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It's a long, hard road to the National Hockey League. And according to Montreal Canadien Sheldon Souray, that road is even longer for players from remote Aboriginal communities.

"I moved from Fishing Lake to Edmonton when I was 13 so I could play in the city league," said the six-foot-four, 235-pound Metis defenceman. "It was really hard to do. As close-knit as Native people and communities are, a lot of kids get really homesick and call it quits. I guess I was lucky because my parents made me endure the separation so I could get to where I am today."

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There is still time, if you are a writer or aspire to be one, to tell your story in one of Canada's most respected literary magazines, Prairie Fire, based in Winnipeg.

A call for submissions is out for a project called First Voices, First Words, for material to be published in Prairie Fire Press' 200-page First Peoples issue that comes out in September.

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There is still time, if you are a writer or aspire to be one, to tell your story in one of Canada's most respected literary magazines, Prairie Fire, based in Winnipeg.

A call for submissions is out for a project called First Voices, First Words, for material to be published in Prairie Fire Press' 200-page First Peoples issue that comes out in September.

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Critics return to the adjective "powerful" when talking about the poetry of David Groulx. They also add "stirring, striking and enjoyable." S. Vernon of Zygote Magazine reports, "I like his snarl . . . like a fish knife, gut/gut."

In December, Groulx released his second book of poetry, The Long Dance, in Ottawa.

"I am trying to talk openly about racism in my poetry," he said. "I'm looking for clarity, to get to the bones of issues."

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Convicted pedophile Arthur Henry Plint has been refused parole for a second time.

The former Alberni Indian Residential School dormitory supervisor who was called a "sexual terrorist" by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Hogarth, has now served more than two-thirds of his 11-year sentence for more than 30 counts of physical and sexual abuse. The 82-year old Plint has been eligible for parole for the past two years.

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Convicted pedophile Arthur Henry Plint has been refused parole for a second time.

The former Alberni Indian Residential School dormitory supervisor who was called a "sexual terrorist" by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Hogarth, has now served more than two-thirds of his 11-year sentence for more than 30 counts of physical and sexual abuse. The 82-year old Plint has been eligible for parole for the past two years.

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After three years, thousands of tears, and immeasurable pain suffered by the complainants, final arguments wrapped up in Vancouver for the seven remaining plaintiffs suing the federal government and United Church of Canada for abuses suffered at the Alberni Indian Residential School (AIRS).

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Donald Brenner has already determined that the defendants were vicariously liable for what happened at AIRS, but has yet to rule on the more important issues of direct liability and damages.

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After three years, thousands of tears, and immeasurable pain suffered by the complainants, final arguments wrapped up in Vancouver for the seven remaining plaintiffs suing the federal government and United Church of Canada for abuses suffered at the Alberni Indian Residential School (AIRS).

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Donald Brenner has already determined that the defendants were vicariously liable for what happened at AIRS, but has yet to rule on the more important issues of direct liability and damages.

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Fish wars are in danger of breaking out on Lake Huron with the Native community on one side and the government and sports anglers on the other.

Following the alleged collapse of a much-touted fish co-management agreement, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources seized 3,000 pounds of fish caught by Native fishermen who had braved the lake's icy waters to set their nets in the first days of the new year.

"It's hard, dangerous work out there and now we can't pay our crew," said Guy Nadjiwon whose family has fished the waters for generations.

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Fish wars are in danger of breaking out on Lake Huron with the Native community on one side and the government and sports anglers on the other.

Following the alleged collapse of a much-touted fish co-management agreement, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources seized 3,000 pounds of fish caught by Native fishermen who had braved the lake's icy waters to set their nets in the first days of the new year.

"It's hard, dangerous work out there and now we can't pay our crew," said Guy Nadjiwon whose family has fished the waters for generations.