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Saugeen stone amphitheatre repairs build skills and confidence among community workers

An amphitheatre restoration project in Saugeen First Nation is rebuilding more than just stone walls.  Men in the community are getting the opportunity to work and learn the art of dry stone building, and earn a certification. Dry stone is a building method that fits stones together without a binding agent like cement.  The Saugeen amphitheatre, one of the largest dry…

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RCMP launch investigation after bridge support beams cut near Wet'suwe'ten pipeline protest

RCMP say a criminal investigation will be conducted after support beams on a bridge in northern B.C. appeared to have been cut near an area where police began arresting people for breaching an injunction that demanded they move aside to allow construction of a natural gas pipeline. Four people were taken into custody yesterday and were to be taken to a…

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Train service between Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto delayed again amid Coastal GasLink pipeline protests

CN Rail has obtained a court injunction to end a demonstration by members of the Tyendindaga Mohawk territory that’s halted rail traffic between Toronto and both Ottawa and Montreal for three days, according to a copy of the judgment obtained by CBC News.  The injunction, which does not name any individual, was issued by the Ontario Superior…

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Train service between Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto delayed again amid Coastal GasLink pipeline protests

Via Rail has cancelled all trains running between Toronto and Ottawa Saturday, as well as trains between Toronto and Montreal, following the third day of protests near Belleville, Ont. Members of the Tyendinaga Mohawk territory say they’ll stop train traffic until the RCMP leave We’tsuwet’en territory in British Columbia, where a recent court order cleared the way for work…

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