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Town in southwestern Manitoba, Canada, 72 km/45 mi south of Brandon; population (1991) 1,500. It is in a wheat-producing area and is a gateway to the International Peace Garden (straddling the North Dakota border), and the nearby Turtle Mountain Provincial Park. Every July the town hosts the Canadian Turtle Derby.



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