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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis

    WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. Premier Wab Kinew says the change would bring Manitoba in line with the majority of provinces and recognize the federal limit of four plants per household. The news is being welcomed by Jesse Lavoie, an activist who took the province to court in an unsuccessful bid to overturn the ban. Lavoie is appealing the ruling and sa

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  • NewsCBC

    Government to change statute of limitations on child abuse after petitions and protests

    Justice Minister John Hogan said he will introduce a bill in the House of Assembly on Wednesday to amend the province's Limitations Act — a law that has prevented some people from suing the government for abuse they suffered as children.The move comes amid mounting pressure from across the floor. A group of MHAs have spent weeks reading in the same petition more than 30 times, calling on Hogan to update the legislation and bring it in line with the majority of other provinces in Canada."We've be

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  • NewsCanadian Press Videos

    Alligator wrangled on tarmac of Florida Air Force base

    An alligator that made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been moved to a nearby river. The large reptile was spotted Monday morning next to the landing gear of a KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft.

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Trudeau says Saskatchewan to get carbon rebates despite province not paying levies

    SASKATOON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Saskatchewan residents will continue to get carbon rebates even though the province has stopped remitting levies from natural gas to Ottawa. Trudeau says the Canada Revenue Agency has mechanisms to collect money the province owes. The Saskatchewan government decided earlier this year to not remit the federal carbon price on natural gas to Ottawa, a move that breaks federal law. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe invoked the measure after Trudeau exempte

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    Uncle, nephew who died at sea in Lark Harbour tragedy remembered

    Trevor Childs and his nephew Nicholas Skinner were the victims in this weekend's fatal boating incident on the west coast of Newfoundland. (Nautical Thrills/FaceBook)Two generations of a family were lost after a boat capsized on Newfoundland's west coast this weekend, leaving a community in mourning.On Sunday morning, after a vessel carrying six people capsized, the Canadian Coast Guard ship Cape Edensaw was dispatched from Lark Harbour to the west coast.The coast guard launched a fast rescue cr

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  • NewsCanadian Press Videos

    Voters headed to the polls to cast their ballots for Pennsylvania’s primary election

    As both parties’ presidential nominees are set, voters in Pennsylvania talk about the November general election. (AP Video: Tassanee Vejpongsa)

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  • ScienceThe Weather Network

    Endangered frogs featured on new Canada Post stamps

    The stamps feature two species on Canada's endangered list.

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