Sunday, November 1, 2026
- Long road ahead for Wainwright survivors: MD
TORONTO — The coming days and weeks will be critical for patients with severe burns from Saturday’s devastating fire at a military base in central Alberta…
Nicole Ireland and Hannah Alberga · Page 1 - ‘Moral compass’ lacking: report
THE final report from the public inquiry into the scandal-plagued Winnipeg Police Service headquarters construction project concludes that former mayor Sam…
Joyanne Pursaga · Page 1 - The door opens slightly for accountability
EARLY Monday afternoon, it looked as if former mayor Sam Katz, former chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl and contractor Armik Babakhanians were going…
Dan Lett · Page 1 - Advertising
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Page 2 - Circulation Inquiries
City: 204-697-7001 Outside Winnipeg: 1-800-542-8900 press 1 6:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday 7 a.m. - noon Saturday; Closed Sunday
Page 2 - Newsmedia Council
The Winnipeg Free Press is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent organization established to determine acceptable journalistic…
Page 2 - Winnipeg Free Press
VOL 155 NO 282
Page 2 - Local Journalism Initiative
The Winnipeg Free Press receives support from the Local Journalism Initiative funded by the Government of Canada.
Page 2 - Reader Service
General inquiries 204-697-7000
Page 2 - Police urge caution amid pedestrian collision surge
WINNIPEG police are urging motorists and pedestrians to exercise extra caution at intersections following a rash of collisions across the city, including…
Scott Billeck · Page 2 - Sex assault charges stayed after youth admits lying
BRANDON — Charges were stayed mid-trial for a man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in an abandoned house after the youth admitted during…
Tessa Adamski · Page 2 - Late start, delayed results for Alberta referendum
EDMONTON — Late polling starts to a historic vote on whether Albertans want to stay in Canada means delayed results.
Lisa Johnson · Page 2 - Prosecutors taking another look
PROSECUTORS are reviewing new evidence from the public inquiry into Winnipeg’s police headquarters project to determine whether criminal charges could be…
Scott Billeck · Page 3 - Empty desks
CONCERNED, school and government leaders are downplaying the state of student absenteeism, as community organizers are strategizing to create urgency around…
MAGGIE MACINTOSH, maggie.macintosh@winnipegfreepress.com · Page 4 - Tire store theft sting nets four arrests
FOUR people have been charged after Winnipeg police launched an investigation into several break-ins and thefts targeting tire retailers in the city.
Page 4 - KNOWLEDGE KEEPER HONOUREDPage 4
- Wainwright mourns after military training tragedy
WAINWRIGHT — Residents of the town of Wainwright are grieving after a deadly fire swept up by fierce winds overtook soldiers on a training exercise at the…
Page 5 - Not yet known if any Shilo soldiers dead, hurt
MILITARY officials were unable to say Monday whether any soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Shilo were among the four dead and 39 injured Saturday when a…
Kelly-Anne Riess · Page 5 - Feds hold back on stable health funding
The federal government wants provinces to improve health care, expand treatment services and find better ways to deliver care. But it’s refusing to provide…
Page 6 - WHAT’S YOUR TAKE?
The Free Press is committed to publishing a diverse selection of letters from a broad cross-section of our audience.
Page 6 - Editorial CartoonPage 6
- School violence deplorable
It’s heartbreaking to read and hear stories of school staff being physically and emotionally abused. Students are increasingly coming to the classroom with…
Page 6 - Seeing is believing
A picture is said to be worth a thousand words. I offer a picture for your consideration followed by a few words:
Page 6 - Denialism debate continues
Our premier’s comments on residential denialism are important and noteworthy. It takes courage to say things to your friends, political or otherwise, that…
Page 6 - Do the right thing with CFS
I read Marion Willis’s op-ed twice, because Ms. Willis had a lot to say and she knows what she’s talking about. And what she is saying is that, based upon…
Page 6 - Star Trek at 60: A missed opportunity
I attended the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s 60 Years of Star Trek & Beyond concert on Oct. 15 with my brother, a devoted fan who had eagerly anticipated…
Page 6 - Keep our doctors here
Yog Rahi Gupta’s letter is spot on regarding the physician shortage in Manitoba.
Page 6 - Denialism debate continues
Premier Wab Kinew is correct in saying education rather than criminalization is the way to counter residential-school denialism.
Page 6 - Would Canada actually spy on Cuba?
THE Globe and Mail recently ran a series of stories on how “Havana syndrome” negatively impacted a number of diplomats working at the Canadian embassy in…
Peter Mckenna · Page 7 - Reviving democracy requires engagement
DEMOCRACY is on the ropes everywhere in the world as politics have become extreme, divisive, virulent — just plain toxic.
John R. Wiens · Page 7 - Addressing homelessness and toxic drug use
WINNIPEG is facing a housing and toxic drug crisis that is not going away. Every day, we see the consequences — people living without safe homes,…
Kate Kehler and Molly Mccracken · Page 7 - Russia attacks more Ukrainian energy sites
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure using ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, President Volodymyr…
Samya Kullab and Barry Hatton · Page 8 - Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars
A JAPANESE spacecraft rocketed toward Mars today on an unprecedented quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples.
Marcia Dunn · Page 8 - Accused used fuel-filled bottle to set blaze
ALEX Courchene failed once to set a North End church ablaze, then returned a day later and tried again, starting a fire that killed two people living in an…
Dean Pritchard · Page 9 - Bullet to the face nets 7.5 years behind bars
CALLING it “intimate partner terror,” a judge sentenced a Winnipeg man to seven-and-a-half years in prison for firing a loaded handgun held to his partner’s…
Morgan Modjeski · Page 9 - Campaign blunder: Klein ad shows Edmonton
A PAID ad from mayoral candidate Kevin Klein on his commitment to Winnipeg has been pulled after commenters noticed one small error: the footage used in the…
Malak Abas · Page 9 - Elmwood-E.K. rematch one year in the making
ELMWOOD-EAST Kildonan voters may get a sense of déjà vu at the ballot box next week.
Malak Abas · Page 10 - Mayoral hopeful Woodstock promises fast-track approvals for Indigenous-led projects
MAYORAL candidate Don Woodstock promised Monday to create a new municipal office to “level the playing field” and fast-track city approvals for Indigenous…
Matthew Frank · Page 10 - Ex-broadcaster Wallin resigns from Senate
OTTAWA — Pamela Wallin knows her decision to resign from the Senate on Monday came as a surprise to some — but to her, she said, it “just felt like the…
Sarah Ritchie · Page 11 - Advocates planting seed of tree protection law in election
THE giants that Diane Poulin used to live among are all dead, but she's hoping to protect the ones still left in Winnipeg.
Ian Bickis · Page 11 - Drone attacks kill 3 children in Sudan
CAIRO — A rare drone attack on Sudan’s capital killed three children Monday, a rights group said, as both sides in the country’s war step up airstrikes that…
Page 11 - Peguis woman dead in crash
A 71-YEAR-OLD woman is dead after her truck went into the ditch near Inwood Sunday.
Page 11 - Power tools recovered during arrest
WHILE arresting a man at his home for dangerous driving, officers found thousands of dollars worth of power tools that had been stolen from a construction…
Page 11 - Delivery driver robbed at knifepoint
THREE men are in custody after robbing a food delivery driver at knifepoint, police say.
Page 11 - Archibald Street house burns
A ST. BONIFACE home undergoing renovations was the scene of a fire Sunday.
Page 11 - One man dead after rollover
ONE man is dead following a rollover near the community of Stead.
Page 11 - U.S. airman who died after rappel fall at college football game identified
The U.S. airman who died after a rapid fall while rappelling from the rafters of a stadium before a college football game in Texas was a 15-year service…
Anna Wilder · Page 12 - Paris police issue overnight curfew in two areas of French capital
PARIS — Paris police issued an overnight curfew on Monday in two areas of the French capital, after a weekend marred by France’s worst rioting in years that…
Sylvie Corbet · Page 12 - Minnesota teen accused of plotting terror attack at Mall of America to remain jailed
MINNEAPOLIS — An 18-year-old from Minnesota who prosecutors say planned a terror attack at the Mall of America and who was arrested after buying an AK-47…
Ellen Schmidt · Page 12 - Gold mine collapse kills at least 6 in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia — At least six miners were killed Monday when an open pit gold mine collapsed in a remote corner of Colombia’s Nariño province, authorities…
Page 12 - Stelco posts strongest quarter since Cleveland-Cliffs takeover amid layoffs
STELCO has posted its strongest quarterly results since Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. acquired the steelmaker two years ago, even as it moves ahead with up to 500…
Page 13 - Stevens Company opens room to grow
SEVEN red robots were some of the main attractions as Canadian medical equipment and supplies distributor Stevens Company Inc. celebrated the grand opening…
Aaron Epp · Page 13 - Energy prices still contained for now: economists
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 3.1 per cent in September as war in the Middle East continued to drive up gasoline prices, but economists…
Brett Bundale · Page 13 - Buhler Versatile completes Atlas Group acquisition
WINNIPEG-based Buhler Versatile Inc. announced on Monday the completion of its acquisition of German construction machinery manufacturer Atlas Group.
Page 13 - Daily Mutual MoversPage 14
- TSX Top 100Page 14
- Market WatchPage 14
- Canadian EquityPage 14
- Manitoba StocksPage 14
- Canadian Fixed IncomePage 14
- Global EquityPage 14
- Futures Trading — Grain quotesPage 14
- Foreign Exchange RatesPage 14
- Canadian DollarPage 14
- CommoditiesPage 14
- Chorus Aviation buying SkyCare Air Ambulance for $40M
HALIFAX — Chorus Aviation Inc. has signed a deal to buy SkyCare Air Ambulance for $40 million.
Page 14 - Ontario news publishers launch copyright suit against Anthropic
OTTAWA — A coalition of news publishers that includes Canada's largest newspapers is suing the AI company Anthropic in an Ontario court.
Page 14 - Sentiment improved but new tariffs weigh on business outlook: BoC report
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s latest outlook survey suggested that business sentiment improved on average in the third quarter, although concerns remained…
Page 14 - Mullen Group buys customs brokerage Wilson International
OKOTOKS, B.C. — Trucking and logistics company Mullen Group Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Wilson International Ltd., a customs brokerage firm with…
Page 14 - Musk pledges SpaceX stock for ‘every kid in America’
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, said he would give away one share of SpaceX, his rocket and artificial intelligence company, to “every kid in America”…
Ryan Mac · Page 15 - Stellantis workers give union authorization to strike as talks with automaker stalled
TORONTO — Stellantis workers in Canada have voted to give their union a mandate to strike.
Page 15 - Quebec’s strategic maple syrup reserve running dry amid high demand
MONTREAL — The head of Quebec’s maple syrup producers’ association says the province’s strategic syrup reserve has run dry amid high demand for the product.
Stéphane Rolland · Page 15 - China’s economy accelerates in July-Sept. on robust exports
HONG KONG — China said Monday its economy grew 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter from a year ago fuelled by robust exports, moving closer to…
Chan Ho-Him · Page 15 - Notice of a Petition for a Private Bill: The Winnipeg Foundation
This is notice to the public that The Winnipeg Foundation (the “Foundation”) will present a petition for a Private Bill to the Legislative Assembly of…
Page 15 - The Odyssey shot on real film; only 1 place makes it
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — This past summer, buying movie tickets became like buying concert tickets. Moviegoers crashed websites to secure premium admission to one…
Marc Tracy and Gus Aronson · Page 16 - WeatherPage 16
- Costume ideas that scream 2026
HALLOWEEN isn’t a contest, but it can be won nevertheless. To help you stand out among the masquerading masses, the New York Times Styles desk humbly offers…
The Styles Desk · Page 17 - Believe it or not, spilling tea has benefits
NEW YORK — Stephanie Joseph was working at a television station when someone started a false rumour claiming she and a married colleague were romantically…
Cathy Bussewitz · Page 18 - Artist finally gets her own show after nearly 500 years
NEARLY 500 years after she painted a portrait of herself at an easel and signed her name at the top, establishing herself as an artist, Catharina van…
Valeriya Safronova · Page 18 - Spinning yarns into comedy, chaos and hope
“I watch ALL the new TV,” I recently bragged at a family Thanksgiving, a fiction that I was rightly called out on.
Denise Duguay · Page 19 - Why award shows are leaving network TV for streaming
LOS ANGELES — For decades, award shows were the most glamorous events on television.
Stephen Battaglio · Page 19 - Be careful with old flame’s power games
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just ran into the short-haired girl I was crazy in love with in high school. She wore all black clothes, kind of looked like a…
Maureen Scurfield · Page 20 - TV Talk Shows
Jimmy Kimmel: Howard Stern, Amy Schumer, Tom Morello (above), Morgan James
Page 20 - Today's Horoscope
MOON ALERT: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Aquarius.
Georgia Nicols · Page 20 - Prime Time TV TuesdayPage 20
- Comics
Tundra Rhymes with Orange Sherman's Lagoon The Other Coast Baby Blues Between Friends Crabgrass Crankshaft Shoe Non Sequitur Pickles Zits Pearls Before Swine
Page 21 - Judge dismisses child sex abuse charges against actor
A judge in New Mexico on Friday dismissed child sexual abuse charges against actor and director Timothy Busfield after finding flaws in how the prosecution…
Julia Jacobs · Page 22 - Puzzles
Find at least six differences in details between panels.
Page 22 - Saturday Night Live UK lays into Shane Gillis
Shane Gillis is not off the hook yet.
Derrick Bryson Taylor · Page 22 - Puzzles
ACROSS 1 Doles (out) 6 Croc's cousin 11 Banish 12 Barcelona buddy 13 Prairie State capital 15 Weed whacker 16 Dict. entry 17 Spot 18 Beaver State capital 20…
Page 23 - Life peaceful away from spotlight for k.d. lang
OTTAWA — Over the last several years, k.d. lang has used different words to describe this phase of her career. Sometimes she calls herself retired or…
Nicole Thompson · Page 24 - Seven takeaways from the King of Sitcoms’ new memoir
CHUCK Lorre may be the wildly successful television writer and producer responsible for The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Mike & Molly and other hit…
Derrick Bryson Taylor · Page 24 - ‘Hockey was the special bond’
HOCKEY has always been more than just a game to Clay Stevenson. That was especially true after he suffered the biggest loss of his life: his mother, Holly,…
Mike Mcintyre · Page 25 - Win to get in is where it begins — and ends — for Bombers
IT’S now or never for the 2026 edition of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Taylor Allen · Page 25 - Pack of contenders out to chase down Knicks
LEBRON James went to Philadelphia. Giannis Antetokounmpo moved to Miami. Kawhi Leonard returned to Toronto. A dozen or so former all-star selections, the…
Tim Reynolds · Page 26 - Dream big winners in Game 2
SAN FRANCISCO — Angel Reese had 30 points and 16 rebounds, Allisha Gray added 18 points and the Atlanta Dream stymied Golden State on both ends in the…
Janie Mccauley · Page 26 - Graves willing to do anything Raptors ask
TORONTO — Allen Graves stopped and shook every reporter’s hand before he stepped into his post-practice media scrum on Monday.
John Chidley-Hill · Page 26 - Yager ready to fly with the Jets
BRAYDEN Yager understood the assignment. With five goals and nine points in six American Hockey League games with the Manitoba Moose to open the season, it…
Ken Wiebe · Page 27 - Waters still murky in uncharted Hellebuyck territory
ST. LOUIS — The thing about being in uncharted waters is that the answer to the next question isn’t always readily apparent above or below the surface.
Ken Wiebe · Page 27 - ‘Little piece of home on the court’
IZZI Fust is in a better place.
Joshua Frey-Sam · Page 27 - Adding smarts to speed
VANCOUVER — Charles Hamelin is Canada’s most decorated short-track speedskater — and he believes those following in his grooves are primed to reach even…
Gemma Karstens-Smith · Page 28 - YOUNGER TEAM SET FOR WOMEN’S IIHF WORLDS
CALGARY — Canada will ice a younger team at the women’s world hockey championship than it did at the Olympic Games.
Page 28 - UEFA HITS FIFA WITH DOCUMENT DEADLINE
LONDON — UEFA has given FIFA a Nov. 2 deadline to release documents relating to Gianni Infantino’s aborted attempts at a secretive investment plan for the…
Page 28 - CANADIAN SKIER NEEDS SURGERY AFTER INJURY
CANADIAN alpine skier Valérie Grenier says she injured her knee while training for the upcoming season and will require surgery.
Page 28 - DUKE CORNER SORRY FOR SMACKING STAFF
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke cornerback Kimari Robinson has apologized for aggressively swatting away the hand of a member of the team’s training staff as she…
Page 28 - Unusual finish ruffles feathers at Slam event
THE Grand Slam of Curling’s competition committee plans to meet this week to discuss an unusual finish at the Co-op Invitational that sent two Canadian…
Gregory Strong · Page 28 - CANADA ROUTS WORLD TEAM IN PARA HOCKEY
NYMBURK, Czechia — Dominic Cozzolino had five goals and an assist as Canada defeated the World Selects 11-0 Monday at the International Para Hockey Cup.
Page 28 - Women’s playdowns in UAE?
PERTH, Scotland — The Roaring Game could be heading to the desert this season.
Page 28 - Eagles will have to go without Hurts
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season because of blood clots in his lungs, a person familiar…
Dan Gelston · Page 29 - Spitting nets suspension
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The NFL on Monday suspended Buffalo Bills safety C.J. Gardiner-Johnson for one game without pay for spitting in the direction of Las…
Page 29 - Colts sack GM Ballard
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts missed the playoffs five straight years and missed out on finding their next franchise quarterback in the 2023 NFL draft.
Page 29 - Rams' Adams out long term
LOS ANGELES — Rams receiver Davante Adams will be out for six to 10 weeks with a significant hamstring injury, Los Angeles coach Sean McVay said Monday.
Page 29 - Champions league, NFL games to go ahead despite France’s violent unrest
THE Champions League showpiece between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona will go ahead as planned today in Paris, the French interior minister confirmed.
Page 29 - BRING ON THE BREWERSPage 29
- NHLPage 30
- NFLPage 30
- HockeyPage 30
- CFLPage 30
- MLB PlayoffsPage 30
- Auto RacingPage 30
- SoccerPage 30
- SportlightPage 30
- BettingPage 30
- TelevisionPage 30
- WNBA PlayoffsPage 30
- TennisPage 30
- FootballPage 30
- NBAPage 30
- LocalPage 30
- JOSEPH JONES
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Joseph Jones, aged 85, on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Donwood Manor in Winnipeg.
Page 31 - HEIDI KRISTINE CLARK
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Heidi Kristine Clark, on October 7, 2026, in Winnipeg MB, at the age of 62.
Page 31 - KENNETH (KEN) G. DOBSON
Kenneth “Ken” George Dobson of Manitou, Manitoba died peacefully on October 16, 2026 at Rock Lake Hospital, Crystal City, MB, aged 89.
Page 31 - RITA KELLY
In Loving Memory of
Page 31 - Notice of Record Date: Golden Opportunities Fund Inc.
Public Notice is hereby given that October 29, 2026 is the Record Date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual…
Page 32 - Liquor Licence Application: Gem Studio Winnipeg
PUBLIC NOTICE 10241121 MANITOBA LTD., operating as GEM STUDIO WINNIPEG at 1 – 1100 CORYDON AVENUE WINNIPEG, MANITOBA R3M 0Y8 has applied for a GENERAL…
Page 32 - Notice to Creditors: Estate of Abraham Tan Visperas
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ABRAHAM TAN VISPERAS, late of the City of Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba, Deceased.
Page 32