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Manitoba Tory loses critic duties but remains in caucus after ethics probe

Manitoba Tory loses critic duties but remains in caucus after ethics probe

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Opposition leader Obby Khan stripped a Progressive Conservative caucus member of his critic duties Thursday, as questions continued to swirl about the former government’s actions related to a proposed silica sand mine.
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Police dismantle alleged fraud ring that targeted car dealerships in 5 provinces

Police dismantle alleged fraud ring that targeted car dealerships in 5 provinces

TROIS-RIVIÈRES — Quebec provincial police say they've arrested three people in connection with a luxury car fraud ring across five provinces.
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Manitoba ethics commissioner faults former premier for pushing mining project

Manitoba ethics commissioner faults former premier for pushing mining project

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson and two of her Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers violated the province's conflict-of-interest law and should be fined, the province's ethics commissioner ruled Wednesday.
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Portions of Whiteshell Provincial Park reopen as crews continue to fight wildfires

Portions of Whiteshell Provincial Park reopen as crews continue to fight wildfires

WINNIPEG — Parts of Whiteshell Provincial Park that are a safe distance away from an out-of-control wildfire are set to reopen.
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Manitoba says no to some U.S. bidders, but Tories say U.S. firms still getting work

Manitoba says no to some U.S. bidders, but Tories say U.S. firms still getting work

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is formally barring U.S. companies from bidding on some government contracts, but the Opposition Progressive Conservatives say that's not the case for at least two big-dollar projects.
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Manitoba government says it's working to get promised tax credit to homeowners

Manitoba government says it's working to get promised tax credit to homeowners

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government faced more questions about its property tax reforms Tuesday after some homeowners did not receive a promised $1,500 credit on their annual bill.
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Winnipeg man admits to strangling New Jersey woman in decades-old homicide

Winnipeg man admits to strangling New Jersey woman in decades-old homicide

SOMERVILLE — A Winnipeg man has admitted to strangling a New Jersey woman nearly three decades ago after he was arrested last year.
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Good progress in battle against Manitoba fires mean some evacuees can go home

Good progress in battle against Manitoba fires mean some evacuees can go home

LAC DU BONNET — An evacuation order for the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet in eastern Manitoba has been partially lifted as officials say crews continue to make good progress battling a wildfire that forced close to 1,000 people from their homes
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Wildfires force more than 800 to evacuate northwestern Ontario First Nation

Wildfires force more than 800 to evacuate northwestern Ontario First Nation

Wildfires have forced more than 800 residents to evacuate their northwestern Ontario First Nation.
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Leafs, Maurice reflect on Scheifele's performance for Jets after father's death

Leafs, Maurice reflect on Scheifele's performance for Jets after father's death

TORONTO — Scott Laughton has crossed paths with Mark Scheifele through the years. As hockey players of the same Ontario vintage, they run in similar circles from time to time.
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