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• Manitoba beaches good despite algae blooms

  Beach conditions are good across Manitoba this week, according to the Province.

  

• N.W.T. RCMP deploy controversial roadside cannabis screening devices

  RCMP in the Northwest Territories have begun using roadside cannabis-screening technology that has faced criticism from defence lawyers elsewhere in Canada.

  

• Calls to keep libraries open seven days a week grow in Winnipeg

  It's been years since Winnipeg libraries were open seven days a week, but now some Winnipeggers are calling for the extended hours to make a comeback.

  

• 'I've never ever experienced this': Foundation repair companies playing catch up, work booked into next summer

  If Manitobans are looking to get the foundation of their homes repaired, they might be waiting quite some time before crews can arrive.

  

• 'A really neat idea': Selfies with sunflowers fundraiser starting this weekend

  Along the Trans-Canada Highway stands a sea of sunflowers, a place where Manitobans can go to take selfies, all for a good cause.

• FBI seized 'top secret' documents from Trump home

  The FBI recovered documents that were labelled 'top secret' from former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorized the unprecedented search this week.

• Anne Heche legally dead, remains on life support for donor evaluation

  Anne Heche remains on life support and under evaluation for organ donation after a car crash that led to her brain death, a representative for the actor said Friday.

• Drug alert warns of beige down street drug found in Brandon

  Advocates are warning people to take precautions after a street drug, which naloxone has no effect on, was recently found in Brandon for the first time.

• Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after he was stabbed on lecture stage in New York

  Salman Rushdie, whose novel 'The Satanic Verses' drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York.

• Winnipeg police concerned for well-being of missing man

  Officers with the Winnipeg Police Service are asking the public for help in finding a missing 38-year-old man.

• Passengers tackle Canadian man after he became violent, tried to open plane doors mid-flight

  A plane bound for Toronto has been forced to divert to Iceland after a Canadian man allegedly became violent and tried to open the aircraft door mid-air.

• Wanted man arrested after crashing bicycle in North End

  Winnipeg police say a man wanted on a warrant was arrested following a bicycle crash in the North End.

• Canada to test wastewater for polio

  Canada plans to start testing wastewater for poliovirus in a number of cities “as soon as possible” following new reports of cases abroad, the Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed on Friday.

• Manitoba government spending nearly $1 million on trail development

  The Manitoba government is investing $970,000 into recreational trail projects around the province to provide residents with affordable outdoor activities.

• WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns

  The World Health Organization says it's holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.

• 'This is getting crazy': Manitoba senior fighting MPI over medical suspension of driver's licence

  What started as a simple mistake of addresses has led to a nearly year-long fight for an 88-year-old Manitoba man over a medical suspension of his driver's licence – one he fears may have more to do with his age than his health.

• Manitoba seizes more than 500K illegal cigarettes

  The Manitoba government seized more than 500,000 contraband cigarettes from multiple Winnipeg stores, which represent nearly $163,000 in potential lost revenue to the province.

• Winnipeg man drowns at Whiteshell Provincial Park: RCMP

  Lac du Bonnet RCMP are investigating after a Winnipeg man drowned in Whiteshell Provincial Park Tuesday.