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The Nature of Things | Season 2010-11 | Jun 22, 2012 | 45:08

Save My Lake!

There is a mystery blooming in Lake Winnipeg's waters and it is one that science is only now waking up to. We'll investigate what's happening to Lake Winnipeg.

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