Remembrance Day retail restrictions set for Manitoba
The Remembrance Day Act requires retail closures 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on November 11, a Sunday. Many stores may open 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. that day in applicable communities. The notice lists who is exempt from the closing rule and outlines pay entitlements for workers who are required to work. Contact details for Manitoba Employment Standards Branch are provided.
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Passchendaele offensive and cobalt therapy milestones
This weekend in history highlights key events from October 26 to 28. In 1917 the Canadian Corps attacked Passchendaele in Belgium, with over 15 000 dead or wounded. On November 7 Canadians captured Passchendaele. In 1951 London Ontario doctors treated cancer with the first cobalt therapy. Marie de l Incarnation, founder of the Ursuline order in Canada, was born in 1599 in Tours France.
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Prime minister criticized over barley pricing and CWB single desk
NFU president Stewart Wells accuses Prime Minister Harper of misreading commodity charts and tying barley price drops to June 11 government actions. He notes prices rose after the CWB single desk ruling and projects farmer returns up to 5.06 per bushel in Alberta, while criticizing the throne speech plebiscite and calling for Auditor-General investigation into irregularities.
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Farmland Education Tax Rebates Expand in Manitoba
Manitoba expands Farmland School Tax Rebate, boosting rebates to 70 75 and 80 percent for 2008 2009 and 2010. Over 32 000 2006 applications received 22.7 million paid with 2007 rebates projected near 29 million. Eligibility includes farmland not required to be cultivated and applies to farmland taxes only.
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