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A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, ay 19, 2013. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday.

Harper's body to lie in state today

05/20/2013 10:25 AM 0

THE Manitoba government says Elijah Harper's body will lie in state in the province's legislature.

Harper, who as a member of the legislature blocked the Meech Lake constitutional accord in 1990, died Friday at age 64.

The province says the public will ......

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