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Kingston, Ont. political expert says Galicia Division members weren’t war criminalsThere are conflicting opinions about whether the army unit linked to a World War 2 veteran who caused a scandal by being invited to Parliament was fighting for the Nazis.CanadaSep 27, 2023
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Attention tinfoil hat people: Are these music-related conspiracies on your radar?If you're the kind of person who sees a conspiracy behind every corner, here are a few more things of a musical nature to feed your paranoia.EntertainmentApr 30, 2023
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RCMP tried to gain Soviet naval intelligence from defector during Cold War, records showNewly released archival records of the RCMP Security Service shed fresh light on Kourdakov's tragic odyssey, which made international headlines in the early 1970s.CanadaDec 22, 2022
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Holodomor Day: Regina commemorates past and present Ukrainian genocide victimsA special service was held on Tuesday at the Saskatchewan legislative building to commemorate lives lost during the 1932-1933 famine in Ukraine, as well as those affected by war.CanadaNov 22, 2022
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Edmonton man faces vandalism charges over Ukrainian statue paintingThe defaced statue stands in the Ukrainian Youth Unity Complex in Edmonton, a facility that serves several Ukrainian organizations and rents banquet and reception space.CrimeOct 26, 2022
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Mikhail Gorbachev funeral: Putin absent as Russians tribute former Soviet leaderGorbachev was buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions.WorldSep 3, 2022
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Putin wants Kremlin-approved history to be prioritized in Russian schoolsPutin met selected schoolchildren from all over Russia in a classroom in Kaliningrad for the "Talking about what's important" lesson that starts the school year nationwide.WorldSep 1, 2022
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Mikhail Gorbachev will be ‘sorely missed,’ says former Canadian PM Brian MulroneyMulroney says while U.S. president Ronald Reagan gets a lot of credit for ending the Cold War without a shot, Gorbachev was an indispensable leader on the other side.WorldAug 30, 2022
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Mikhail Gorbachev, final Soviet leader who ended Cold War, dies at 91Gorbachev oversaw the end of the Cold War but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, creating a complicated legacy for the leader.WorldAug 30, 2022
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As Russia’s ‘Victory Day’ nears, mood in Moscow appears mixedAs Russia's war in Ukraine continues, Putin will underscore the enormous sacrifices made by the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany in World War Two in a Victory Day speech Monday.WorldMay 8, 2022
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