CBC – Wed, 19 Sep, 2012
View PhotoA large sinkhole in Winnipeg's north end has been taped off by police.
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A watermain break left about a dozen homes without water in Winnipeg's North End on Wednesday.
The break, on the 1000 block of Magnus Avenue, happened at about 4 a.m. and filled the street with a shin-deep muddy water.
It also caused a sinkhole to form. City crews were forced to turn off water supply to the homes in the immediate area for several hours.
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