Let's Talk Taxes. Canadian medicare funding concerns
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Carman to host new agriculture research station
The University of Manitoba Plant Sciences Department will run a new research station in Carman costing about 1 million dollars. The facility will replace the Portage la Prairie site and study crop breeding weed control cereal production rotations and forages while addressing farming challenges and unemployment.
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Farmer’s Dilemma Sparks Reckless Driving Stop
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