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CANADA 150: Many indigenous people see little reason to mark 150

Chinta Puxley, Lucas Timmons and Megan Leach

July 02, 2017 - 10:30 AM

News from © The Canadian Press, 2017

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Long live Kelowna's Prince of Perogies
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