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NFB films featured at the Calgary International Film Festival. Six films selected, including the Edmonton-produced short If I Was God from Cordell Barker

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Six National Film Board of Canada (NFB) productions and co-productions will be showcased at the 2015 Calgary International Film Festival (September 23–October 4), with new works of auteur animation and point-view documentary from acclaimed filmmakers as well as the latest from Winnipeg's Guy Maddin.


Historical Day | Women and Soldiers on the Plains of Abraham

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The National Battlefields Commission invites the public to its traditional historic day-this year on the theme of Women and Soldiers on the Plains-from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, at and around Martello Tower 1 on the Plains of Abraham. What were the wartime roles played by the women who left traces of their passage on the Plains in bygone days? Meet historical figures and learn more about some of the roles they played in troubled times: cantiniere, nun, prostitute, munitions factory worker, and Army Show singer. Enjoy historical displays, artifacts, and activities and soak up the period atmosphere as historical re-enactors let the cannons fly. This free event is a mix of history and entertainment sure to delight both young and old!


Escape from Saskatchewan Penitentiary – Minimum security unit

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On September 1, 2015 at approximately 9:01 p.m. staff members of the minimum security unit at Saskatchewan Penitentiary observed inmates Dallas Lee Jebb and Christopher Bradley Spark leaving the institutional property.


CBSA advises travellers to plan ahead for the Labour Day weekend

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to remind travellers to plan their border crossing to avoid delays at ports of entry in Eastern and Northern Ontario during the Labour Day holiday long weekend.


Chaudiere Crossing - lane reduction

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Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) wishes to advise motorists of a periodic lane reduction on the Chaudiere Crossing on September 3, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. due to Hydro Ottawa's conduit repair project.


Lockdown at Edmonton Institution

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On September 2, 2015, at about 2:00 a.m., a lockdown was put in place at Edmonton Institution, a maximum security federal institution as a result of operational security requirements.


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