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A Monster in our Midst: The Story of George Brignac It was 1953, and George Brignac was fresh out of high school when he joined the regional chapter of the Christian Brothers. He spent seven years with the Catholic order, which founded four well-known local schools: St. Paul’s in Covington, De La Salle and Christian Brothers in New Orleans, and Archbishop Rummel in Metairie. But, by 1960, the order had expelled him. Brignac told some people it was for “reasons of health.” Another time, his superior in the order said Brignac found “obedience difficult.” Years later, ...

Saskatoon Indigenous theatre company goes online with Christmas production A Saskatoon Indigenous theatre’s Christmas production premiered Wednesday night not on stage but in a virtual format. Leave it to Weavers is being put on by the Gordon Tootoosis Nikaniwin Theatre. Jennifer Dawn Bishop is the theatre’s artistic director. She said normally a production like this one would be touring through northern communities during the Yuletide season but the COVID-19 pandemic means this is not an option this year. “Just for the safety, we know that a lot of communities would be hesitant to brin...