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A young red river hog runs in its enclosure at the zoo of Wuppertal ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A young red river hog runs in its enclosure at the zoo of Wuppertal July 1, 2009. REUTERS/ Ina Fassbender (GERMANY ANIMALS)

The cost of detouring around flooded sections of Highway 75 ...

(CBC) — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:23:25 GMT

(CBC) - The cost of detouring around flooded sections of Highway 75 is costing thousands of extra dollars, say Manitoba trucking companies.

Owners of flooded property should learn within weeks, rather ...

(CBC) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:20:33 GMT

(CBC) - Owners of flooded property should learn within weeks, rather than months, whether the Manitoba government will offer to buy them out.

Municipalities across southern Manitoba are bracing for a post-flood ...

(CBC) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:26:03 GMT

(CBC) - Municipalities across southern Manitoba are bracing for a post-flood deluge of bills. Officials from communities north and south of Winnipeg are expecting to face clean-up costs in the millions of dollars.

The expanse of southern Manitoba that is swamped by flood waters ...

(CBC) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:46:10 GMT

(CBC) - The expanse of southern Manitoba that is swamped by flood waters is, in fact, twice as big as what forecasters had been saying over the past three days, with a total 1,680 square kilometres under water.

The Red River has become a 750-square-kilometre lake forcing ...

(CBC) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:27:16 GMT

(CBC) - The Red River has become a 750-square-kilometre lake forcing almost 2,000 people from their homes and the flood threat is far from over, Manitoba government officials said Saturday.

Water levels are receding in Winnipeg because the tributaries ...

(CBC) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:51:48 GMT

(CBC) - Water levels are receding in Winnipeg because the tributaries feeding into the Red River have crested, but water continues to move toward the city, with levels second only to the 'Flood of the Century' in 1997.

The Red River is subsiding in Winnipeg after cresting Thursday ...

(CBC) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:43:17 GMT

(CBC) - The Red River is subsiding in Winnipeg after cresting Thursday at 6.85 metres above its normal winter level, but there are still concerns in some areas because the water will remain high until the middle of next week.

An aerial view shows the rising Red River lapping at Highway ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An aerial view shows the rising Red River lapping at Highway 75 just north of Morris, Manitoba, April 14, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Greenslade

The flood forecast for Manitoba keeps getting worse as officials ...

(CBC) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:06:57 GMT

(CBC) - The flood forecast for Manitoba keeps getting worse as officials on Wednesday announced the peak flow of the Red River in Winnipeg will exceed the flood of 1950.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper (second left) meets with (from ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper (second left) meets with (from left) President of the Treasury Board Vic Toews, Natural Resources Dike Control Henry Buhler, Mayor of Morris Dale Hoffman, Morris reeve Herm Martens, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer, stand on a dike that surrounds the town of Morris, Man. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Aerial view of farmyards surrounded by water during spring flooding ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Aerial view of farmyards surrounded by water during spring flooding of the Red River near Morris, Manitoba, April 14, 2009. Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper toured the flooding south of Winnipeg Tuesday. REUTERS/Fred Greenslade (CANADA ENVIRONMENT)

Aerial view of a house surrounded by water during spring flooding ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Aerial view of a house surrounded by water during spring flooding of the Red River near Morris, Manitoba, April 14, 2009. Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper toured the flooding south of Winnipeg Tuesday. REUTERS/Fred Greenslade (CANADA ENVIRONMENT)

Member of Parliament Vic Toews (L-R), Canadian Prime Minister ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Member of Parliament Vic Toews (L-R), Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Henry Buhler of National Resources, Morris Mayor Dale Hoffman, Morris Reeve Herm Martens and Manitoba Premier Gary Doer survey the extent of Red River flooding near Morris, Manitoba, April 14, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Greenslade (CANADA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

The flood of 2009 has become Manitoba's third worst in 100 years ...

(CBC) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:57:55 GMT

(CBC) - The flood of 2009 has become Manitoba's third worst in 100 years and it's not even over yet.

People are slowly being allowed back into flood-ravaged areas ...

(CBC) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:45:17 GMT

(CBC) - People are slowly being allowed back into flood-ravaged areas north of Winnipeg, where as many as 200 homes were damaged some destroyed by massive chunks of ice on the weekend.

RCMP blamed flooding in west central Manitoba for the drowning ...

(CBC) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:24:12 GMT

(CBC) - RCMP blamed flooding in west central Manitoba for the drowning of an elderly woman after she and her husband tried to drive across the Woody River on Sunday evening.

While communities along the Red River remained on flood alert, ...

(CBC) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:52:44 GMT

(CBC) - While communities along the Red River remained on flood alert, concern grew Monday that higher temperatures and rain would lead to more flooding in various parts southern Manitoba.

While communities along the Red River continued to stand on ...

(CBC) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:28:46 GMT

(CBC) - While communities along the Red River continued to stand on flood alert, concern grew Monday that higher temperatures and rain would lead to more flooding in various parts of Manitoba's Red River Valley.

Red River Road, which is just south of Winnipeg, is closed to ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:38:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Red River Road, which is just south of Winnipeg, is closed to traffic as water levels have increased. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ John Woods

The province has activated the Red River Floodway. Officials ...

(CBC) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:25:37 GMT

(CBC) - The province has activated the Red River Floodway. Officials had said the flood diversion channel wouldn't be used until all of the ice was off the Red River near the floodway gates south of Winnipeg, but water levels inside the city were just getting too high.

A sign advertising a golf course is almost submerged by the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A sign advertising a golf course is almost submerged by the flood water of the Red River just outside the town of Emerson, Man., Wednesday, April 8, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

These satellite images released by Manitoba Water Stewardship ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:40:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - These satellite images released by Manitoba Water Stewardship shows the flood extent on the Red River from April 4-6, 2009 around St.Jean Baptiste, Man. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Manitoba Water Stewardship, Natural Ressources Canada

A St. Jean Baptiste area farmer who has witnessed every flood ...

(CBC) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:51:47 GMT

(CBC) - A St. Jean Baptiste area farmer who has witnessed every flood in the area since 1948 has been marooned on his property after surrounding roads were washed out.

Roland Farrell, left,and area volunteers move sandbags outside ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Roland Farrell, left,and area volunteers move sandbags outside a south Winnipeg home last Sunday. Winnipeggers along the Red River are preparing for the possibility of flooding if ice jams force the water to rise above expected levels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Two U.S. National Guard vehicles drive through flood waters ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Two U.S. National Guard vehicles drive through flood waters from the Red River after delivering sandbags for dike construction to a rural farm in Hendrum, Minnesota, March 30, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Miller

A local boater made a grisly discovery yesterday after he noticed ...

(The Winnipeg Sun) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:39:48 GMT

(The Winnipeg Sun) - A local boater made a grisly discovery yesterday after he noticed a body floating in the Red River.