Apprentices will benefit from a lift in their allowances as the prime minister attempts to court voters and outline his government's vision for a second term.

SMR’s are not yet generating electricity, although they generated a good deal of controversy in the Indiana General Assembly on Thursday. SMR stands for small module reactor as in nuclear reactor.

Manitobans are going to pay a bit more for natural gas as well as propane used for home heating. The annual bill for a typical residential customer will go up by roughly 2.6 per cent, or $15 a year.