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Wildfire report, locked city pool, minister threatened, no more back nine Nips, basketball hall of fame
Read to the bottom to see a wildlife hospital that helps injured, sick and orphaned animals

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

 

'We’re going to be even more prepared'

Chris Kitching:

Province as prepared for devastating 2025 wildfires as it could have been: NDP

Government preparing for — but not expecting — repeat of last summer Read More

 
 
 

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'It’s time to find a way to make sure that everyone is feeling safe in their workplace'

Tyler Searle:

City installs remote door locks, buzzers at Sherbrook Pool in response to staff safety concerns

Heightened issues with safety at the Kinsmen Sherbrook Pool have prompted the city to introduce new security measures, including remote door locks that require patrons to buzz in before entering the public facility. Read More

 
 

'It’s been ongoing'

Carol Sanders:

City police charge 72-year-old man after threatening, racist letters sent to Indigenous, female cabinet minister

Cabinet minister and Indigenous MLA Nahanni Fontaine said threatening, racist letters that were sent to her last summer are “pretty violent and grotesque.” Read More

 
 

'You would think, after all that time, that you want to... keep the thing local'

Malak Abas:

City chooses U.S.-owned food giant for Kildonan Park, Windsor Park golf courses after 16 years with Sals

For the first time in 16 years, golfers won’t be able to grab a Salisbury House Nip at two city-owned golf courses this summer, as the local staple learned suddenly it was being replaced with a U.S.-owned food service mega-company. Read More

 
 

'I think he would’ve loved it'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

And they read off our names

Kornberger, Asagwara, Posthumus get call to the Basketball Hall Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Morgan Modjeski: Winnipeggers witness unveiling of Japanese Canadian monument in B.C.
Morgan Modjeski: ’Disgusting’ posters being investigated by police
Matthew Frank: Volunteer pop-up library axed from Manitoba Youth Centre
Erik Pindera: Province looks to seize notorious drug den
Abiola Odutola: Brandonmeat packer thriving on its own
Free Press staff:
Maggie Macintosh: Gordon Bell rings in a century
Ben Waldman: Creative powerhouse Perry Rosemond never lost Winnipeg roots
Maggie Macintosh: U of W Collegiate students thank residential school survivors with the lessons they’ve learned
Carol Sanders: Khan should’ve taken high road: Goertzen
 

Opinion

Editorial: Broadening prediction-market gambling a bad idea
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 3
Tim Kist: What’s luck got to do with it?
Joel Schlesinger: International flavour: Canadian investors may want to make like Ottawa, diversify beyond U.S.
Tory McNally: Manitoba marks end of sending simple workplace problems to doctor’s office
Laura Rance-Unger: Wet weather heats up feed grain availability
David McLaughlin: Learning to win: a real problem for conservatives
Bryn Oliver: Fewer pitchforks, better policy
Steven Fletcher: Every constituent deserves a voice in question period
Jerrad Peters: Premier League would be all too relieved if Blues simply went away for a while
 

Arts & Life

Holly Harris: Moving drama at MTYP gives voice to boy who changed law
David Sanderson: Morning-show veteran swaps microphone for macchiatos at new Corydon café
Ben Sigurdson: Winnipeg Book Festival starts a new chapter
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: ‘Sounds like Canada:’ k.d. lang toasted at Ottawa tribute concert
Maureen Scurfield: May be whiff of truth to ex’s odour ardour
Josiah Neufeld: The idea of Alberta separation viewed through a faith lens shows further fracture lines
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
John Longhurst: A spiritual vision will help anchor a health civic outlook
Reviewed by Keith Cadieux: Aspiring author gets tangled in a suspicious scheme with dazzling duo
Reviewed by Julie Carl: Questions outweigh answers in UFO tome
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Board game company charts winning path
Collin Binkley And John Leicester, The Associated Press: G7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises nearly 350 points amid investor focus on economic resilience
Gabrielle Piché: Critical mineral development: Grid Metals promotes southeast Manitoba cesium deposit
Aaron Epp: Wawanesa rebrands newest branch WSI
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada’s key rate ‘too blunt’ to fix housing unaffordability: official
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Rogers becomes sole owner of MLSE after completing purchase of remaining 25% stake
The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite finishes in negative territory, U.S. markets gain ground
The Canadian Press: Minimum wage hikes set to begin across five provinces
Hau Dinh And Aniruddha Ghosal, The Associated Press: Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers get ‘whooped’ in Montreal
Ken Wiebe: Living the dream
Taylor Allen: Bombers near must-win territory as Als look to look to clinch East crown
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Silano’s spectacular strike; Rapid treading water; Post-season posturing
Mike McIntyre: Blown lead spoils Jets opener
GEORGE WILLIAMS: From the starting gate to the home stretch: Here’s to you, Bud
Joshua Frey-Sam: Six high school hockey programs ceased operations following new Hockey Manitoba policy
Taylor Allen: Alouettes not short on reasons why they want to beat Bombers
Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Influx of young talent gives Jets a noticeable boost
Steve Douglas, The Associated Press: Man City lodges ‘comprehensive’ appeal after guilty verdict in financial rule-breaking scandal
 

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Anand: Global Affairs called in Israeli ambassador after Canadian killed in Lebanon
Dean Bennett and Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: Mexico boosts security at tourist spots after Canadian killed, others hurt on pyramid
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: AFN chief asks UN to support First Nations’ opposition to B.C. Indigenous law change
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Senators call on Carney to restore antisemitism envoy, step up fight against hate
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Carney names members of new advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: ‘I live in Vegas’: Canadian ag producers take gamble with high fuel, fertilizer costs
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press: ‘Stay away from the water’: Communities across Canada on flood alert
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: High fuel prices driving up shipping costs for northern grocers
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Some Canadian exporters could get refunds after ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs struck down
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: CPAC cancels two news programs, cites ‘accelerating revenue decline’
 
 

World

Megan Janetsky, David Klepper And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: 2 US officials killed in Mexico crash after anti-drug operation worked for CIA, AP sources say
Michelle Gumede, The Associated Press: French ambassador calls for South Africa to be at G20 after Trump bars country
Amir-hussein Radjy And Lee Keath, The Associated Press: Iran’s leadership survived US-Israeli bombardment. But talks to end the war present a new challenge
Peter Smith, The Associated Press: ‘If my people’: Here’s why the Bible passage Trump read aloud is so potent and polarizing
Amir-hussein Radjy And Lee Keath, The Associated Press: Iran’s leadership survived US-Israeli bombardment. But talks to end the war present a new challenge
Sam Mcneil And Virginia Mayo, The Associated Press: Mideast crises divide Europe as it grapples with rising fuel costs and policy toward Israel
The Associated Press: Ukraine completes Druzhba pipeline repairs, hoping to unlock blocked EU loan
Sam Metz, Samy Magdy And Imad Isseid, The Associated Press: Israeli army reservist kills 2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old, in the occupied West Bank
The Associated Press: Earth Day started as a US ‘teach-in’ 56 years ago. Now it’s a global event
J.m. Hirsch, The Associated Press: Consumers are lost at sea as seafood sustainability grows more complex
 

One last thing...

Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press:

No cuddles, but lots of care: How a Paris-area wildlife hospital keeps rescued animals wild

MAISONS-ALFORT, France (AP) — A wildlife hospital in a southeastern Paris suburb is a place of no cuddles but lots of care. It helps injured, sick and orphaned animals — often victims of human activit... Read More

 
 

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