Residents of Hague, Sask., take in stranded drivers as blizzard closes highways

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Shelby Goertzen says about a hundred vehicles were stranded on Highway 11 near Hague, Sask., about 50 km north of Saskatoon, as a winter blizzard swept through Saskatchewan Monday.

Goertzen, who lives in Hague, said the blizzard swept into town around noon. 

She told CBC News that people were not warned to stay off the highway until it was too late and the storm lasted far longer than they expected, only lifting well after midnight. 

“I guess in previous years when the storm has come through, it’s been intense, but it hasn’t lasted longer than a couple of hours, so this storm started

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