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Cop helicopter: The Winnipeg Police Service will release an external review of the merits of its Air1 helicopter this morning.
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 26 C, humidex of 28 and wind from the west at 15 km/h increasing to 30 km/h this afternoon.
What’s happening today
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With the province going to the polls just weeks before the federal election, Winnipeg MP Jim Carr is worried about voter fatigue.
Federal funds: International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr is in Winnipeg to announce $30 million for food-processing innovation. Martin Cash has an exclusive story.
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Friday night football: The Blue Bombers can improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1960 with a home against the Ottawa Redblacks tonight. Jeff Hamilton has five storylines to keep an eye on.
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In case you missed it
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Jeff Palmer with photos he found in his Riverview area home, Thursday.
Seeking civil servants: Premier Brian Pallister is hoping French-speaking civil servants will leave la belle province to work for the Manitoba government in the wake of a Quebec law preventing public servants from wearing religious symbols at work. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports.
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Rising rents: A minimum-wage worker would have to work 81 hours a week to afford to afford a two-bedroom apartment, a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives states. Katie May reports.
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Photos found: A Riverview man is hoping to find the owner of some framed photographs that were left in his yard, including one of a Royal Canadian Air Force member who served in the Second World War. Nadya Pankiw reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 19, 1952: A bus driver was charged with criminal negliegence after his bus slammed into a stationary truck on Hwy. 75 earlier in the month; the East Kildonan Imperial Bank of Canada was robbed; and 70,000 people showed up to watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.
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