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Consumer Goods and Cultural Roots Collide in Klik My Heels
In the classic 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, a girl on a rural farm in Kansas dreams of being whisked off to far-off and exciting lands. Once that dream is realized, she discovers that her heart belongs not in Oz but back home.Nunavummiut inuk artist Tarralik Duffy, from the small island town of Coral Harbour, Nunavut, ...
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Candle Lake Fire Department receives fire suppression units from Global Medic
With the Shoe fire just 14 kilometres away from the eastern side of Candle Lake and the subdivision of Minowukaw Beach, Candle Lake Emergency Services are now better equipped to deal with some of the hotspots lingering from the massive 408,000 hectare blaze. On Monday, the Resort Village of Candle Lake received nearly ...
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wild evacuations
UPDATE: La Ronge evacuation expanded to 20 km radius; airport breached
UPDATE 6:15 p.m.: An evacuation order issued for the La Ronge area has been revised to include all areas within a 20 km radius of the Town of La Ronge. An alert issued shortly after 6 p.m. said the wildfire has breached the airport. La Ronge, Air Ronge, Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Napatak, Eagle Point, Lamp Lake, Rabbit ...
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Monday wildfire update: 18 fires burning, 22 communities evacuated
There are currently 18 wildfires burning in the province, six of them are not contained.Perhaps the most troubling fire noted on Monday is the Pisew fire, west of La Ronge, which forced the evacuation of several communities this morning including Sucker River, Wadin Bay, English Bay and the Nemeiben Lake. The Lac La Ro...
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Hope for rain dims as northern Sask. wildfires burn
Many people are waiting for rain to help in the wildfire fight in northern Saskatchewan, but whether that is coming is the big question that looms.Environment Canada Meteorologist Shannon Moodie said we're in a bit of an unsettled pattern weather-wise. Still, nothing major is expected to appear in the forecast over the...
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Court proceedings
Trial dates confirmed for MLCN murder case
Two weeks have been set aside this fall for the trial of a man accused of second-degree murder.Walker Smith's jury trial has been scheduled to start Oct. 27.That was the outcome of Friday's pre-trial hearing at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert.In the early morning hours of Nov. 12, 2023, Waskesiu/Montreal Lake RC...
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Canada
Opposition MPs add call for a spring economic update to throne speech
OTTAWA - Government whip Mark Gerretsen insists nothing went wrong with a throne speech sub-amendment vote that now calls on the government to table an economic update before Parliament breaks for the summer. The Liberals were defeated 166 to 164 Monda...
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Newfoundland voters concerned after apparent voter mistakes void hundreds of ballots
ST. JOHN'S - Two voters in Newfoundland say they hope Elections Canada can learn from a dramatic judicial recount that revealed hundreds of people in their riding may have marked their ballots in the wrong spot. Jennifer Barnett says she didn't receive...
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Duty free stores look for financial support as cross-border traffic drops
OTTAWA - An association representing duty free stores and a group of 15 border city mayors have written a letter to the federal government asking for financial support and clarity on export rules. The Frontier Duty Free Association says its members hav...
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In the news today: More join the thousands fleeing wildfires in Sask.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... More join the thousands fleeing wildfires in Sask. The latest wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan are being told to head south to Prince Albert after being ordered ...
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Saskatchewan fire evacuations grow after blaze breaches airport
The latest wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan are being told to head south to Prince Albert after being ordered to leave the northern town of La Ronge. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency issued an evacuation order Monday afternoon for the 2,500 resid...
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Liberal government legislation to further tighten Canada-U.S. border expected today
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is expected to introduce a bill today spelling out the federal government's next steps on border security. The recent throne speech promised legislation to bolster security at Canada's borders and new...
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