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Qu'Appelle

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Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan/Canada A town and a river, that also flows through Manitoba, with a French name meaning ‘Who calls’. This name came from the river's Cree name Kah‐tep‐was ‘River that calls’, a reference to the sounds that are said to be made by a spirit that haunts the river.

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Qu'Appelle

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Qu'Appelle , river, c.270 mi (430 km) long, rising in S Sask., Canada, NW of Moose Jaw and flowing generally E through Buffalo Pound Lake and Fishing Lakes, past Fort Qu'Appelle to the Assiniboine River, just over the Manitoba border. The river is noted for whitefish.

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