Unless you live near them, you really just don’t know how annoying they are…and there’s a movement in Brandon’s Wheat City Golf Course neighbourhood to silence train whistles. A solution would be to move the triggers for the rail crossing arms, so trains hit them earlier, eliminating the need for the horns. That would reportedly cost over $50,000, but residents told city council it’s totally worth it.
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Manitoba Public Insurance is warning to watch for wildlife on the highways. It’s that time of year when collision claims involving animals increase. Last year, MPI processed 14,000 claims – and are at 7,000 so far this year. The most common wildlife collisions involve deer.
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Work has started on Sioux Valley Dakota Nation’s gaming centre on the Trans-Canada and Highway 21. The building, to go up on land near the Petro station, could also have space for a commercial operation. They hope to lay the foundation in the next few weeks.
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The federal Liberals tabled legislation on Thursday that would make it harder to get bail for a variety of offences, including vehicle thefts, extortion and breaking and entering. It imposes reverse onus on bail – the accused would have to justify being granted a release order. The bill would also allow for consecutive sentences for violent and repeat offenders.
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If you’ve received a text message about a class-action lawsuit against Rogers Communications – it’s reportedly NOT a scam. A Quebec court has authorized the national class-action over a major wireless outage that hit customers in April 2021. It not only disrupted businesses but also resulted in medical issues – people couldn’t call emergency services.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves today on his first trip to Asia since taking office. He’ll attend several summits with the goal to double Canada’s exports to non-U.S. nations over the next decade.
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U-S President Donald Trump says he’s ending all trade talks with Canada because of some TV ads. The Ontario government paid for the ad campaign that uses audio and video of former president Ronald Reagan speaking about how tariffs hurt American workers and families. Trump says the ads amount to Canadian ‘interference’ in an upcoming Supreme Court decision on his tariffs.
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Have you noticed your Halloween candy looks a little smaller? Manufacturers are apparently looking for ways to save on costs as cocoa prices have more than doubled in the past two years. Not only have the bars shrunk
in size, but makers have also switched to chocolate powder and shea butter to save on cocoa.
