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Their own medicine: Ill-equipped Russians betrayed by old ally

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Their own medicine: Ill-equipped Russians betrayed by old ally

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Their own medicine: Ill-equipped Russians betrayed by old ally

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

Back in early March, with a cold snap coming and the Russian advance stalled outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, military observers warned Vladimir Putin’s invading army could be facing a different sort of trouble.

A column of tanks and heavy weaponry was lined up for 65 kilometres. It was low on food and fuel and already facing sub-zero temperatures after dark.

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Canada and the Battle of Hart's River

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Canada and the Battle of Hart’s River

STORY BY SHARON ADAMS

The South African War, popularly known as the Second Boer War, ushered in the 20th century. It was Britain’s second kick at the can—they’d lost the First Boer War in the 1880s.

The British ostensibly wanted to protect the trade route to India by controlling territory around the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa; controlling the region’s gold and diamond resources wouldn’t hurt, either.

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The case against Vladimir Putin

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The case against Vladimir Putin

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The case against Vladimir Putin

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

On Feb. 24, 2022, Russian military forces acting on orders from President Vladimir Putin launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, embarking on an indiscriminate campaign of destruction, taking out schools, hospitals, apartment buildings and, as of March 21, killing more than 900 innocent civlians in less than a month.

This destruction, which has also included attacks on nuclear power plants, has drawn international condemnation and unprecedented sanctions against Russia.

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Fighting at forts of the Niagara front

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The regal beaver

STORY BY SHARON ADAMS

Our neighbours have fierce animal symbols. Nestled between the bear and the eagle, the dragon and the lion, on distant flanks, is…the beaver?

Why does a rodent symbolize Canada, in contrast to fierce beasts like the Russian bear, the American bald eagle, the Chinese dragon or the British lion? Why not the grizzly bear, the wolverine, the killer whale or the falcon?

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