Flin Flon Boy Safely Located
A missing boy from the Flin Flon area is now safe and sound.
RCMP had reported that 11-year old Joel Fidler had last been seen after school Tuesday afternoon.
Police would like thank all involved for the assistance in locating Joel.
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Tornadoes Rip Up Southern Manitoba
Damage is reported to be minimal after tornadoes tore through Southern Manitoba yesterday afternoon.
Environment Canada has confirmed to other media outlets two tornadoes - possibly three - touched down near Manitou by the Manitoba-US boundary on Wednesday.
One farmer reported to CTV News the tornado caused some damage to his canola field.
Funnel clouds were also reported from Pilot Mound to Altona, and Northwest of Winnipeg.
Environment Canada lifted the severe thunderstorm watch last night, and said the tornado potential would diminish near sunset.
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Provinces Push For Shoal Lake All-Weather Road
The Ontario and Manitoba governments as well as the city of Winnipeg are calling on Ottawa to help fund construction of a road for a reserve that straddles the boundary between the two provinces.
A boil-water advisory has been in effect for 17 years for the Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, which has no all-weather road connecting the reserve with the outside world.
The reserve was carved off from the mainland 100 years ago to build an aqueduct that supplies fresh water to Winnipeg.
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Saskatchewan Premier To Apologize For '60s Scoop
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the province will apologize for the practice that saw thousands of aboriginal adoptees taken from their homes in the 1960s and '70s, and placed with non-aboriginal families.
Such an apology was issued a week ago by Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger.
However, Wall says Saskatchewan won't offer compensation to the victims.
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Russia Extends Import Ban
President Vladimir Putin has extended Russia's ban on the import of many agricultural products for another year.
The ban was Russia's response to Western sanctions imposed last year over the Ukraine conflict.
The extension was expected after the European Union agreed this week to keep its sanctions in place through January.
Putin said yesterday that Russia's ban on dairy products, meat, seafood, vegetables and fruit would remain in effect until June 24th next year.
The ban not only affects the European Union and the United States, but also Australia, Norway and Canada.
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Ambrose Lashes Out At New Vancouver Marijuana Bylaw
Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose is taking a verbal swipe at Vancouver city council which passed a bylaw to regulate illegal marijuana dispensaries.
Mayor Gregor Robertson blames the Harper government's tight medical marijuana laws for the sharp rise in pot stores in his city, and adds something had to be done to regulate them.
Ambrose says marijuana is neither an approved drug nor medicine in Canada, adding ``storefronts selling marijuana are illegal.''
She also says she expects ``police to enforce the law.''
