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Cardston, town (1991 pop. 3,480), SW Alta., Canada, near the U.S. boundary. It was founded in 1887 by Mormons from Utah under the leadership of Charles Ora Card, son-in-law of Brigham Young. The chief Mormon temple of Canada is in the town. It is a ranch and irrigation agriculture center. Nearby is the Blood Reserve, the largest reserve for Native Americans in Canada.


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The Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the first Mormon temple built outside the United States, is in Cardston, Alta.
Two hours drive south east of Calgary is the small town of Cardston.
DIED: The last surviving veteran of the Second World War from Alberta's Blood Reserve and champion of native soldiers' rights Stephen Mistaken Chief, 84; after a brief illness, in Cardston, Alta.
 
 
 
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