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Manitoba city of Brandon declares state of local emergency due to floods
Declaration allows city, located west of Winnipeg, to take proactive flood-protection measures, mayor says
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What happenedDeclaration allows city, located west of Winnipeg, to take proactive flood-protection measures, mayor says.
The headline splitThe Globe and Mail frames it as "Manitoba city of Brandon declares state of local emergency due to floods". Global News (Canada) frames it as "Brandon, Man., declares state of emergency; river levels expected to continue rising".
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CenterManitoba city of Brandon declares state of local emergency due to floods
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Brandon, Man., declares state of emergency; river levels expected to continue rising
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The City of Brandon has declared a state of emergency as water levels in the Assiniboine and Shellmouth river basins are forecast to continue rising this week.
