Lorne Cardinal
1) Rust
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"In the midst of a midlife crisis of faith, a man finds hope where he least expects it - his hometown. James Moore is a former pastor who returns home to discover a family new to the area has been killed in a mysterious fire, and his childhood friend is implicated in the murder. Convinced of his friend's innocence, James sets out on a mission to find the truth . . . and in the process, rediscovers his own lost faith." --container.
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Popular comedian Brent Butt returns to small town Saskatchewan to the life he would have led had he gotten a real job – pumping gas. Each episode of CORNER GAS delivers a half-hour of comedic voyeurism in a place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. The series is set in the fictional town of Dog River, Saskatchewan, and focuses on the life (or lack thereof) of gas station owner Brent Leroy (Brent Butt), coffee shop proprietor Lacey Burrows...
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Season 1 of CORNER GAS follows the quirky residents of Dog River as they deal with a tax audit, a new coffee shop, a babysitting fiasco, and a mysterious graffiti incident. Brent's cousin visits, Lacey's ex-fiancé arrives, and the gang faces challenges on a road trip to the Grey Cup. Brent's new cell phone sparks a rivalry, while Lacey tries to save a historic landmark. The season ends with Brent's growing feelings for Lacey and a series of misadventures...
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Season 2 of CORNER GAS delves into the lives of Brent, Lacey, Hank, Wanda, and the rest of Dog River's eccentric inhabitants. Romantic misunderstandings, hidden fears, petty revenge, secret clubs, and unexpected events like a wedding and a stolen song keep the town buzzing with laughter and heartwarming moments. From botched home renovations to competitive sports and community events, Season 2 showcases the unique charm and humor of life in Dog River....
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Season 1 of CORNER GAS ANIMATED is a wild ride through the small town of Dog River! We've got everything from a gas shortage that sends the town into a frenzy to a Sasquatch hoax that's more hilarious than scary. Lacey's trying to force everyone to eat local, Wanda's spamming everyone with crazy texts, and there's even a sewer backup that causes chaos (yuck!). Meanwhile, Karen and Oscar bond over their shared boredom, Brent and Lacey can't stop bickering,...
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In The Inconvenient Indian, Thomas King offers a deeply knowing, darkly funny, unabashedly opinionated, and utterly unconventional account of Indian-White relations in North America since initial contact. Ranging freely across the centuries and the Canada-U.S. border, King debunks fabricated stories of Indian savagery and White heroism, takes an oblique look at Indians (and cowboys) in film and popular culture, wrestles with the history of Native...
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"Indigenous peoples have faced the end of the world before. Now, humankind is on a collective march towards the abyss. Global pandemics, extreme weather, and massive wildfires define this era many now call the Anthropocene. From Brazil comes Ailton Krenak, renowned Indigenous activist and leader, who demonstrates that our current environmental crisis is rooted in society’s flawed concept of 'humanity' — that human beings are superior to other...
13) Standoff
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Faced with a constant stream of news reports of standoffs and confrontations, Canada's "reconciliation project" has obviously gone off the rails. In this series of concise and thoughtful essays, lawyer and historian Bruce McIvor explains why reconciliation with Indigenous peoples is failing and what needs to be done to fix it.
Widely known as a passionate advocate for Indigenous rights, McIvor reports from the front lines of legal and political disputes...
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Named the fourth most important "Book of the Year" by the National Post in 2015 and voted "One Book/One Province" in Saskatchewan for 2017, The Education of Augie Merasty launched on the front page of The Globe and Mail to become a national bestseller and an instant classic.
A courageous and intimate memoir, The Education of Augie Merasty is the story of a child who faced the dark heart of humanity, let loose by the cruel policies of a bigoted nation.
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16) Kayak to Klemtu
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A 14-year-old girl readies for a kayak trip along the shores of the Great Bear rainforest with her family to protest oil tanker traffic.