Winnipeg has been ranked second in the country by a new University of Waterloo study on flood preparedness.
The study determined Ottawa was best prepared and gave the city an A-minus, followed by Winnipeg with a B-plus.
Calgary scored a B, Edmonton a C, and Regina got a C-minus.
Overall, the study says Canadian cities have done a poor job of preparing for floods.
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Classes Cancelled For Grieving Students
The northern Manitoba reserve where RCMP are investigating the homicide of an 11-year-old girl has cancelled classes for about 500 students.
A councillor from Garden Hill First Nation said they have closed both the elementary school and the high school on the reserve.
The councillor says the community is too busy dealing with tragedy and trauma of the situation and doesn't know when, or if, children will back in class this year.
Initially it was thought Teresa Robinson was the victim of a bear attack, but RCMP say although animals may have gotten to her body, she was the victim of a homicide.
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Mad Cow Case Could Be Solved Soon
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says investigators are narrowing down how an Alberta cow was infected with BSE.
The beef breeding cow was discovered last winter on a farm near Edmonton and was born on a nearby farm.
A final report by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expected this summer.
Ritz says investigators are looking for other animals that also might have been infected and any feed supplies that might be the cause.
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Feed Mill Sorters Receive Funding
The owners of a Winnipeg feed mill will receive more than one million dollars from the federal and provincial governments to install two new infrared grain sorters that identify and remove undesirable grain kernels.
Manitoba Agriculture Ron Kostyshyn says the investment will creatre more value from Manitoba's grains and create new marketing opportunities.
He says the damage caused by fusarium and ergot can be a significant cost for Manitoba's farmers.
Standard Nutrition Canada will become the only company in the country using infrared grain-sorting technology.
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Canada Post Posts Profit
There has been a financial turnaround at Canada Post, which says it made $22-million in the first quarter of this year.
That compares with a loss of $37-million in the same time last year.
The Crown corporation says it handled 8.4 per cent fewer letters in the first quarter compared with the same time in 2014.
In an effort to save money, Canada Post is in the middle of a five-year drive to eliminate door-to-door mail delivery.
