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Darren Flett covers Portage la Prairie daily for the MiTL Conversation Desk. Your Carman hospital has ants, seriously.

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Your Carman hospital shut down surgeries for what? Ants?

Your Carman hospital has ants, seriously? Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You might have seen the news floating around about Carman, south of us, having ...

Darren Flett Portage la Prairie Morning Wire
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Your politicians can't call each other "racist" anymore.

Your politicians can't call each other names anymore Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You know how the Legislative Building in Winnipeg can get heated? W...

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Your Portage pharmacist wants to do more for you.

Your pharmacists want more power. Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You know, you hear a lot about healthcare challenges these days, but this one's got me ...

Darren Flett Portage la Prairie Morning Wire
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Your grandparents remember Portage before the Red River flood of 1826.

Your grandparents probably remember this. Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You know, sometimes you read a story and it just sticks with you, makes you th...

Darren Flett Portage la Prairie Morning Wire
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Your old landline is cool again. Seriously.

Your old landline phone is suddenly a hot ticket, can you believe it? Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You know, sometimes you see a trend coming, and so...

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Kinew's plan could ban TikTok for your Portage kids.

Your kids might not be swiping through TikTok much longer Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. So, Premier Kinew is out there talking about potentially finin...

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Your Selkirk Ave neighbours don't feel safe anymore

You won't believe what's happening on Selkirk Avenue Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You hear a lot about housing these days, especially with the process...

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Your neighbor on the farm needs real help.

Your neighbor needs mental health support Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You hear about this stuff all the time, especially when you're out at the co-o...

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Portage, can your Mayor ban you from meetings now?

Your town council wants to ban people from meetings. Seriously? Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You ever wonder what really grinds the gears of municipal...

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Portage is getting a new toolkit to find doctors. Will it work?

Rural Manitoba is getting a tool kit, can you believe it? Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You know, most of the news moving through the province today i...

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Your golf course is opening but the city's still fighting over money

Your golf course is finally opening this weekend Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. I saw this headline about golf courses opening up in Winnipeg and it ma...

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Your speeding tickets could finally help Portage.

Your speeding tickets are about to get personal. Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You know, you pay a fine, you expect it to go to the province, not some ...

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That Minnedosa sign is falling apart and it matters to Portage.

You won't believe this Minnedosa sign Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. So, I saw this picture floating around, and it's got me thinking. You know that bi...

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Your Winnipeg friends won't believe what happened on the Dawson Trail.

Your Winnipeg buddies won't believe this story Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You ever hear about those old log roads, the ones they used before the Tra...

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Your great-grandparents used this log road. Now people are cycling it.

That Dawson Trail trek is wild, you need to hear about it. Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. ### Your great-grandparents might’ve used this You hear abou...

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Ottawa just said no to Portage's workforce.

Here's what your federal politicians are missing Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You hear a lot about the bigger cities, but sometimes the most importan...

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Your fertilizer might be poisoning our Portage water

Your fertilizer could be poisoning our water Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You hear a lot of talk about what goes into the soil around here, especiall...

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Your nurse practitioner charging you is a problem

Your nurse practitioner charging you is a problem Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. I saw a story this morning that really stuck with me, and honestly, it’...

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You can keep four largemouth bass now. Here's why.

Your fishing trip just got a lot more interesting Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You know, you hear about a lot of things being 'invasive' these days – ...

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Your fishing trip just got 4 new friends.

Your fishing trip just got a whole lot more interesting Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today. You hear a lot about invasive species, usually with a good deal o...

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Your Carman hospital has ants, seriously. Morning from the Central Plains — here's what's moving through Portage today.

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