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Her competition in the category includes Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler for "Ghost Lake" (Kegedonce Press), Jenn Ashton for "People Like Frank" (Tidewater Press), Michael Hutchinson for "The Case of the Missing Auntie" (Second Story Press) and Katłįà for "Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Tı-Yat’a" (Fernwood Publishing). In its fourth year, the literary contest is recognizing Indigenous talent across nine categories spanning languages, genres and media. The Indigenous Voices Awards were established in 2017 with the support of a fundraising campaign launched in response to the online furor over an edito...

Karpowership "Shark" Class Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy has voted to not proceed with a proposed probe into the department of energy's Risk Mitigation IPP Procurement Programme. The proposal was submitted by DA MP Kevin Mileham but garnered no cross-party support.  The committee then passed a separate vote to say that most of its concerns around the programme had been addressed.  Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy has voted against a proposal to launch an investigation into how bids were awarded for a mul...

Picture: KARPOWERSHIP The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has defended using 20-year power purchase agreements in a programme aimed at quickly easing the country's electricity supply constraints, saying they will keep costs down.  Energy analysts have questioned the length of the agreements, in particular with regards to Turkish company Karpowership, which has bid to moor five powerships and three gas ships at three SA harbours for two decades.  A top departmental official likened the 20-year agreements to paying off a bond, saying the projects would be unaffo...

NOW Magazine Canadian Authors and Books: An Endangered Species? Canadian Authors and Books: An Endangered Species? by 125 125 people viewed this event. CFE Virtual Forum Series: Although there are many Canadian writers and genuine public interest, why is there a decline in sales and borrowing of Canadian books? What does t...

The Globe and Mail Rod Mickleburgh Published January 14, 2021 Ben Welland Except for a historic venture into the politics of Newfoundland, Ed Finn was not one to generate headlines. He was a behind-the-scenes guy. Over a career that spanned nearly 70 years, Mr. Finn used his skills as a communicator and strategist to advance unions and progressive causes ranging from the bitter Newfoundland loggers’ strike in 1959 to the fierce fight for medicare in Saskatchewan to the anti-free trade movement to myriad union battles across the country. He also brought the views of labour into the mainst...