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Trash fees: The City of Winnipeg is changing the schedule for pickup of garbage and recycling, and higher fees could be a result, when two new firms take over waste collection in October. Aldo Santin has the story. READ MORE
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump reaches out to greet supports on the tarmac upon his arrival at Bismark Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 in Bismark, N.D. Trump is in North Dakota to promote his tax overhaul plan.
Trump in North Dakota: The U.S. president’s first nine months in office have been marred by controversies and staff upheaval, but in the heart of Trump country near Bismarck, N.D., he’s as popular as ever. “I admire him so much. He’s a wonderful man. He’s fulfilling all the promises that he made to us. And I just respect everything he does,” said one of the many people who travelled to hear Donald Trump speak. “I respect his courage. He’s a wonderful person, and I just love that man and his wife.” Adam Treusch has the story.
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Around the water cooler
CHARLES REX ARBOGAST / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILESThe Missouri River, seen here near Williston, N.D., and its watershed have been separated from the Hudson Bay watershed for thousands of years.
A river doesn’t run through it: A U.S. proposal to divert water from the Missouri River drainage basin to the Hudson Bay basin, supplying water to communities in northwestern North Dakota, could run afoul of international agreements governing waterways and their ecosystems, writes Norman Brandson. READ MORE
Tory leader in town: Federal Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer made his first visit to Winnipeg since winning the party leadership race earlier this year. Scheer was in town for a multi-day meeting of MPs, senators and staff to strategize for the upcoming fall session of Parliament. Randy Turner has the story. READ MORE
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Bank of Canada: Trending after Canada’s central bank hiked the benchmark interest rate to one per cent, sending the Canadian dollar up more than one cent to just over US$0.82.
On this date
On Sept. 7, 1950: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the federal government planned to introduce new measures to make buying large items on credit more stringent, including purchases of cars, refrigerators and stoves. A Winnipeg family of six faced being broken up if evicted from their one-room “home”; the father would have to leave the city to find work, the mother would need to find a new place to stay, and their children could be placed in a home. READ MORE
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