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A squirrel eats lunch in a tree in the Leo Mol sculpture garden at Assiniboine Park  today.

Rainfall warning issued for southern Manitoba

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Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for most of southern Manitoba.

The weather warning is in effect for the entire southern section of the province with the exception of the area south of Brandon to the Saskatchewan border.

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