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It might have been Canadian Thanksgiving just over a week ago, but if you stepped into the dining room at La Maison B&B in Gravelbourg, you would have heard the distinctive drawl of visiting Americans sharing in the holiday meal.

Even as international tensions have flared between Canada and the U.S., data shows Americans have kept their tradition of visiting Saskatchewan for fishing and hunting this year. At this table and on this holiday, Gravelbourg’s Toos Giesen-Stefiuk is thankful for their continued presence at her B&B.

“I think it's very big for the community. They spend a lot of money on gas, repairs and trucks and trailers, lodging, restaurants, grocery stores,” she said.

She estimates the hunters give a $100,000 boost each year to the town, which has a p

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