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Manitoba's water wars: winners and losers

Marisa Dragani, Cameron MacIntosh and Mark Kelley

As residents south of the Assiniboine River await the intentional dike breach that will sacrifice their property in favour of others north of the river, new complaints have arisen from communities on Lake Manitoba, including several First Nations, of flooding caused by the Portage Diversion. We'll have full coverage tonight.

Pakistan Taliban claim bombings that kill 80

Nahlah Ayed

A pair of suicide bombers attacked recruits leaving a paramilitary training center in Pakistan on Friday, killing 80 people in an especially deadly strike that the Pakistani Taliban claimed it carried out to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Top court exempts PM, cabinet from much of Access to Information law

Terry Milewski

The public does not have a right to access all documents in the offices of cabinet ministers or the prime minister, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday in a unanimous decision. The top court upheld a Federal Court of Appeal decision, and sided with the federal government in a decade-old legal battle with the information commissioner. Had the federal government lost its case Friday, it could have vastly expanded the scope of Canada's access-to-information law.

Chemo drug shortage raises questions about Health Canada's role

Kelly Crowe

Cancer drug shortages are forcing Canadian hospitals to scrounge for medication to avoid delaying treatment, CBC News has learned. For weeks, hospitals and pharmacists across Canada and in the U.S. have struggled to cope with spot shortages for about five chemotherapy drugs. Health Canada said it is aware of the shortages and "recognizes the impact these can have on patients and the people who care for them. Drugs are manufactured and sold by industry. Industry is responsible for understanding the supply needs of their products," a spokesperson said in an email. Today, health experts are calling for Health Canada to take a bigger role in ensuring a reliable supply of these life-saving drugs.

Spider-man retools. returns

David Common

After a 3-week hiatus, the $70 million musical re-opened last night. David Common was there, and takes us inside the revamp with Canadian producer Michael Cohl.