Kinew as ‘communicator in chief’

Arts & Life

Colleen Zacharias: Learn to make natural plant dyes and more at the Manitoba Fibre Festival

Conrad Sweatman: WSO kicks off season pairing Beethoven, Tchaikovsky

Maureen Scurfield: Uncaring hubby fell flat at first hurdle

Malak Abas: Local Muslims, Indigenous people hold interfaith event

Jen Zoratti: U of W marks gallery’s anniversary with group alumni exhibition

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

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: Oxford English Dictionary adds several words long used in the Caribbean and Bermuda

Barbara Ortutay And Kelvin Chan, The Associated Press: A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk

David Sanderson: Burger buffs translate patty epiphany into flat-out success

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Crusaders football celebrates 95th anniversary

Ken Wiebe: Special teams woes hurt Bombers in loss to Argos

Taylor Allen: Bombers let another one slip away and face pivotal issue

Ken Wiebe: Is another goalie on Jets’ wish list?

Joshua Frey-Sam: Bison kicker Turner named captain, shows she belongs

Ken Wiebe: Four Jets clear waivers to join Moose

Taylor Allen: Blue Bombers whiff on their opportunities to put game away

Mike McIntyre: Jets’ brass warming up to El Nino?

GEORGE WILLIAMS: Longshot triggers massive payout for second straight week

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: A Canadian team lifting the Cup just one of several storylines to tee up NHL season

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Restaurants ‘under pressure’

Gabrielle Piché: Ledohowski among new entrants to Manitoba Business Hall of Fame

Aaron Epp: Chamber hears about the business of belonging

Free Press staff: Governments fund AI training for aerospace, manufacturing workers

Gabrielle Piché: Global prediction markets, local presence

Aaron Epp: Quintex absorbs Mat Master in family-friendly transaction

Eva Wasney: Manitoba’s small oil, gas sector lists 31 ownerless sites — far cry from thousands in Alberta, Saskatchewan

Aaron Epp: Lake Life Powersports buzzes into expeditious expansion

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: NDP leader says Ottawa breaking labour law as Bank of Canada strike nears 100 days

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Federal government defends closure of seven research facilities

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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