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8 hrs ago | CBC News

MacGregor man facing firearms charges

A 53-year-old man from MacGregor, Man., is facing a number of firearms charges after police responded Friday afternoon to a report of a distraught male at a residence in the rural municipality of North Norfolk.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

CBC News

2 men killed in house fire near Portage la Prairie

Investigators are looking into a house fire in the Rural Municipality of Cartier that claimed the lives of two men Saturday afternoon.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Western Producer

Second century farm continues to thrive

An opulent Hotel Portage opened and $2 fines were awarded to two men "being too ardent on the bottle" when homesteaders John and Caroline MacDonald relocated to their new farm from Portage Creek in 1906.

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Related Topix: Canada, Agriculture, Science

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Langley Times

Langley man faces 30 charges in Manitoba

A Langley man is facing 30 charges, including attempted murder of a police officer, after trying to run over the patrol car with a stolen "Monster" truck in Manitoba.

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Brandon Sun

Man hurt as semi hits semi

A MacGregor man was taken to hospital after a two-semi collision early this morning on the Trans-Canada Highway.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

CBC News

Man charged with trying to kill RCMP officer

A British Columbia man is facing 30 charges after allegedly ramming a police car with a stolen truck last week near Portage la Prairie, Man.

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The Winnipeg Free Press

Manitoba Movers

Aleshka is a 24-year member. The exclusive Top of the Table status is the highest level of MDRT membership and places Aleshka among the best of the best in the global life insurance and financial services industry.

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Wed Jun 05, 2013

The Winnipeg Free Press

What's the premier waiting for?

30, 1997. 2002, Lac du Bonnet : PC MLA Darren Praznik resigned Feb. 8, 2002; byelection was held March 12, 2002.

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Sat Jun 01, 2013

Brandon Sun

Service cuts hurt

The provincial government's fiscal mismanagement is coming home to roost, as the NDP begins merging government offices across Manitoba.

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Related Topix: Canada, Agriculture, Science, Opinion

Fri May 31, 2013

Brandon Sun

ACC chooses Dauphin for nursing site

Assiniboine Community College announced this morning that Dauphin will be its third rural rotating site for practical nursing.

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Related Topix: Nursing, Medicine, Canada,

Brandon Sun

Amalgamation strategy needed

The rationale behind the Manitoba government's plan to force municipal amalgamations - making municipal governance more efficient - purposefully omits the problems of merging municipalities that span large geographic distances.

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Mon May 27, 2013

Prince Albert Daily Herald

COLUMN: Perry Bergson - May 27, 2013

With a couple of newly minted journalism graduates in the newsroom these days, I've been thinking about my own time in school many years ago.

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Sun May 26, 2013

The Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg soldier to finish 85-km run today

A Winnipeg-based veteran of the Afghanistan war is about to accomplish an incredibly gruelling ordeal by crossing the finish line of an 85-kilometre run today.

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Fri May 24, 2013

The Western Producer

Man. farmer enters competitivea

When triathlete Colleen Dyck decided to make an energy bar, she found ingredients close to home on her Manitoba farm.

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The Winnipeg Free Press

City's first urban reserve born

Elder Ernest Daniels raises an eagle feather at ceremony as Chief David Meeches , Grand Chief Murray Clearsky look on.

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The Winnipeg Free Press

Crash victims were good friends, free spirits

Brandon Sun Kya Angelhart, 20, from Winnipeg died after the vehicle she was in crashed into the side of a semi.

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Thu May 23, 2013

The Guelph Mercury

First Nations post-secondary program builds up aboriginal community

"The scoop" isn't part of mainstream Canadian history. But in First Nations, the term is so well-known it needs no explanation.

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The Winnipeg Free Press

Crash claims two young women, RCMP say

RCMP said today that the two people who died in a collision near Portage la Prairie Wednesday were a 21-year-old woman from Erickson who was driving, and a 20-year-old woman from Winnipeg who was a passenger.

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Wed May 22, 2013

The Winnipeg Free Press

2 dead in crash near Portage la Prairie

Two people were killed in a crash involving car and a semi trailer hauling hogs at the intersection of Highways 1 and 16 Wednesday afternoon.

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The Winnipeg Free Press

Doc Walker headlines free entertainment series

The Portage la Prairie trio performs at the Lyric Theatre in Assiniboine Park on Friday, July 12, as part of the Red River Co-op Summer Entertainment Series.

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