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The federal government plans to fast-track a ban on the import of handguns into the country without the approval of Parliament using a regulatory measure that comes into effect in two weeks, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced Friday. The change will last until a permanent freeze is passed in …
Read More »Couple brings Sikh art into permanent collection at Montreal’s Fine Arts Museum
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) has launched a new, permanent collection of Sikh art in its Arts of One World Wing. Most of the items were donated from the collection of Narinder Singh Kapany, known as the father of fiber optics, with the help of Mandeep Roshi Chadha, …
Read More »No ring dike, but why? How Peguis First Nation still has no permanent flood protection
Five times over the past 16 years, the Fisher River has spilled its banks at Peguis First Nation. The river channel is so small and the terrain in Manitoba’s northern Interlake is so flat, it doesn’t take much for floodwaters to spread far and wide across the Anishinaabe and Cree community. …
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