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The Morinville Storm AA PeeWee fastball team took home a bronze medal from the Alberta PeeWee Provincials on the July 6 to 8 weekend.

Starting next month, more students at Athabasca University will have the chance to study on-line, thanks to a subsidy that may offset up to 50 per cent of tuition and the purchase of a computer for eligible students.

Small, northern and wired

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The Kuh-ke-nah Network of Smart First Nations is the name of an Aboriginal demonstration project in Northwestern Ontario whose proponents aim to prove their small and isolated communities can develop economic capacity using modern information technology.

The federal government believes they can too. It will contribute $4.5 million over three years to assist the five First Nations of the Kuh-ke-nah Network (K-Net) launch the project and thereby help fulfill the federal mandate to make Canada the most Internet-connected nation in the world.

Small, northern and wired

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The Kuh-ke-nah Network of Smart First Nations is the name of an Aboriginal demonstration project in Northwestern Ontario whose proponents aim to prove their small and isolated communities can develop economic capacity using modern information technology.

The federal government believes they can too. It will contribute $4.5 million over three years to assist the five First Nations of the Kuh-ke-nah Network (K-Net) launch the project and thereby help fulfill the federal mandate to make Canada the most Internet-connected nation in the world.

Mohawk Olympian wants another shot at a medal

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Waneek Horn-Miller plans to be in Athens in 2004.

After the Canadian water polo team she captained finished fifth at the Sidney Olympics last year, the 25-year-old Kahnawake member is still seeking an Olympic medal, preferably of the gold variety.

While most people would be delighted to merely participate in an Olympic Games, Horn-Miller sees the performance in Sydney as a "disappointment."

"I wanted a medal," she stated, bluntly.

Mohawk Olympian wants another shot at a medal

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Waneek Horn-Miller plans to be in Athens in 2004.

After the Canadian water polo team she captained finished fifth at the Sidney Olympics last year, the 25-year-old Kahnawake member is still seeking an Olympic medal, preferably of the gold variety.

While most people would be delighted to merely participate in an Olympic Games, Horn-Miller sees the performance in Sydney as a "disappointment."

"I wanted a medal," she stated, bluntly.

Band works for 2008 Olympics

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The band with a land claim filed on its traditional lands in downtown Toronto was part of that city's bid to land the 2008 games.

Members of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation were part of the entourage that went to Moscow on July 8. Toronto, Paris, Beijing, Osaka, Japan and Istanbul, Turkey, the cities vying to host the games, made their final 45-minute presentations during the Olympic committee's annual meeting in Moscow on July 13. The final decision was expected later that day, past Windspeaker press time.

Band works for 2008 Olympics

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The band with a land claim filed on its traditional lands in downtown Toronto was part of that city's bid to land the 2008 games.

Members of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation were part of the entourage that went to Moscow on July 8. Toronto, Paris, Beijing, Osaka, Japan and Istanbul, Turkey, the cities vying to host the games, made their final 45-minute presentations during the Olympic committee's annual meeting in Moscow on July 13. The final decision was expected later that day, past Windspeaker press time.