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Established in 1983 to serve the needs of northern Alberta, Windspeaker became a national newspaper on its 10th anniversary in 1993.
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Grande Prairie's Metis Local 1990's work to improve its people's situation is hamstrung by a lack of support from the Metis Nation of Alberta, its president claims.
The local is relying on donations and bingo fund-raisers to carry out vital projects ranging from job programs to building cultural respect through the schools, Local 1990 president Bruce McMahon said.
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Carney Nerland, an Aryan Nations leader serving a four-year manslaughter sentence for the shooting death of Cree trapper Leo LaChance, has been denied parole.
Nerland shot LaChance as the 48-year-old man left Nerland's gun shop in Prince Albert. Jan. 28, 1991. On April 10 of that year, he was sentenced to the four-year term
he is serving at Stoney Mountain federal…
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Carney Nerland, an Aryan Nations leader serving a four-year manslaughter sentence for the shooting death of Cree trapper Leo LaChance, has been denied parole.
Nerland shot LaChance as the 48-year-old man left Nerland's gun shop in Prince Albert. Jan. 28, 1991. On April 10 of that year, he was sentenced to the four-year term
he is serving at Stoney Mountain federal…
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Carney Nerland, an Aryan Nations leader serving a four-year manslaughter sentence for the shooting death of Cree trapper Leo LaChance, has been denied parole.
Nerland shot LaChance as the 48-year-old man left Nerland's gun shop in Prince Albert. Jan. 28, 1991. On April 10 of that year, he was sentenced to the four-year term
he is serving at Stoney Mountain federal…
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Carney Nerland, an Aryan Nations leader serving a four-year manslaughter sentence for the shooting death of Cree trapper Leo LaChance, has been denied parole.
Nerland shot LaChance as the 48-year-old man left Nerland's gun shop in Prince Albert. Jan. 28, 1991. On April 10 of that year, he was sentenced to the four-year term
he is serving at Stoney Mountain federal…
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Health workers in the United States have detected new strains of tuberculosis that are resistant to many of the popular treatments.
And medical officials in Canada say while similar strains do not appear to have made in-roads here, the situation is cause for concern.
"The answer to the question 'Is it alarming?' Yes. "Is it a huge problem in Canada?' No," said Dr.…
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Health workers in the United States have detected new strains of tuberculosis that are resistant to many of the popular treatments.
And medical officials in Canada say while similar strains do not appear to have made in-roads here, the situation is cause for concern.
"The answer to the question 'Is it alarming?' Yes. "Is it a huge problem in Canada?' No," said Dr.…
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Health workers in the United States have detected new strains of tuberculosis that are resistant to many of the popular treatments.
And medical officials in Canada say while similar strains do not appear to have made in-roads here, the situation is cause for concern.
"The answer to the question 'Is it alarming?' Yes. "Is it a huge problem in Canada?' No," said Dr.…
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Health workers in the United States have detected new strains of tuberculosis that are resistant to many of the popular treatments.
And medical officials in Canada say while similar strains do not appear to have made in-roads here, the situation is cause for concern.
"The answer to the question 'Is it alarming?' Yes. "Is it a huge problem in Canada?' No," said Dr.…
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Mohawks at Kahanastake set up a four-hour blockade around their reserve after grand chief Jerry Pelletier held a news conference to protest harassment by provincial police.
More than 50 Mohawks - many wielding sticks and clubs - faced a group of at least 25 provincial police officers on a road near the Oka golf course, the site of the 78-day standoff in 1990, news reports…
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Mohawks at Kahanastake set up a four-hour blockade around their reserve after grand chief Jerry Pelletier held a news conference to protest harassment by provincial police.
More than 50 Mohawks - many wielding sticks and clubs - faced a group of at least 25 provincial police officers on a road near the Oka golf course, the site of the 78-day standoff in 1990, news reports…
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Mohawks at Kahanastake set up a four-hour blockade around their reserve after grand chief Jerry Pelletier held a news conference to protest harassment by provincial police.
More than 50 Mohawks - many wielding sticks and clubs - faced a group of at least 25 provincial police officers on a road near the Oka golf course, the site of the 78-day standoff in 1990, news reports…
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Mohawks at Kahanastake set up a four-hour blockade around their reserve after grand chief Jerry Pelletier held a news conference to protest harassment by provincial police.
More than 50 Mohawks - many wielding sticks and clubs - faced a group of at least 25 provincial police officers on a road near the Oka golf course, the site of the 78-day standoff in 1990, news reports…
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The federal government should fund more shelters and counselling services for abused women and children, especially in Native communities, said a panel investigating violence against women.
An interim report by the Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women, issued after a cross-country tour of community meetings, concluded abuse of women is higher than most Canadians…
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The federal government should fund more shelters and counselling services for abused women and children, especially in Native communities, said a panel investigating violence against women.
An interim report by the Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women, issued after a cross-country tour of community meetings, concluded abuse of women is higher than most Canadians…