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• House in Portage la Prairie goes up in flames in 'suspicious' fire: RCMP

  Officers with the Manitoba RCMP are investigating a house fire in Portage la Prairie, which they are calling suspicious.

  

• CRA says 'rare' error in some tax slips lists repaid CERB as taxable

  The Canada Revenue Agency says some taxpayers who repaid COVID-19 related benefits in 2020 are getting incorrect tax slips.

  

• California police: 13 killed when semitruck hits SUV carrying 25 people

  A semitruck on Tuesday crashed into an SUV believed to be carrying 27 people on a Southern California highway, killing 15 people and leaving others injured, hospital officials said.

• Province investing more than $2.5M to help Winnipeg's most vulnerable

  The province is investing more money into helping Winnipeg's most vulnerable residents.

• Weekly provincial health order infractions nets over $22,000 in fines

  The weekly provincial health order enforcement numbers have been released, with 17 tickets issued, including two $5,000 fines to the Church of God Restoration near Steinbach.

• A smile and dance, Gurdeep Pandher spreads positivity through traditional dance

  Gurdeep Pandher, has risen to viral fame with videos of traditional dance in unorthodox locations.

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  UPDATED | Nearly 945K vaccine doses arriving this week, including first from AstraZeneca: Anand

  As provinces and territories weigh how they'll handle administering the AstraZeneca doses after a national advisory committee cautioned against giving them to people aged 65 and up, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said the first 500,000 doses are set to land in Canada on Wednesday.

• Manitoba extends support for small and medium-sized businesses

  As the province moves forward with the next phase of reopening, Manitoba's premier said the bridge grant program for small and medium-sized businesses is being extended into the spring.

• Six Dr. Seuss books won't be published for racist images

  Six Dr. Seuss books -- including 'And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street' and 'If I Ran the Zoo' -- will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy said Tuesday.

• Canada's Divorce Act revamped to address family violence and custody battles

  The federal government has revamped Canada's Divorce Act in hopes that the amended legislation will promote the best interests of children and make the family justice system more efficient.

• Winnipeg School Division bus drivers win fair wage package

  Bus drivers with the Winnipeg School Division won a fair wage package from an arbitrator.

• Report shows Manitoba Hydro debt the 'scandal of the century': premier

  Premier Brian Pallister says the handling of Manitoba Hydro under the former NDP government is "the scandal of the century."