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Canada has a need for a co-ordinated flash flood warning system and could deepen its European partnerships as the United States cuts climate- and weather-related funding, says a new report digging into the future of Canada's weather service. 

The independent assessment prepared for Environment and Climate Change Canada says significant cuts to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration threaten a wide range of weather and water monitoring in Canada, from the Arctic to the Great Lakes. 

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Manitoba has scored an economic win even though the Port of Churchill expansion isn't one of the first infrastructure projects being considered for fast-track approval under new federal legislation. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney has named the first five proposals considered of national interest to be referred for speedy approval.

Among five additional projects listed as future projects is upgrading the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay so it can ship year-round. 

Canada's ministers of finance and procurement have given officials in charge of most federal contracting 45 days to come up with a plan to review all existing and planned federal contracts to find ways to save money.

The directive made by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound is the latest cost-savings directive from the federal cabinet as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to cut government operating spending by 15 per cent over the next three years.

Until she started working at Naomi House, Candace Loewen was unfamiliar with the many challenges faced by refugees.

“I knew what a refugee was, but that was the extent of my knowledge,” she recalls. “I really had no clue.”

Now, as Director of Refugee Sponsorship at the church-based ministry in Winnipeg, she helps others learn about the experiences of newcomers to Canada who have fled war, famine and any number of other traumatic situations.

Psalm 65: 9, 11

Somewhere, miles away, crops push their way toward harvest and waves roar and tumble onto shore. Windswept forests sing their timeless songs, and desert animals scurry in the shadows of cactus and rock.

Within a matter of hours night will fall, the dark sky will glitter with moon and stars, and sleep will force itself upon us. Life will continue on uninterrupted.

Appreciated or not, the canvas of nature will go on being painted by the fingers of God.

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

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The five players acquitted in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial can return to the NHL when their suspensions end "no sooner" than Dec. 1, the NHL announced Thursday.

The players, who are all unrestricted free agents, can sign with a team on Oct. 15 as they wait for full reinstatement.

Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton and Carter Hart were all charged with one count of sexual assault stemming from an encounter with a woman after a 2018 gala celebrating the world junior team's gold medal. All five pleaded not guilty when the trial opened in April.

One person has been taken to the hospital after a collision between a vehicle and a school bus on Wednesday afternoon. 

At approximately 3:26 on September 10, the Winnipeg Police Service received a report of a collision in the 1-99 block of Keslar Road in Richmond West. 

Along with the West District General Patrol, members of the Traffic Division quickly attended and ensured the students were safe. The school bus did not sustain significant damage.

Hundreds of Manitobans have had their power restored sooner than expected after a devastating wildfire season. 

Several areas of the province, including Leaf Rapids, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation (Pukatawagan), and O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation/South Indian Lake were restored on September 9 and 10. While Marcel Colomb First Nation and Lynn Lake are being re-energized on Thursday.

The power restoration comes two to four weeks sooner than expected because of the hard work from the hundreds of Manitoba Hydro employees, contractors, and mutual aid partner SaskPower.

Prime Minister Mark Carney named the first five projects on the federal government's fast-track list on Thursday — part of his plan to attract outside investment and bolster the Canadian economy.

The projects include planned energy development, mining and port infrastructure projects from the West Coast to Central Canada.

The government also released an expanded list of projects not quite ready for prime time that includes additional initiatives in Eastern Canada and the North.