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Weather and wildfires, Manitobans eschew Grand Forks, Jets fans and plans, local canoes
Plus: Read to the bottom for a toothy tribute to a scaly celeb...

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

 

'Mother Nature is helping us out, finally'

Tyler Searle:

‘Still uncontrolled’: rain in Lac du Bonnet area insufficient to lift wildfire evacuation orders

Rain fell in Lac du Bonnet Friday, with more possible overnight, but officials remained skeptical it would be enough to lift evacuation orders for fire-ravaged areas surrounding the community. Read More

 

Nicole Buffie:

Community spirit soars amid wildfire fight

Wildfires across eastern Manitoba have claimed the lives of a Lac du Bonnet couple, destroyed dozens of homes and upended the lives of people forced to flee the advancing flames with little notice. ... Read More

 
 
 

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'It’s going to take a while for people to trust us again'

Scott Billeck:

Red state, cross-border blues

Manitoba visitors are now an endangered species in Trump-supporting North Dakota; president's economic bullying and annexation threats have given us a reason to keep our loonies at home Read More

 
 

'I believe in this group, I believe in myself and I believe in all of our fans'

Ken Wiebe:

One for the road

Jets look to deliver rock-solid effort under difficult circumstances Read More

 

Mike McIntyre:

Winnipeg supporters give Jets the fan advantage

During playoffs, ‘We can really feel it,’ says coach Arniel Read More

 
 

'Guess what everybody? I’m moving to Winnipeg'

David Sanderson:

Can-do canoes

Stroke by stroke, paddling enthusiast became a master of his crafts Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Free Press staff: What’s open, what’s closed, what’s up in Winnipeg on Labour Day
Malak Abas: Insurance money spent, family waits for provincial flood aid
Scott Billeck: Councillors want city to revamp homeless camp approach
Erik Pindera: Shared Health urges surgical patients to get tests ASAP as Dynacare strike looms
Carol Sanders: ‘Quite a journey’: dozens move into transitional housing downtown
Nicole Buffie: Woman died while getting wisdom teeth out; case raises questions about transparency of dental association
Morgan Modjeski: Man who pleaded guilty to killing three cats dies before sentencing
Maggie Macintosh: Class delayed a day after mould found in Tyndall Park school
The Canadian Press: Loon design wins for next Manitoba specialty licence plate, province says
Carol Sanders: $8.7-million detox centre called ‘high-priced drunk tank’
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: NDP minister needs lesson in political civility
Niigaan Sinclair: How to make National Day for Truth and Reconciliation personal
Jerrad Peters: FIFA president overshadowing the good of the game
Tom Brodbeck: Politicians who harp on Klein’s history with Nygard do so at their own peril
Ben Sigurdson: Getting schooled in cool-climate Chardonnays
Tom Brodbeck: No more playing around, make 30 km/h school zones permanent
Jen Zoratti: Steinem’s life a lesson in audacity, generosity, courage
Free Press: Letters, Sept. 4
Colleen Kuruluk: Manitoba’s next power plant already under construction
Alan H. Menkis: The symptom and the disease
 

Arts & Life

AV Kitching: Adorable accoutrements for the school year
Sheldon Birnie: Comic creator unleashes talent with book bound for festival
Ben Waldman: Complex dual production 'R+J: Closing Night' brings theatre audience in on panicked process of putting on a show
Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press: Schwartz’s Deli swaps black cherry soda for local alternative as U.S. tariffs bite
Reviewed by Kathryne Cardwell: Narrator reflects on severing ties with parents in sparse, striking prose
Conrad Sweatman: Morden-born filmmaker's docudrama reveals lives of harem’s wilful women
Sheldon Birnie: Deep Dark Woods brings haunted sound back to city
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: SOCAN sues Suno, alleges AI company copies Canadian music without paying creators
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor says ‘Lake Ontario’ lyric now an anti-Trump rallying cry
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: ‘It’s high-tech theft’: As AI music booms, Canadian artists demand consent, transparency and pay
 

Sports

George Williams: Mighty Mikee returns to Assiniboia Downs in grand fashion with 23-length victory
The Canadian Press: Botched Edmonton Marathon costs 13 runners shot at Boston Marathon
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: Five Things: Kawhi Leonard trade’s potential impact on Clippers and Raptors
Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to retire in December after transformative and tumultuous tenure
Ken Wiebe: Expect intense back-to-back clash from Bombers, Riders
Mike McIntyre: Goldeyes back in playoffs and attendance on the rise
Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press: FIFA accuses European body UEFA of ‘smear campaign’ in filing related to World Cup sell-off plan
Ken Wiebe: Blue Bombers already excited about putting a dent in Rider Pride come Labour Day Classic
Joshua Frey-Sam: Unsafe conditions force Sea Bears, Honey Badgers into winner-take-all CEBL final in Winnipeg Saturday
Grace Penner: Tweed a historic figure in Winnipeg’s women’s soccer scene
 

Business

Aaron Epp: ‘Soapy disco’ for your ride
Gabrielle Piché: Export supports, loans part of Manitoba efforts to back businesses amid U.S. trade war
Gabrielle Piché: Feds direct funds from Regional Tariff Response Initiative to Manitoba companies grappling with shifting supply chains
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Tariffs have some mom-and-pop manufacturers considering move to United States
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: August jobs report ‘disappointing’ but too soon to sound the alarm: economists
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Stock markets slide amid the release of labour data in Canada and the U.S.
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Lululemon shares plunge after profit drop, forecast downgrade
Lia Lévesque, The Canadian Press: Denying EI to women laid off after maternity leave is unconstitutional: appeal court
Aaron Epp: Canada’s first drive-thru-only McDonald’s opens in Winnipeg
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba selects consulting firm Nueconomy as India trade rep
 

Canada

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Canada Post report puts union in tight spot, experts say
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Clock starts on timing of byelection Poilievre hopes to use to return to Parliament
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Carney wheels up to Rome ahead of Pope’s inaugural mass
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Hockey Canada interviews among evidence excluded from ex-junior players’ jury trial
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Melanoma is on the rise and young people aren’t using enough sunscreen, doctors say
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: New Indigenous Services minister says she’s been handed the ‘toughest task’
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Stockwell Day supports Alberta vote on separation, warns it’s dangerous for Tories
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: City and police say Vancouver festival planning followed rules before attack
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Big streamers tell CRTC they should have more flexibility than broadcasters on CanCon
The Canadian Press: Amazon, worker union before Quebec labour tribunal over warehouse closures
 
 

World

Hanna Arhirova, Andrew Wilks And Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after less than 2 hours with deal to swap POWs but no ceasefire
Zeke Miller And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: After Putin is a no-show at talks in Turkey, Trump says he’ll meet the Russian leader soon
Wafaa Shurafa And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press: Israel expands attacks in Gaza and Yemen as Trump wraps up trip to region
Carolyn Thompson, The Associated Press: The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison
Jintamas Saksornchai, The Associated Press: Thai construction magnate facing charge over Bangkok tower collapse surrenders to police
Stephen Mcgrath, The Associated Press: Romania braces for crossroads presidential runoff viewed as a choice between East or West
Lisa Mascaro And Kevin Freking, The Associated Press: Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback
Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press: Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them
Kate Brumback, Sudhin Thanawala And Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press: Case of brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support in Georgia raises tricky questions
Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press: Pope Leo XIV affirms family is based on union between a man and a woman, unborn has inherent dignity
Claire Savage (), The Associated Press: Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers
 

One last thing...

Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press:

Alligator that starred in ‘Happy Gilmore’ dies of old age in Colorado

“We have decided to get Morris taxidermied so that he can continue to scare children for years to come. It’s what he would have wanted," the Colorado Gator Farm posted on Facebook. Read More

 
 

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