Overview

• New Winnipeg Sun letters report a neighbourhood group poll finding roughly four in five residents want Manitoba MLA Nahanni Fontaine to resign or be removed from cabinet after her social-media post about Charlie Kirk.
• Premier Wab Kinew has said he asked Fontaine to apologize, and coverage notes he accepted her apology and maintains confidence in her despite constituent backlash.
• Fredericton residents near the NBEx grounds and Wilmot Park detailed break-ins, assaults and visible drug use at a community meeting, linking problems to clustered homelessness and addiction services as the city pursues task force measures such as more surveillance and patrols.
• P.E.I. RCMP confirmed seven impaired-driving cases over the Sommo Festival weekend, including five drivers above the Criminal Code limit and two over the provincial threshold leading to 90-day suspensions.
• An Angus Reid survey shows job-loss anxiety rising—especially among young adults—on the same day The Canadian Press says the Bank of Canada is widely expected to trim its key rate by a quarter point to 2.5 percent, reflecting a cooling economy and inflation at 1.9 percent in August.