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Saskatchewan

Several signs and a wooden cross are shown next to a tree with a brick building in the distance.

First Nation in Canada finds hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential school

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Top of The World: The Cowessess First Nation in Canada’s Saskatchewan province said that it found hundreds of unmarked graves. And, the IAEA’s agreement with Iran to allow monitoring of some of the country’s nuclear activities, expires on Thursday. Also, the Biden administration has ordered a ban on some imports of solar panel materials produced in China’s Xinjiang region over allegations of the use of forced labor.

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Dozens of Indigenous women forcibly sterilized file a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government

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Pronghorn barbed wire

A way to save one of North America’s fastest animals

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Cost of getting energy to market rising as resources become more scarce

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Lessons from universal health care

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Calgary, Alberta Mounts Massive Flood Cleanup

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Calgary, the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta, is carrying out massive clean up operations after major flooding. Jen Gerson, Alberta correspondent for Canada’s National Post, says the flooding also puts Calgary’s Stampede, at risk.

Historic Floods Ravage North Dakota

The Souris River, which loops from Saskatchewan,  Canada to North Dakota, has risen to record high levels and is spilling into the North Dakota city of Minot, causing more than 11,000 residents from there to evacuate for the second time this month. The flooding is said to have been caused by a heavy spring snow melt […]

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GM Suit

In the first lawsuit of its kind, the Monsanto Corporation is suing a Canadian farmer for patent infringement. Monsanto says the farmer planted its genetically modified (GM) seed without paying for it. The farmer says the seed must have blown in on the wind. Amy Jo Ehman reports from Saskatchewan.

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Geo Quiz

Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s daily geography puzzler.

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Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Lisa Mullins has the answer to today’s Geo Quiz. It’s the Canadian province, Saskatchewan, home to the village of Love.

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