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Traditional dancer Tony Wahweotten of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas has the honour of carrying an eagle staff during the Powwow Grand Entry on the opening night of the Dakota Ojibway Winterfest at Brandon's Keystone Centre.

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Traditional dancer Tony Wahweotten of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas has the honour of carrying an eagle staff during the Powwow Grand Entry on the opening night of the Dakota Ojibway Winterfest at Brandon's Keystone Centre.

Infant loses battle after fire

Hoorya Sadiq, the four-month-old baby daughter who had survived a house fire that killed her mother, grandmother and two sisters Tuesday night, died shortly after she was taken off life support at Children’s Hospital today.

She passed away peacefully at 5:30 p.m., said Shahina Siddiqui, the executive director of the Islamic Social Services Association, which has been supporting the family since the tragic blaze.

Hoorya’s father, Hamid ...

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