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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 6 months ago

Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles

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Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles

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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 6 months ago
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Council locked in standstill, citing the crown’s tarnished relations with Indigenous peoples in the region
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    “Paris of the [blank]” was a pretty standard phrase used to attract settlers.

    “Paris of the Prairies” was commonly used to describe Winnipeg, but also Saskatoon as noted in the Tragically Hip song Wheat Kings.

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