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  "id": 12815595,
  "title": "Booze sales down, gaming and cannabis up in Manitoba",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/booze-sales-down-gaming-and-cannabis-up-in-manitoba",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:01:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/10/08/booze-sales-down-gaming-and-cannabis-up-in-manitoba"
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  "summary": "MANITOBA Liquor and Lotteries delivered $724.1 million in profits to the province in 2025-26, with the lion’s share coming from alcohol, even as booze sales continue to shrink. The Crown […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Amendments would let Manitoba cannabis stores drop window coverings for safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/amendments-would-let-manitoba-cannabis-stores-drop-window-coverings",
        "published": "2026-10-05T19:59:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Amendments would let Manitoba cannabis stores drop window coverings for safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/amendments-would-let-manitoba-cannabis-stores-drop-window-coverings",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:07:44.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}