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Saskatchewan is located in the middle of the western prairie provinces of Canada. It borders Manitoba on the east, Alberta on the west, the Northwest Territories on the north, and Montana and North Dakota on the south. Its name is derived from the Cree term for "swiftly flowing," which was first applied to the Saskatchewan River. Crossed by a vast belt of flat prairie land, Saskatchewan is, with Alberta and Manitoba, one of the Prairie provinces. Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, and Saskatoon is the largest city.
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Saskatchewan is located in the prairie region of Canada, and is bordered by Alberta to the west and Manitoba to the east. Saskatchewan is Canada's "sunniest" province, averaging 2,000 to 2,500 hours of sunshine annually. The province has a population of approximately 1 million with Regina, the capital city, counting 200,000 and Saskatoon, the largest city, having a population estimated at 230,000. Saskatchewan is home to 72 of Canada’s First Nations, and Reserve lands are scattered throughout the province. Historically, immigrants were attracted to Saskatchewan by the availability of wide pieces of fertile land. Today it is the province’s fast-growing modern economy that attracts new immigrants to build their lives in Saskatchewan.
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Saskatchewan normally devotes about one-half of its cropland to wheat. Most of the wheat is grown in the prairies and adjacent parklands. Canola, a source of vegetable oil, is Saskatchewan’s second most valuable crop. Barley is an important secondary grain, particularly in the parklands. Oats and rye are minor grain crops. A variety of feed and fodder crops, including hay, are grown.
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The culture of Saskatchewan is a multicultural one that is the product of immigration throughout its history. At the end of the 19th century a major influx of individuals arrived in Saskatchewan from Ukraine and from various places in what was formerly the Austrian empire. As many of these groups, such as the Douhkobor community had left their countries of origin to escape persecution, they took great efforts to keep their cultural practices alive once they arrived in Canada. The result of these efforst is a colourful cultural mosaic that makes Saskatchewan a warm and welcoming place.
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The Saskatchewan group argued that the drug needed to be provided in a nurturing environment to be effective. However, the Toronto researchers held more credibility than the Saskatchewan researchers--who were led by a controversial, British psychiatrist, Dr. Humphry Osmond--and the Saskatchewan group's research was essentially buried.
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In Saskatchewan, nearly 50,000 residents live with diabetes. If it continues to grow at its current rate, it is estimated that nearly 60,000 people in Saskatchewan will have been diagnosed with this pervasive disease by 2010.
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