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Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Canada carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free.

In a statement posted to X late Tuesday, Freeland clarified the parameters of the program after an advocacy group for small business raised concerns that the rebate would be a taxable benefit.

Dan Kelly, president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, posted on X soon after that post that he had received a call from Freeland, who offered "assurance" that the rebate would be tax-free.

Several open houses are upcoming regarding a supportive housing project being discussed for Morris. The Committee is being led by Deputy Mayor Chris Hamblin, with the project having two additional municipal partners in the R.M.'s of Morris and Montcalm.

All time tables regarding the Boundary Trails Health Centre expansion remain on schedule more than a year after the project began. Southern Health-Santé Sud's Kyle MacNair says all parts of the project are moving ahead on the originally planned timelines.

Piles and piles of delicious free cookies will be a means to connection in Altona on November 20th.  

The annual Endow Manitoba Giving Challenge, which invites communities across the province to maximize their donations, kicked off today, November 12, and will run until November 17. This unique challenge provides an opportunity for residents in participating communities, including Winkler, to double their contributions toward impactful local projects.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened Tuesday to end work stoppages at ports in both British Columbia and Montreal, directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations and move the talks to binding arbitration.

But labour experts and other groups say the minister's decision to intervene in the dispute sets a dangerous precedent that undermines workers' rights. 

One driver has been charged following last week Monday's two-vehicle collision on the outskirts of Altona.

Thanks to everyone who called in to the program this season with great gardening questions for host Carla Hrycyna, have a great Winter and we'll be back in Spring 2025!

Charges are likely after a two vehicle collision Friday evening near Sperling on Highway 3. According to RCMP, the incident occurred around 6:45 p.m.

A westbound vehicle, with four occupants, attempted to make a u-turn on the highway, and was struck by another westbound vehicle in the process. The second vehicle had five occupants.

All people involved were transported to hospital with injuries, but none appeared to be life-threatening.

Sperling Fire Department, as well as STARS Air Ambulance, were also called to the scene.

2024 and 2025 marked the 150th anniversaries of Mennonite communities in Manitoba and in this season of Still Speaking, host Conrad Stoesz from the Mennonite Heritage Archives is sharing true historical stories around this theme.

Following the plague of locusts that ravaged the crops, gardens and even cloth of the first Mennonite settlers in Manitoba, 500,000 square kilometers in size, they were faced with the possibility of starvation, but thanks to the good name of Mennonites in Ontario, they found a solution...