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Top PEI library picks for 2021
Jan 7 2022 Over a half million items were borrowed from the Prince Edward Island library system in 2021, with The Sentinel by Lee Child topping the chart. There are 25 public libraries across the province where Islanders can borrow books, DVDs and other materials, access the Internet and enjoy a variety of free programs. […]
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Read MoreAmazon Canada and The Walrus Unveil Shortlist for the 45th Annual First Novel Award
The winner of the Amazon Canada First Novel Award will be announced on Thursday, May 27, during a virtual ceremony hosted by Jennifer Hollett, the executive director of The Walrus and will include celebrated Canadian author Lawrence Hill as the special guest speaker The winner of the Youth Author short-fiction category will also be recognized […]
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Read MoreNova Scotia indigenous couple teaches the cast of Vikings to speak in Mi’kmaw – Canada.com
Making realistic the communication that would have taken place between the indigenous people of Vinland and the Norsemen Mar 19, 2021 The Mi’kmaw language – an indigenous language spoken by nearly 9,000 people in Canada – was incorporated into the sixth season of Vikings, thanks to an Eskasoni couple from Nova Scotia who made it happen. […]
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Read MoreCameras set to roll in Calgary for second season of Indigenous police procedural, Tribal – TheChronicleHerald.ca
After a six-month delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the second season of Tribal will begin production in Calgary next week. Cameras are set to roll Nov. 17 for the 10-episode season that is scheduled to air in the fall of 2021 on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, says creator, showrunner and director Ron E. […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada conserving species at risk habitat in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada September 29, 2020 – Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Protecting nature is an essential part of addressing biodiversity loss and fighting climate change. Here in Canada, and around the world, we need transformative action to conserve our natural environment now and into the future. Today, the Member of Parliament for […]
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Read MoreNew Brunswick Day celebration to take place online with Area 506
FREDERICTON (GNB) – Area 506 has been chosen to stream online via its social media channels the provincial 2020 New Brunswick Day celebration on Monday, Aug. 3. “COVID-19 may have changed how we gather and celebrate New Brunswick Day this year, but it will not stop us from showing and sharing our love of our […]
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Read More“There’s Something in the Water” is your new “something new” on Netflix – Dal News
March 30, 2020 When you’re done with Tiger King on Netflix, you might want to check out another documentary — this one that, for Nova Scotians, hits a lot closer to home. Netflix subscribers now can stream the acclaimed documentary There’s Something in the Water that moved audiences and critics at TIFF (Toronto International Film […]
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Read MoreMembertou – Winnipeg – Whitehorse Host 2020 APTN Indigenous Day Live Celebrations Across Canada
March 3, 2020, Winnipeg, Man. – National Indigenous Peoples Day is fast approaching, and that can mean only one thing: APTN Indigenous Day Live (IDL) is almost here! On Saturday, June 20, APTN will host the 14th edition of IDL for the very first time in a First Nation community: Membertou First Nation in Nova […]
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Read MoreCalgary-filmed series Tribal mixes Indigenous storytelling with police procedural – SaltWire Network
Partway through the first season of the new Calgary-shot police series, Tribal, an investigation leads the show’s two mismatched protagonists into the tragic world of missing Indigenous people. It was perhaps an inevitable topic for the series to tackle. Tribal, which debuts on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network on Feb. 20, mixes a police procedural […]
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Read MoreUNB graduate students conducting research on climate change
Feb 4, 2020 Two graduate students from the faculty of science at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton were eager to spend a portion of last summer wearing winter jackets. Both students spent their summer in the Arctic, where they conducted research on climate change and oceanography. PhD candidate Joshua Evans travelled through the North […]
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