#Vladimir Putin, unmasked – Macleans.ca

#Vladimir Putin, unmasked – Macleans.ca

“#Vladimir Putin, unmasked – Macleans.ca” Image of the Week: True to form, the Russian president tries something no one else thinks they can get away with Russian President Vladimir Putin is nothing if not strategic. That he deployed as many as 100,000 troops to the Ukrainian border before the Winter Olympics in Beijing, then released…

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#Mary Simon’s land acknowledgement isn’t symbolic: ‘It is our true history’

#Mary Simon’s land acknowledgement isn’t symbolic: ‘It is our true history’

“#Mary Simon’s land acknowledgement isn’t symbolic: ‘It is our true history’” Image of the Week: The governor general is a symbolic role and Simon’s appointment a symbolic victory. But her land acknowledgement—a bit of symbolic prose—is more than that. Land acknowledgements, once a good-faith effort to start a dialogue about Indigenous history, have come under…

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#A wedding fit for a commoner

#A wedding fit for a commoner

“#A wedding fit for a commoner” When Princess Mako, niece of Emperor Naruhito, married her university sweetheart, she swept aside family traditions, wearing a simple blue dress instead of a white gown at a press conference with her new husband, Kei Komuro. “I love Mako,” he said. “I would like to spend my one life…

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#Auf Wiedersehen, Angela Merkel. Goodbye.

#Auf Wiedersehen, Angela Merkel. Goodbye.

“#Auf Wiedersehen, Angela Merkel. Goodbye.” Image of the Week: Germany’s unflappable, long-serving chancellor departs the political stage with a rare show of vulnerability On Sunday, Germans will elect a chancellor to replace Angela Merkel, the woman who’s led them through 16 years of crises. From the largest mass migration of asylum-seekers since the Second World…

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#Stand up and take a bow, Andre De Grasse

#Stand up and take a bow, Andre De Grasse

“#Stand up and take a bow, Andre De Grasse” Image of the Week: Canada’s 200-metre gold medallist, recumbent in glory It was all over in less than 20 seconds. Setting a new record for himself and his country, Andre De Grasse, the fastest man in Canada, won gold on Wednesday in a heart-pounding 200-metre sprint….

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