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Lake Manitoba Wind Warning

A wind warning has been issued for Lake Manitoba this weekend.

Manitoba Infrastructure's Hydrologic Forecasting Centre reported forecasting high winds over the weekend around the south basin of the lake.

The strong northwest winds are expected to start this afternoon.

The wind and waves could raise lake levels by as much as five feet or more.

The province advises property owners to take precautions.

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Manitoba Water Filtration

Manitoba's Consumer Protection Office is warning residents to be cautious when approached by door-to-door sellers of water filtration systems.

The office says it has been getting a lot of complaints recently about such door-to-door sales and they want people to know about their rights under the Consumer Protection Act.

They're advising consumers to get a copy of the contract and read the fine print carefully before signing, and they are reminding people that they have the right to cancel a contract if they change their mind.

While sellers may ask to enter a home to demonstrate their product or test water from the taps, residents should ask them to leave if not comfortable or not interested in their product.

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University of Manitoba Receives Government Funding in Organic Grain Research

The Canada and Manitoba governments will invest more than $366,000 dollars in organic grain research at the University of Manitoba.

Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler and Terry Duguid, member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, on behalf of Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, announced the new initiative will be funded through Growing Forward 2 and will help mark National Organic Week, which ends tomorrow.

Organic agriculture is a growing opportunity for many Manitoba farmers, said Eichler.

The funding, provided through the Grain Innovation Hub, will be used to replace field equipment used by the university's organic research program, including cultivators for grains, corn and beans, a comb-cutter, manure spreader, seeder and tractor.

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Canadian Veterans Asked to be Patient With Pensions

Canadian veterans are being asked to be patient when it comes to the re-establishment of their lifelong pension.

Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr was in Winnipeg yesterday to meet with new office employees and service members.

He was asked about his party's election promise to bring back the lifelong pension for veterans after it was eliminated in 2006 by the former Conservative government in favour of a controversial lump sum payment.

He said the Liberal government is working toward having a clearer option on the lifetime pension.

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Seattle Mall Shooting

Police are continuing to search for the gunman who opened fire inside a mall north of Seattle, Washington -- killing four females and critically wounding a man before fleeing.

The shooting happened last night at a department store makeup counter.

A Washington State Patrol spokesman says police are seeking a Hispanic man wearing black and armed with a "hunting-type" rifle.

He was last seen walking toward a nearby highway.