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1 day ago · In the world of Rankin’s film, it is Farsi and French that make up the nation’s official languages. “Riels,” named for Manitoba folk hero Louis Riel, are the national currency. Timmy’s has familiar branding but serves Iranian treats alongside your morning double-double.
2 days ago · In 1869, Louis Riel had risen to prominence, and led the Métis in resistance against the Canadians. Tensions boiled into armed conflict. One of the people who died in this conflict was a Canadian named Thomas Scott whom the Métis tried and executed as a murderer and would-be assassin of Riel, Teillet wrote.
2 days ago · North-West Mounted Police officers, Fort Walsh, 1878; Commissioner James Macleod sat centre The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) was a Canadian paramilitary police force, established in 1873, to maintain order in the new Canadian North-West Territories (NWT) following the 1870 transfer of Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, the Red River Rebellion ...
3 days ago · He approved the execution of Métis leader Louis Riel for treason in 1885 which alienated many francophones from his Conservative Party. He continued as prime minister until his death in 1891. He remains the oldest prime minister in Canadian history.
6 days ago · Its first chief, John Ingram, was appointed to the position due, in large part, to his arrest of Ambrose Lepine, military leader of Louis Riel’s provisional government, with the city’s first mayor, Francis Cornish (a “belligerent bigoted drunk”), even receiving a share of the reward for his own role in coordinating the arrest and ...
3 days ago · Visitation was held on Monday, September 23rd 2024 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the St. Ann's Catholic Church (1115 Louis Riel Dr, Belcourt, ND 58316). A rosary was held on Monday, September 23rd 2024 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the same location. A Mass of Christian burial was held on Monday, September 23rd 2024 at 10:00 AM at the same location.
3 days ago · 15 paid days per year for statutory and cultural days (Indigenous Peoples Day and Louis Riel Day). 15 paid days per year for Wellness. Generous vacation entitlements; Carpool, parking & public transit subsidies (Provincial Office only). Educational and professional development funding to support continued lifelong learning and skills upgrade.
