As temperatures drop and tension rises at the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe reservation in North Dakota, a handful of Winnipeggers are contributing their considerable equipment and expertise for bundling up to the cause. If completed, the US$3.8-billion pipeline will carry crude oil south to Illinois from northern North Dakota. Winnipeggers brought bags of winter clothes to help keep protesters in Standing Rock warm. (Chris Glover/CBC)Camp to be closed soonThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has told the Standing Rock Sioux that the main camp will be closed by Dec. 5. This will reduce the risk of harm to people in the encampments caused by the harsh North Dakota winter conditions."

Source: CBC News November 28, 2016 00:36 UTC