Time change, AI advertisements, African Film Festival
Plus: Storylines to watch this hockey season

Carol Sanders:

Manitoba abandoning spring, fall clock changes

Time’s up for the time change in Manitoba. Manitobans won’t be setting their clocks back an hour in November. The province has decided to permanently stay on daylight time after surveying residents... Read More

Carol Sanders:

MMF walks away from bid to buy Fort Garry Hotel

The Manitoba Métis Federation won’t buy the historic Fort Garry Hotel, President David Chartrand said Monday. Read More

Chris Kitching:

Teenage e-scooter driver in critical condition after crash

Southwest Winnipeg collision ‘happened in slow motion,’ witness says Read More

Mike McIntyre:

‘Hellebuyck’s part of our family until he isn’t part of our family’

Jets GM insists club’s not working under any deadline in netminder’s trade request Read More

Zoe Pierce:

Cruise control

Sunday-night auto aficionados work to steer away from unwelcome elements they say aren’t a part of their tradition Read More

Sheldon Birnie:

Poster protocol

Winnipeg venues saying no to AI-made advertisements Read More

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe:

Jets mailbag: storylines to watch as countdown to 16th season begins

There’s a chill in the air, which must mean hockey is right around the corner. Sure enough, the Winnipeg Jets open training camp this week, full of excitement and hope for the upcoming campaign. ... Read More

Nicole Buffie:

Port of Churchill expansion could chase belugas away, U of M researcher says

As plans to expand the Port of Churchill into a four-season trade corridor gathers momentum, a University of Manitoba researcher has published a report on what ship traffic could mean for the beluga w... Read More

Joshua Frey-Sam:

A tale of two early-season games

Bisons look to bounce back against Dinos at Murray Field Read More

Melissa Martin:

‘A new future’: city dentist Cholakis donates $2M to school of dental hygiene

Dental hygienist training in Manitoba is getting a big boost, after a major gift from a local dentist. On Thursday, the dental hygiene school at the University of Manitoba’s Dr. Gerald Niznick Coll... Read More

Carol Sanders:

U of M adds capacity to emergency medicine program for family doctors

Manitoba is training more family doctors in emergency medicine to help strengthen the pipeline of emergency physicians for communities across the province. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced ... Read More

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press:

‘It’s too early’: Grocer Empire refusing supplier requests for tariff price hikes

Fewer food items are seeing price increases related to tariffs despite the escalating trade dispute between Canada and the United States, executives from grocery chain Empire Co. Ltd. say.  ... Read More

Malak Abas:

Alert-system operator asks CRTC to consider ‘device-based geofencing’ to avoid unnecessary weather warnings

The Weather Network’s parent company wants Canada to consider changes to how it warns the public about dangerous weather after Manitobans received a landslide of emergency alerts in the midst of a massive June thunderstorm. Read More

Jen Zoratti:

Goodness alive, well in N.L.-set musical

I first saw Come From Away — the true-story musical about the incredible efforts of the residents of Gander, N.L. on Sept. 11, 2001, who welcomed nearly 7,000 travellers diverted to their remote town after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon — in 2022, when Broadway Across Canada brought it to the Centennial Concert Hall. Read More

AV Kitching:

Finding fulfilment as canines’ companion

Winnipeg Humane Society volunteer helps dogs find joy Read More

Denise Duguay:

Rap moguls, rock legends amid slate of fall shows

Even in this advanced age of streaming dominance, September still marks a welcome but also overwhelming arrival of new and returning programming. Read More

Niigaan Sinclair:

AI poses threat to Indigenous culture, knowledge, creativity

When asked for information about Indigenous Peoples, AI programs most often reproduce false facts, suggest harmful stereotypes, misinterpret languages, and confuse and collapse unique histories of nations, laws, and traditions into others. Read More

Brent Bellamy:

A development infused with personal memory

I haven’t written here in a while. Early this summer, my mom was unfairly taken from us — from me. Healing, as much as it’s possible, takes time. Read More

Russell Wangersky:

Dark money drags democracy toward the abyss

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Dan Lett:

Sweeney’s sexist U.S. gambling-site ad isn’t the real problem

Until very recently, there was no reason to connect actress and model Sydney Sweeney with online sports betting. But the degrees separating these two culture trends evaporated in short order this week. Read More

Joel Schlesinger:

Yield of discontent

Bond yields are rising, reflecting fear, loathing about state of world Read More

The Canadian Press:

RBC report says more than half of parents helping adult children financially

TORONTO - A new report by RBC says just over half of Canadian parents with adult children say they are still helping them out financially with expenses including groceries and rent. T... Read More

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press:

Distilleries to bear brunt of U.S. ban on Canadian booze: experts

Distilleries and spirit makers are likely to be the hardest hit among Canadian alcohol producers as the United States proposes a broad ban on Canadian booze starting later this month. ... Read More

The Canadian Press:

In the news today: Carney speaks to EU, Quebec debate heats up, Tims takes flight

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney to address European Parliament today after 'associate member' proposal Prime Mi... Read More

Ben Waldman:

Stage tells only half the story in marvellously meta ‘R+J: Closing Night’

Fifty years after its founding, Winnipeg’s Elizabeth Paige Theatre defied increasingly ridiculous odds to deliver an unforgettable final production of its season-opening run of Romeo and Juliet on Thursday … or did it? Read More

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Ben Sigurdson:

Book awards back Sept. 19 with six prizes

The Manitoba Book Awards marks its return at a free awards ceremony on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Park Theatre (698 Osborne St.), where six prizes will be awarded. The finalists for... Read More

Ben Waldman:

Film fest showcases Africa’s best

The African Film Festival in Manitoba gives local audiences three feature-length opportunities to embrace stories from Burkina Faso, a nation that’s widely considered the home of African cinema. Read More

AV Kitching:

Northern style

WAG-Qaumajuq, CBC series partner for runway show Read More

Jen Zoratti:

Astronaut’s solo photo exhibition is for the birds

Roberta Bondar’s solo exhibition Patterns and Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive is on now at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery at Canadian Mennonite University until Oct. 10. Read More

Sheldon Birnie:

Tunes you can dance to

Sean Burns and company head to Sidestage to celebrate album Read More

The Week That Was: Sept. 7 to 12

This week's news quiz topics include: Banjo Bowl, geo-thermal power, tornadoes and more. Take the quiz