{"id":89883,"date":"2023-03-31T09:15:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T09:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/31\/ducks-kate-beatons-graphic-memoir-about-albertas-oilsands-wins-canada-reads\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T09:15:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T09:15:11","slug":"ducks-kate-beatons-graphic-memoir-about-albertas-oilsands-wins-canada-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/31\/ducks-kate-beatons-graphic-memoir-about-albertas-oilsands-wins-canada-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ducks,\u2019 Kate Beaton\u2019s graphic memoir about Alberta\u2019s oilsands, wins Canada Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Staff<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted March 30, 2023 12:56 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"l-article__details\" data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font measurement<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=3knoi0mr1#font-decrease\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button 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months by Drawn &amp; Quarterly traces Beaton\u2019s two years working in Alberta\u2019s oilsands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"readmore\">\n<p class=\"c-readmore\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-canada\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"article-canada\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"control\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"c-readmore__label\">Read extra: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-readmore__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9580893\/kate-beatons-alberta-oilsands-memoir-ducks\/\" data-track-region=\"content-read-more\" title=\"Kate Beaton\u2019s graphic memoir \u2018Ducks\u2019 gives insight into working at Alberta\u2019s oilsands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tKate Beaton\u2019s graphic memoir \u2018Ducks\u2019 provides perception into working at Alberta\u2019s oilsands\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Jeopardy!<\/em> super-champion Mattea Roach defended the e book throughout the four-day competitors that aired dwell on CBC 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