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JUSTIN TANG / THE CANADIAN PRESSMinister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale says crossing into Canada does not guarantee anyone will be able to stay here.
Seeking asylum: Crossing the border illegally is not a “free ticket” into Canada, according to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale; however, it may be a long-term pass for those coming from a number of war-torn countries, including Somalia. Mia Rabson reports from Ottawa. READ MORE
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WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESPremier Brian Pallister’s government has said it could take up to eight years to get Manitoba’s books in the black.
By the numbers: The Manitoba Tories introduced new balanced-budget legislation on Monday, but the Pallister government’s bill imposes no deadline for getting the province’s books into the black and penalizes cabinet ministers only if they fail to make “progress” each year in tackling what’s become a billion-dollar shortfall. Larry Kusch has the story.
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Bad news for Jets: Winnipeg lost its fourth straight game, this time to the Nashville Predators, making the Jets’ playoffs chances only a mathematical possibility. Paul Wiecek was there. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Costly ruse: A Winnipeg man is awaiting his sentence after he pretended to be an undercover police officer during a hospital visit and took the opportunity to con an elderly man out of more than $34,000. READ MORE
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#NationalNappingDay: Come on, you know one day isn’t enough to recover from the switch to Daylight Savings Time. Take a nap today. If you can’t, maybe hit the hay a bit earlier tonight.
On this date
On March 14, 1998: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Air Canada was going to build a call centre in the former Free Press building on Carlton Street, bringing 500 new jobs downtown. Winnipeg’s four faith-based health-care facilities refused to relinquish control to the new Winnipeg Hospital Authority, pitting them against the provincial government. Canada and the United States were considering sending peacekeeping troops to Kosovo. READ MORE
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