Overview

• Winnipeg Sun letters report a neighbourhood poll showing about four in five respondents want Manitoba Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine to resign or be removed, following criticism of her social‑media post about Charlie Kirk after his murder and Premier Wab Kinew’s request that she apologize.
• A Telegraph-Journal column says hundreds of New Brunswick seniors remain in hospital awaiting long‑term care placements and criticizes the Social Development minister’s 120‑day priority policy as a temporary “queue‑jumping” measure that fails to address root causes.
• About 30 Fredericton residents met to share accounts of break‑ins, assaults and drug use near Wilmot Park and the NBEx, linking problems to a high concentration of shelters and addiction services and urging a more balanced distribution of supports.
• City officials in Fredericton have implemented task‑force steps such as added cameras, patrols and neighbourhood watch, but residents say responses focus on symptoms rather than housing, mental health and addiction needs.
• Travel Manitoba launched a fall campaign to draw visitors back to northern communities after wildfire disruptions, featuring itineraries, promotions and a new six‑episode podcast debuting Sept. 17 to spotlight operators’ recovery stories.