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AARON EPP / FREE PRESS ‘We’re very proud of our history in Winnipeg and our heritage in Winnipeg and all the years of business we’ve done in the community,’ says Mathew Holtmann of Vita Health Fresh Market.

Vita Health Fresh Market nears 90th anniversary in Winnipeg with new St. Vital Square location

Aaron Epp 5 minute read Yesterday at 7:09 PM CDT

Yogurt, avocados, organic eggs and kefir — when Manja Nyland wants to purchase her favourite items, she visits Vita Health Fresh Market.

“They have healthy food,” she said of the Winnipeg retail chain, which sells wellness products and organic groceries.

Vita Health launched a grand opening celebration on Tuesday for its new store in southeast Winnipeg. Nyland was one of the customers who stopped in.

Located in St. Vital Square at 2-785 Dakota St., the new store replaces a smaller space Vita Health occupied in the same shopping centre for 19 years. At 4,700 square feet, the new store is approximately 60 per cent larger than its predecessor.

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RUTH BONNEVILLE / FREE PRESS BIZ - Manitoba–Canada Defence Business portrait of Beverlie Stuart, CEO of Manitoba Aerospace, in her office Wednesday. What: Manitoba Aerospace is co-leading the Manitoba–Canada Defence Alliance, which the province created to draw defence spending into the province. Story by Gabby Sept 9th, 2026

Manitoba-Canada Defence Alliance unveiled

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Manitoba-Canada Defence Alliance unveiled

Gabrielle Piché 5 minute read 8:11 PM CDT

Despite Ottawa’s promises of increased defence spending, Jack Enns has seen slowdowns.

Tit-for-tat tariffs between Canada and the United States have lessened demand for some of A. Adams Supply (1969) Ltd.’s products, the firm’s general manager said.

The Winnipeg company ships specialized tools to aerospace manufacturers, metalworkers and transport firms.

More clients could be useful — and so would local companies winning defence contracts, Enns said. If that happened, vendors such as A. Adams Supply may get more orders, boosting business.

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Wawanesa step closer to Ontario firm acquisition

Free Press staff 2 minute read Yesterday at 7:17 PM CDT

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company has gotten regulatory approval to acquire Ontario-based Everest Insurance Company of Canada.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, marking the signing of measures related to funding for the justice system. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Lula signs measures to cut fuel taxes and subsidize diesel ahead of election

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Brazil’s Lula signs measures to cut fuel taxes and subsidize diesel ahead of election

Eléonore Hughes, The Associated Press 4 minute read 5:14 PM CDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree and a provisional measure Wednesday aimed at lowering fuel prices, weeks ahead of the presidential election and as the U.S.-Iran war drives up the cost of filling the tank.

The cost of fuel is a particularly sensitive issue for voters, who will decide in October whether to grant Lula a fourth, nonconsecutive term, or elect Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Brent crude, the international standard, surged above the $100 threshold on Wednesday for the first time since July, after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to further strain an already weakened supply chain.

“We’re not going to allow this irresponsible war to hit your pocket,” said Lula as he signed the measures, which extend policies to control fuel prices introduced at the beginning of the U.S.-Iran war.

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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters ahead of the First Ministers Meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Charlottetown on Thursday July 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Latest U.S. trade move would have minor impact on Saskatchewan: Moe

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Latest U.S. trade move would have minor impact on Saskatchewan: Moe

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 4:43 PM CDT

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the latest trade war escalation from the United States would have a minor impact on his province.

He says U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs remain on some key Saskatchewan exports, including honey and wooden furniture, but his executive orders signed Tuesday would drop tariffs on other exports, like road salt and electrical panels.

Trump's orders are set to take effect later this month and would also ban imports of certain Canadian goods, including motorcycles, some dairy products and alcoholic beverages.

Moe says even with the new orders, about 94 per cent of Saskatchewan's exports remain tariff free.

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The Alberta provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Thursday, July 23, 2026 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Officials break ground on massive carbon capture project in central Alberta

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Officials break ground on massive carbon capture project in central Alberta

The Canadian Press 3 minute read 4:30 PM CDT

CLIVE - A village in central Alberta is on track to house the country’s largest carbon capture project.

Enhance Energy Inc., a carbon management company, says it has broken ground on its Origins project in Clive, Alta., about 140 kilometres south of Edmonton.

Operations are slated to begin in January.

The Origins carbon capture and storage hub is to initially have capacity to permanently store up to 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.

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FILE - Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump hold a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Alcohol, whey and motorcycles are in the crosshairs of the US import ban on Canada products

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Alcohol, whey and motorcycles are in the crosshairs of the US import ban on Canada products

Mae Anderson, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: 6:23 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The trade war between the U.S. and Canada escalated again this week as the U.S. announced import bans on most alcoholic beverages from Canada, along with other products including whey, molasses and motorcycles.

The U.S. had already imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian products — about 5% of the $381.92 billion worth of products that the country sent to the U.S. last year. The import bans announced late Tuesday target some of those products.

Exporting products to the U.S. with a 50% levy would have been difficult for Canadian businesses. But the import bans, set to be implemented on Sept. 29, are designed to increase the pain even more.

Import bans are “extremely unusual as a artifact of trade policy,” said Jonathan Doh, professor of international business at Villanova University. “I can’t remember any action in the modern era that involved an absolute ban.”

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Miami Dade Fire Rescue officials inspect a damaged vehicle two days after an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Cleaning crew killed in Miami cargo jet crash was wrapping up shift at hard, demanding job

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Cleaning crew killed in Miami cargo jet crash was wrapping up shift at hard, demanding job

Rio Yamat, Anna Wilder And Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: 5:56 PM CDT

Five members of a crew killed when an Amazon cargo jet smashed into their van were wrapping up their eight-hour shift cleaning planes at the Miami airport when they were struck, lawyers for one of the victims said on Wednesday.

The deadly crash has drawn attention to a workforce that largely operates out of sight of most travelers, tidying airplane cabins for often low pay while sometimes working in hot and dangerous conditions. But the job is also critical to keeping the airline industry moving 24 hours a day.

“This is certainly very tragic. You would not think riding in a van to clean an airplane, that this would happen,” National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said.

Two other workers in the van were in the hospital days after their Econoline van was crushed by the speeding jet that investigators said appeared to be reconsidering a landing Sunday before running out of runway.

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Chevron gas station prices are displayed in Las Vegas on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Trump says oil prices that spiked because of Iran war likely won’t come down until after midterms

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Trump says oil prices that spiked because of Iran war likely won’t come down until after midterms

Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 6:41 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections.

Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3%, pushing international Brent crude past the $100 threshold for the first time since July as salvos between the U.S. and Iran escalated.

“Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward,” Trump said. “I think it’s going to take a little bit longer than the midterm.”

The comments were a striking acknowledgment from Trump about the conflict as his Republican administration faces mounting pressure to address high gas prices as the war in Iran grinds on with no conclusion in sight.

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This Aug. 19, 2026 image provided by Girl Scouts of the USA shows their cookies for dogs – dubbed Patch Pals. (Girl Scouts of the USA via AP)

Girl Scouts’ first cookies for dogs will go on sale in January

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Girl Scouts’ first cookies for dogs will go on sale in January

Dee-ann Durbin, The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 5:20 PM CDT

Man’s best friend is getting some love from the Girl Scouts.

Girl Scouts of the USA said Tuesday its first cookies for dogs will go on sale in January.

The blueberry muffin-flavored cookies were developed with Bark, a New York-based seller of dog treats and toys. The cookies, dubbed Patch Pals, will only be sold online.

Also joining the Girl Scout cookie lineup in January are Sparkables, the organization’s first allergy-friendly cookie. The crunchy oatmeal cookie, which has chocolate chips and colored sprinkles, was developed with New Jersey-based Partake Foods.

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