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It's all too easy and tempting to dismiss Teresa Marshall's Latitude 53 show as a series of puns. After all, here's an artist who pastes a photograph of a poverty-stricken Native into a fire extinguisher and then titles it Cultural Extinguisher.

But the Halifax-based artist's show, The Department of Indians Affairs, is more than just a number of weak jokes. Rather, it is an anarchic and ironic celebration, an opportunity for the artist to turn the tables.

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It's all too easy and tempting to dismiss Teresa Marshall's Latitude 53 show as a series of puns. After all, here's an artist who pastes a photograph of a poverty-stricken Native into a fire extinguisher and then titles it Cultural Extinguisher.

But the Halifax-based artist's show, The Department of Indians Affairs, is more than just a number of weak jokes. Rather, it is an anarchic and ironic celebration, an opportunity for the artist to turn the tables.

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Gambling, whether at a bingo hall or with a lottery ticket, is something most of us have done at one time or another. It is estimated that 93 per cent of Alberta's adult population has tried gambling in one of its various forms.

For most of us it is nothing more than an occasional, relatively harmless form of recreation. Unfortunately, for many people it becomes a debilitating addiction every bit as destructive as an addiction to drugs and alcohol.

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Gambling, whether at a bingo hall or with a lottery ticket, is something most of us have done at one time or another. It is estimated that 93 per cent of Alberta's adult population has tried gambling in one of its various forms.

For most of us it is nothing more than an occasional, relatively harmless form of recreation. Unfortunately, for many people it becomes a debilitating addiction every bit as destructive as an addiction to drugs and alcohol.

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Smoking is the second leading cause of death among Inuit in Nunavik and first among those over 50. Dr. Stephen Hodgins, Director of Public Health Services of Conseil Regional Kativik de la Sante et des Services Sociaux, told Makivik News that one-quarter of the 149 deaths in Nunavik over the past five years (as of mid-October) can be attributed to smoking.

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Smoking is the second leading cause of death among Inuit in Nunavik and first among those over 50. Dr. Stephen Hodgins, Director of Public Health Services of Conseil Regional Kativik de la Sante et des Services Sociaux, told Makivik News that one-quarter of the 149 deaths in Nunavik over the past five years (as of mid-October) can be attributed to smoking.

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Francis Cree, Chippewa Elder from Turtle Mountain met with the Women's Health Education Resource Centre from Lake Andes, South Dakota, to discuss the prevention of AIDS during Sun Dance ceremonies that take place across Indian country in the summer season.

Four years ago, there was a workshop to bring about awareness of AIDS prevention during Sun Dance ceremonies. Since that time, the move to make people more aware of AIDS during the ceremonies has taken on a more important role in the area of education and prevention.

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Francis Cree, Chippewa Elder from Turtle Mountain met with the Women's Health Education Resource Centre from Lake Andes, South Dakota, to discuss the prevention of AIDS during Sun Dance ceremonies that take place across Indian country in the summer season.

Four years ago, there was a workshop to bring about awareness of AIDS prevention during Sun Dance ceremonies. Since that time, the move to make people more aware of AIDS during the ceremonies has taken on a more important role in the area of education and prevention.

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Between 80 and 100 tornadoes are seen each year in Canada. In fact, Canada rates second in the world for tornado occurrence, after the United States, Russia is in third place.

Although more tornadoes occur in southwestern Ontario and the southern Canadian Prairies than in other parts of Canada, they can occur anywhere from the foothills of Alberta to the Maritime provinces.

Emergency Preparedness Canada and the Canadian Red Cross Society offer the following advice to make sure you know what to do in case of a tornado:

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Between 80 and 100 tornadoes are seen each year in Canada. In fact, Canada rates second in the world for tornado occurrence, after the United States, Russia is in third place.

Although more tornadoes occur in southwestern Ontario and the southern Canadian Prairies than in other parts of Canada, they can occur anywhere from the foothills of Alberta to the Maritime provinces.

Emergency Preparedness Canada and the Canadian Red Cross Society offer the following advice to make sure you know what to do in case of a tornado: